Athens Culture and Sights

The high court of ancient Greece. The large rock of Areopagus, otherwise known as Mars Hill, is steeped in legend from its function as an ancient murder trial court. It’s also the site of a famous spe...

Here you can enjoy antiques in peace . The ancient cemetery of Athens is away from the usual points of interest. Foundation walls tell of the municipal history and a variety of grave monuments about per...

This gigantic structure is over 700 years old. The most powerful columns of Athens are part of the Olympieion, the temple of Olympic Zeus. 15 still stand upright, the sixteenth one has remained intact l...

An antique market place and the best preserved temple of Greece . The heart of the ancient city of Athens was its market and meeting square, the Agorá. On a roughly square area of about 360 feet times 3...

Icons from the entire country in a beautiful nobility palace . Numerous icons form the center of the collections from the 14th to the 18th century. The sacred pictures of the Orthodox Church are more th...

In the ancient center of Athens. The Arch of Hadrian is an imposing marble monument, constructed in the Second Century AD, to honor the Roman Emperor, Hadrian. It was erected over an ancient road that s...

The treasures from ancient Greece fascinate every visitor . The building, which was completed in 1860, houses the world's biggest collection of ancient Greek works of art.

5000 year old art works, presented stylishly and modern . Early Cycladic art seems really modern – even though it’s 4000-5200 years old. It originated on Náxos, Mílos, Síros, Amorgós, among others. The ...

Interesting testimonials from political and private everyday life of ancient Athens . The special charm of this little museum in the Stoics of the Attalos on the ancient market place of Athens is that m...