At 277 meters (908 feet) above sea level, its summit is the highest point in Central Athens and pine trees cover its base.

[1] Mythologically, Lycabettus is credited to Athena, who created it when she dropped a limestone mountain she had been carrying from the Pallene peninsula for the construction of the Acropolis after the box holding Erichthonius was opened.

The hill has a large open-air amphitheatre near the top, which has housed many Greek and international concerts.

[2] Among the artists who have performed at the Lycabettus theatre are Ray Charles, Joan Baez, B.B.

King, Chuck Berry, Jerry Lee Lewis, Leonard Cohen, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Paco De Lucia, Al Di Meola, John Mc Laughlin, Gary Moore, Peter Gabriel, Black Sabbath, Nick Cave, Bjork, Dead Can Dance, Pet Shop Boys, Deep Purple, UB40, Placebo, Morrissey, Radiohead, Moby, Massive Attack, Faith No More, Faithless, Whitesnake, Tracy Chapman, Nightwish, Slipknot, Patti Smith, Vanessa Mae, Bryan Ferry, Tito Puente, Buena Vista Social Club, Orishas, The Prodigy, Iron Maiden, Nazareth, Blackmore's Night, Scorpions, Mathame, Adriatique, Rotting Christ, Echonomist, Nick Jojo and Human Rias.