Fyli Attractions

Although it is only a few kilometers from Athens, Fylí lies in the heart of the countryside of Attica, with an old monastery and one of the ancient Attic frontier fortresses.

Leaving Athens by way of Liosía Street (Liosion), which runs northwest from Lárisa Station, we come to Áno Liosía (13km/8mi), the village of Fylí (18km/11mi: bus from Athens to this point) and the lonely monastery of Panayía ton Klistón. Higher up the valley is an ancient grotto sacred to the shepherd god Pan, the setting of Menander's comedy "Dyskolos". A few kilometers farther on the walls of the ancient fortress of Phyle can be seen on the left.