shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileGreece

above the rooftops of central Athens

Mount Lycabettus

Name: Mount Lycabettus — on ceramic tile, by WenderVista
Brand: WenderVista

— — the last hill the sun touches over the Acropolis.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.

— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand

— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines

— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall

— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround

— a note from the studio

“A single limestone hill rising sharply out of the Athenian basin, with a small whitewashed chapel at the summit and pines covering the slopes below. From the top the city opens in every direction: the Acropolis to the southwest, Piraeus and the Saronic Gulf beyond, the Hymettus ridge to the east. People come up at sunset, take the funicular or the path through the pines, and stay until the lights of the city come on.

from the studio

— bring it home

Mount Lycabettus, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?

One tile — square or rectangle.

How big?

the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand

6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb

Surface finish

A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.

How it sits

A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.

$58

Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.

— size

6 × 6 in

15 cm

— weighs

1.6 lb

solid in the hand

— surface

ceramic, hand-finished

art rests beneath a thin glossy finish

— from

Knoxville, TN

our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies

— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mount Lycabettus

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.

— the place

Mount Lycabettus is a Cretaceous limestone hill in the centre of Athens, rising to 277 metres above the city, the highest point inside the urban core. It stands in the Kolonaki district, about a kilometre northeast of Syntagma Square and roughly two kilometres from the Acropolis. A small chapel dedicated to Saint George crowns the summit, with an open-air theatre cut into the slope just below it. A funicular railway, opened in 1965, climbs from Aristippou Street in Kolonaki through a tunnel to a station near the summit.

— informed by Wikipedia

— the light

The hill is best at the slow hour before sunset, when the Attic light turns the marble of the Acropolis amber and the surrounding pine forest holds the warmth a few minutes longer than the city below. From the terrace beside the chapel of Agios Georgios the line of sight runs over the Parthenon to the Saronic Gulf and the island of Aegina. On clear winter evenings the Peloponnese mountains are visible across the water, fifty kilometres west, a thin blue rule beneath the sun.

— informed by This is Athens

— the visit

There are three ways up: the paved walking path that switchbacks from Kolonaki, the steeper unpaved trail through the pines from Lykavittou Street, and the funicular from the upper end of Aristippou. The funicular runs daily and the ride takes about three minutes. The Chapel of Agios Georgios, built in the nineteenth century on the site of an older Byzantine shrine, is open in daylight hours and free. The Lycabettus Theatre, carved into the hill in 1965, hosts summer concerts from June through September.

— informed by Wikipedia

— where

Greece · Athens, Attica

— elevation

277 m · 909 ft

— position

37.9836° N · 23.7448° E

— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.

2 km SW

Acropolis

ancient citadel

1 km SW

Syntagma Square

civic square

1 km S

National Garden

park

Mount Lycabettus

Acropolis

Syntagma Square

National Garden

— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mount Lycabettus — and about bringing the piece home.

— about the place

The summit reaches 277 metres above sea level, making it the highest point within central Athens. It rises roughly 180 metres above the surrounding Kolonaki streets.

The Chapel of Saint George, built in the nineteenth century on the site of an older Byzantine shrine, sits at the summit. A small terrace café and the upper funicular station are just below it.

Three options: a paved switchback path from Kolonaki, an unpaved trail through the pine forest, and a funicular railway from Aristippou Street that takes about three minutes.

Late afternoon into sunset is the most rewarding window, when the light catches the Acropolis to the southwest and the Saronic Gulf turns silver. Summer evenings can be busy at the funicular.

Lycabettus comes from a Greek root meaning 'walked by wolves,' a reference to ancient times when the hill lay outside the city walls. The current Greek spelling is Lykavittos.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried meaning for customers tied to the city, especially residents of Kolonaki and visitors who climbed the hill at sunset. A Small or Medium with a note from the studio reads well as a city keepsake.

It sits well with Mediterranean Modern, Mid-century, and Warm Minimalist rooms. The pine green and stone register against limewashed walls, oak, and unbleached linen.

A single Large works above a standard sofa; a 4-tile Mural carries the slope across a longer wall, and a 9-tile Mural gives the full hill with the chapel at the crown.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any humid room or backsplash. Both resist scratching and avoid glare from overhead lights.

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water is enough for any finish. The colour lives in the ceramic surface, so cleansers are not needed.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is original to our studio, drawn and finished in-house. No licensing, no syndication; one slowly built atlas.

— if this one stayed with you