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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Elefsina

2 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Elefsina, Greece

Updated March 11, 2020

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Elefsina, Greece

Plutonian Cave of Eleusis

According to legend, this cavern holds the passage that Persephone used to travel to and from the underworld.

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Church of Panagia Mesosporitissa

Only open for two days a year, this church links ancient Greek and modern Christian celebrations.
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Pyrgos Vasilissis (Queens Tower)

This fairytale-looking castle is a wonderful example of Greek neo-Gothic architecture
10 miles from Elefsina

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Poulopoulos Hat Factory

This graffitied 19th-century building was a prototype of European industrial architecture.
10 miles from Elefsina

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Proteichisma on Erysichthonos Street

The ruins of this ancient fortification wall sit in the middle of a quiet, residential intersection.
10 miles from Elefsina

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Fallen Aviators Monument

This striking sculpture of Icarus honors Greece's fallen flyers.
10 miles from Elefsina

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Stones of Frederica

Elaborate stone houses constructed from the ruins of war.
10 miles from Elefsina
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