▁name ▁of ▁the ▁area ▁was ▁finally ▁Gal at si . ▁An ▁alternative ▁theory ▁suggests ▁that ▁it ▁derived ▁from ▁g ala , ▁the ▁Greek ▁word ▁for ▁the ▁milk ▁that ▁the ▁she ph erd s ▁of ▁the ▁area ' s ▁r angel ands ▁y elled ▁hover ing ▁around ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁sell ▁their ▁products . ▁ ▁Geography ▁Gal at si ▁is ▁an ▁inner ▁sub urb ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁located ▁ ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁centre . ▁Its ▁built - up ▁area ▁is ▁continuous ▁with ▁those ▁of ▁Ath ens ▁and ▁neighbour ing ▁sub urb ▁Ne a ▁I onia . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁dens ely ▁populated ▁areas ▁of ▁Ath ens , ▁with ▁a ▁high ▁percentage ▁of ▁its ▁lands ▁covered ▁by ▁fl ora ▁though , ▁as ▁the ▁hill ▁of ▁Tour kov oun ia ▁with ▁its ▁for ests ▁and ▁the ▁park ▁Als os ▁Ve ik ou ▁are ▁among ▁the ▁major ▁" green ▁l ungs " ▁within ▁the ▁centre ▁of ▁Ath ens . ▁The ▁famous ▁Gra va ▁school ▁complex ▁is ▁located ▁there , ▁as ▁are ▁many ▁other ▁educational ▁found ations ▁and ▁public ▁and ▁private ▁instit utes . ▁ ▁Dem ography ▁ ▁S ites ▁of ▁interest ▁Als os ▁Ve ik ou , ▁a ▁beautiful ▁leaf y ▁park ▁Gal at si ▁Olympic ▁Hall ▁- ▁where ▁table ▁tennis ▁and ▁g ymn ast ics ▁were ▁played . ▁It ▁holds ▁up ▁to ▁ 6 , 2 0 0 ▁seats ▁Website : ▁ ▁Om orf ok kl is ia , ▁a ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁church ▁in ▁an ▁area