Aegaleo
Aegaleo (Greek
Aigáleo, Latin
Aegaleus) is a mountain in
Greece. It is situated west of
Athens, southeast of
Eleusis, east of the island of
Salamis and northwest of
Piraeus. Most of the mountain is rocky. It is shorter than
Hymettus. Most of the forest is to its north where the monastery Daphni (Daphnion) is located. It is also a park in its north. This is a range which surrounds the tiny coast southwest of Chaidari.
Towns and places surround the mountain are Perama, Piraeus, Drapetsona, Nikaia, Korydallos (Corydallos), the highway, and Chaidari.
A highway linking GR-8 and Piraeus runs through this mountain range. Refineries of Skaramangas is in the north.
Aegaleo is a municipality west of
Athens. it is situated west of the
Cephissos river.