Mount Lycabettus, known as "Lykavittós" in Greek, is located in the city of Athens, Greece, with its summit reaching an altitude of 227 meters (908 feet).

From this mountain you get the best views of the city and its Acropolis, allowing you to see the islands of Salamina and Aegina, as well as the Attica basin, pollution permitting. To reach the top of Lycabettus, you can use the Aristipou funicular, built in 1960 and renovated in 2002. This funicular, located at the end of Plutarchou Street, has extended hours in summer, even after midnight, evidencing its popularity among locals and visitors.

On the hillside opposite Kolonaki is the modern open-air theater of Lykavittós, which hosts classical, dance and rock concerts and is the venue for major events during the Lykavittós festival, held every summer (June-September). This theater, built in 1965 near the church of Agios Georgios (St. George), has hosted renowned musicians such as Pet Shop Boys, Deep Purple, Bob Dylan, Phillip Glass and B.B. King, against the backdrop of the Athens landscape.

Lykavittós is also shrouded in legends, one of them being the story that the goddess Athena formed the hill by dropping a large rock, originally intended to elevate her temple on the Acropolis, after learning that the basket containing Ericthonius was opened.

Formerly a refuge of wolves, hence its name meaning "the hill walked by wolves," Lykavittos underwent significant transformations. Before the Turkish occupation, it housed a small temple dedicated to Zeus. During the Turkish occupation, it became uninhabited, but from 1880 onwards, reforestation efforts were undertaken that turned the hill into a dense, lush hill, altering its original appearance.