Athens is a sprawling city established among seven historic hills and
surrounded by remarkable mountains. Inhabited for more than 3,000 years,
Athens is widely known as the cradle of Western civilization and the
birthplace of democracy. Consisting of a large city center, an urban
district and metropolitan area, Athens presents a confusing blend of
historical and modern features.
An overview of the top tourist attractions in Athens, you can find below:.
Zappeion Hall
The Hellenic Parliament
Syntagma Square
Change of Quards in Parliament
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier-Syntagma Square
Arch of Handrian
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Acropolis Museum
Roman Agora
Temple of Hephaestus
Ancient Agora
Acropolis
Parthenon, Acropolis
Erechtheum, Acropolis
National Archaeological Museum
Hellenic Maritime Museum
Lion of Piraeus
Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Benaki Museum
Museum of Cycladic Art
Panathenaic Stadium
Byzantine and Christian Museum
Museum of Traditional Pottery
Greek cruiser "Georgios Averof"
Odeon of
Herodes Atticus
Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
Cape Sounion and Greek temple of Poseidon
Marathon
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Zappeion Hall
In 1869, the Greek Parliament allocated 80,000 square metres
(860,000 sq ft) of public land between the Palace Gardens and the
ancient Temple of Olympian Zeus, and also passed a law on 30 November
1869, “for the building works of the Olympic Games”, as the Zappeion was
the first building to be erected specifically for the revival of the
Olympic Games in the modern world. The ancient Panathenian stadium was
also refurbished as part of the works for the Olympic Games. Following
some delay, on 20 January 1874, the cornerstone of the building was laid
this new building would be designed by Danish architect Theophil
Hansen. Finally, on 20 October 1888, the Zappeion opened. Unfortunately
for its benefactor, Evangelis Zappas, he did not live long enough to
see the Zappeion built, and his cousin Konstantinos Zappas was nominated
by Evangelos Zappas to complete the building. The Austrian Parliament
Building was also designed by Hansen and followed the same theme in the
exterior.
Address: Queen Olga Av
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, you will find it in about 400m walk
Site: Zappeion
Address: Queen Olga Av
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, you will find it in about 400m walk
Site: Zappeion
The Hellenic Parliament
The Hellenic Parliament (Greek Parliament of the Hellenes;
transliterated Vouli ton Ellinon), is the Parliament of Greece, located
in the Parliament House (Old Royal Palace), overlooking Syntagma Square
in Athens, Greece. The Parliament is the supreme democratic institution
that represents the citizens through an elected body of Members of
Parliament (MPs).
It is a unicameral legislature of 300 members, elected for a
four-year term. During 1844–63 and 1927–35 the parliament was bicameral
with an upper house, the Senate, and a lower house, the Chamber of
Deputies, which retained the name Vouli. Several important Greek
statesmen have served as Speakers of the Hellenic Parliamen
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, its just outside the station
Site: Hellenic Parliament
Syntagma Square
A major point of interest for any traveler to Athens is the Syntagma
Square. The most famous aspect of Syntagma is the changing of the guards
by the Evzones in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The
Hellenic Parliament Building is located here as well as various buses,
trolleys and tram stops. A fountain, ancient statues and two large
grassy areas offer the picture perfect place for photos and picnics.
Most major events that occur in Greece have been celebrated at the
Syntagma Square. It’s also the site of various political functions, and
it was also at this square that the Military Junta government was
overthrown in 1974. Besides the Hellenic Parliament building, other
interests include the historic hotels Grande Bretagne and George II.
Address: Queen Olga AvEasy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, its just outside the station
Site: Hellenic Parliament
Change of Guards in Parliament
The Evzones, or Evzoni, is the name of several historical
elite light infantry and mountain units of the Greek Army. Today, it
refers to the members of the Presidential Guard , an elite ceremonial
unit that guards the Greek Tomb of the Unknown Soldier , the
Presidential Mansion and the gate of Evzones camp in Athens.
Address: Queen Olga AvEasy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, its just outside the station
Site: Hellenic Parliament
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier-Syntagma Square
Forget Buckingham Palace, this is the place to watch the changing of the
guard - beautiful building, love the uniforms of the guards, especially the
pompoms, and their performance is amazing. They do their performance regularly,
so just wait around for a few minutes and suddenly they will start walking
towards each other, not to be missed. They do a longer performance with the
changing of the guard.
Address: Queen Olga Av
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, its just outside the station
Site: Hellenic Parliament
Address: Queen Olga Av
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, its just outside the station
Site: Hellenic Parliament
Arch of Hadrian
The Arch of Hadrian is a monumental gateway resembling – in some respects – a Roman triumphal arch. It spanned an ancient road from the center of Athens, Greece, to the complex of structures on the eastern side of the city that included the Temple of Olympian Zeus. It has been proposed that the arch was built to celebrate the adventus (arrival) of the Roman Emperor Hadrian
and to honor him for his many benefactions to the city, on the occasion
of the dedication of the nearby temple complex in 131 or 132 AD.
It is not certain who commissioned the arch, although it is probable
that the citizens of Athens or another Greek group were responsible for
its construction and design. There were two inscriptions on the arch,
facing in opposite directions, naming both Theseus and Hadrian as
founders of Athens. While it is clear that the inscriptions honor
Hadrian, it is uncertain whether they refer to the city as a whole or to
the city in two parts: one old and one new. The early idea, however,
that the arch marked the line of the ancient city wall, and thus the
division between the old and the new regions of the city, has been shown
to be false by further excavation. The arch is located 325m southeast
of the Acropolis
Address: Queen Olga Av
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, take down thw Queen Olga Street you will find 700m from the station
Temple of Olympian Zeus
The Temple of Olympian Zeus , also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. Construction began in the 6th century BC during the rule of the Athenian tyrants, who envisaged building the greatest temple in the ancient world, but it was not completed until the reign of the Roman Emperor Hadrian in the 2nd century AD some 638 years after the project had begun. During the Roman periods it was renowned as the largest temple in Greece and housed one of the largest cult statues in the ancient world.
The temple’s glory was short-lived, as it fell into disuse after
being pillaged in a barbarian invasion in the 3rd century AD. It was
probably never repaired and was reduced to ruins thereafter. In the
centuries after the fall of the Roman Empire, the temple was extensively
quarried for building materials to supply building projects elsewhere
in the city. Despite this, substantial remains remain visible today and
it continues to be a major tourist attraction.
Address: Queen Olga Av
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, take down thw
Queen Olga Street you will find 700m from the station
Acropolis Museum
The first museum was on the Acropolis; it was completed in
1874 and underwent a moderate expansion in the 1950s. However,
successive excavations on the Acropolis uncovered many new artifacts
which significantly exceeded its original capacity.An additional
motivation for the construction of a new museum was that in the past,
when Greece made requests for the return of the Parthenon Marbles from
the United Kingdom, to which they had been carried away, it was
suggested by some British officials that Greece had no suitable location
where they could be displayed. Creation of a gallery for the display of
the Parthenon Marbles has been key to all recent proposals for the
design of a new museum.It has the largest collection of Greek architecture and ancient
sculptures including statues of the goddess Athena and “Kritios Boy.”
The museum was originally scheduled to be built in time for the 2004
Olympics, but its completion was delayed due to legal battles. The
museum has five floors that showcase 4,000 artifacts. Permanent
exhibitions here include the Parthenon Frieze, Athena statue, Color the
Peplos Kore, Parthenon Gallery and Athena Nike.
Address: Dionissiou Aeropagitou St 15
Telephone: 21 0900 0900
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station
Site: Acropolis Museum
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Roman Agora
The original Agora was encroached upon and obstructed by a
series of Roman buildings, beginning with the imperial family’s gift to
the Athenians of a large odeion (concert hall).The Odeion of Agrippa was
built by him in around 15 BC, and measured 51.4 by 43.2 metres, rose
several stories in height, and – being sited just north of the Middle
Stoa – obstructed the old agora. In return for the odeion, the Athenians
built a statue to Agrippa at the site of the previous agora; they based
it on a plinth recycled from an earlier statue by covering the old
inscription with a new one.
Address: Pelopida St-Monastiraki
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Monastiraki Station, its about 200m from the station
Temple of Hephaestus
Hephaestus
was the patron god of metal working and craftsmanship. There were
numerous potters’ workshops and metal-working shops in the vicinity of
the temple, as befits the temple’s honoree. Archaeological evidence
suggests that there was no earlier building on the site except for a
small sanctuary that was burned when the Persians occupied Athens in 480 BC. The name Theseion or Temple of Theseus was attributed to the monument under the assumption it housed the remains of the Athenian hero Theseus, brought back to the city from the island of Skyros by Kimon in 475 BC, but refuted after inscriptions from within the temple associated it firmly with Hephaestus.
Address: Adrianou St-Thisio
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Thisio Station, its about 140m from the stationAncient Agora
Located to the northwest of the Acropolis, the ancient Agora of Athens
was once a marketplace and civic center. The people gathered here to
browse all kinds of commodities. It was also a place to meet others and
talk about politics, business, current events and the nature of the
universe and divine. The ancient Greek democracy can actually be traced
to this ancient spot. It’s a wonderful area to look at the cultural
beginnings of Athens. Overlooking the Ancient Agora from its elevated
position on the hill of Agoraios Kolonos, the Temple of Hephaistos was
built in the 5th century BC. Similar in style but smaller than the
Parthenon, the temple consists of 34 Doric columns that support a still
partially intact roof. It is the best preserved temple in all of Greece
thanks to its conversion into a church in the 7th century.The agora was probably laid out in the center of the city as
a public space in the 6th century BC,though Laurence Baurain-Rebillard
has suggested that it dates to the 7th century.Earlier, a more primitive
agora may have existed elsewhere in Athens.The final site was located
at the intersection of three existing roads with the Panathenaic Way,
the main road in Athens. It was organized by Peisistratus, who removed private houses from the agora, closed wells, and made it the center of Athenian government. He also built a drainage system, fountains and a temple to the Olympian gods. In the 5th and 4th century BC there were temples constructed to Hephaestus, Zeus and Apollo.
Address: Monastiraki
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Monastiraki Station, its about 270m from the station Acropolis
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a
high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and containing the remains
of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic
significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
Address: Dionissiou Aeropagitou St
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station
Site: Acropolis Museum
FaceBook: Acropolis Museum
Parthenon, Acropolis
The Parthenon is located on the Acropolis on a hill that overlooks Athens. The temple was built to honor the goddess Athena Parthenos, the patron of Athens, to thank her for protecting the city during the Persian Wars. Originally designed by the famous sculptor Phidias, the Parthenon originally held all kinds of treasures, but the main attraction was a huge statue of Athena that was made out of chryselephantine also known as elephant ivory and gold. The Parthenon dates back to 447 BC, and it was actually built over another temple that is often referred to as the Pre-Parthenon.
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station, on the acropolis rock.
Erechtheum, Acropolis
National Archaeological Museum
Address: Akti Themistokleous,Freattida, Piraeus
Address: Akti Xaveriou, Piraeus
Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is a unique museum devoted to the art of jewelry and the decorative arts. The museum was founded in 1993 and opened to the public, as a non-profit organisation. Today the Museum’s permanent collection includes over 4000 pieces of jewelry and micro sculptures from over 50 collections designed by the museum’s founder, Ilias Lalaounis, between 1940 and 2000. The permanent collection is enriched with donations including jewelry and decorative arts from around the world. The main museum edifice was the original workshop of Ilias Lalaounis Company. The alterations of the space were designed by Bernard Zehrfuss (1908-1996) and the architectural plan was refined and carried out by the Architect, Vassilis Gregoriadis with the Engineer, George Athanasoulis.
Address: Karatidon & Kallisperi St. 12, Acropoli
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, you will find it in about 150m walk, behind the Acropolis Museum
Site: Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens Greece. The museum houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times, an extensive collection of Asian art, hosts periodic exhibitions and maintains a state-of-the-art restoration and conservation workshop. Although the museum initially housed a collection that included Islamic art, Chinese porcelain and exhibits on toys, its 2000 re-opening led to the creation of satellite museums that focused on specific collections, allowing the main museum to focus on Greek culture over the span of the country's history.
Address: Koubari St. 1, Kolonaki
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, you will find it in about 430m walk
Site: Benaki Museum
Facebook: Benaki Museum
Museum of Cycladic Art
The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC. It was founded in 1986, to house the collection of Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Since then it has grown in size to accommodate new acquisitions, obtained either through direct purchases or through donations by important collectors and institutions.
Address: Neofitou Douka St. 4, Kolonaki
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, you will find it in about 550m walk
Site: Museum of Cycladic Art
Facebook: Museum of Cycladic Art
Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium or Panathinaiko , also known as the Kallimarmaro (meaning the "beautifully marbled"), is the most ancient stadium in use in the world, is an athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Reconstructed from the remains of an ancient Greek stadium, the Panathenaic is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble (from Mount Penteli) and is one of the oldest in the world.
Address: King Konstantinos Av.
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Fix Station, take a taxi, you will find it in about 1.3 Km walk
Byzantine and Christian Museum
The Byzantine and Christian Museum, which is based in Athens, is one of Greece’s national museums. Its areas of competency are centred on – but not limited to – religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of. The museum has over 25,000 artefacts in its possession. The artefacts date from between the 3rd and 20th century AD, and their provenance encompasses the entire Greek world, as well as regions in which Hellenism flourished. The size and range of the collections and value of the exhibits makes the Museum a veritable treasury of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art and culture.
Address: Queen Sofia Av. 22, Kolonaki
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Evagelismos Station, you will find it in about 220m walk
Site: Byzantine & Christian Museum
Georgios Averof is a Greek warship which served as the flagship of theRoyal Hellenic Navy during most of the first half of the 20th Century. Although popularly known as a battleship (θωρηκτό), it is in fact an armored cruiser, the only one of its type worldwide still in existence.
Address: Marina Flisvou, Trokadero, Paleo Faliro
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Fix Station, take a taxi, you will find it in about 5Κm from the station
Site: Greek Cruiser Averof
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station, under the acropolis rock.
Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is a major open-air theatre and one of the earliest preserved in Athens. It was used for festivals in honor of the god Dionysus. It is sometimes confused with the later and better-preserved Odeon of Herodes Atticus, located nearby on the southwest slope of the Acropolis. Some believed that Dionysus himself was responsible for its construction.
Parthenon, Acropolis
The Parthenon is located on the Acropolis on a hill that overlooks Athens. The temple was built to honor the goddess Athena Parthenos, the patron of Athens, to thank her for protecting the city during the Persian Wars. Originally designed by the famous sculptor Phidias, the Parthenon originally held all kinds of treasures, but the main attraction was a huge statue of Athena that was made out of chryselephantine also known as elephant ivory and gold. The Parthenon dates back to 447 BC, and it was actually built over another temple that is often referred to as the Pre-Parthenon.
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station, on the acropolis rock.
Site: Acropolis Museum
FaceBook: Acropolis MuseumErechtheum, Acropolis
The Erechtheus or Erechtheion is a temple made from Pentelic marble.
It’s located on the Acropolis, and it’s one of the legendary pieces of
Greek architecture. Its construction dates back to c. 421 and 405 when
the earlier temple to Athena was destroyed by the Persian invasion. The
Erechtheum was once a sanctuary dedicated to Athena Polias, Erechtheus
and Poseidon. Visitors can access the shrine to Athena by going through
the eastern portico. The northern portico leads to the western cella.
The Porch of the Caryatids can be found through the southern portico.
The six draped female figures can be found here that support the
entablature, which is the Erechtheum’s most defining feature.
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station, on the acropolis rock.
Site: Acropolis Museum
FaceBook: Acropolis MuseumNational Archaeological Museum
For visitors who love art exhibitions, there is no better place to visit
in Greece than the National Archaeological Museum. Multiple collections
can be found here from contemporary artists all the way back to
antiquity. The museum also has a large collection of artwork dating back
to the Neolithic Age. The collections include small vases, working
tools, clay vases and other small artifacts that are some of the oldest
archaeological finds dating back to the 7th millennium. Over thirty
rooms, sculptures from every century can be viewed including ancient
Kouroi Egyptian sculptures.
Address: 28 Oktomvriou St 44
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Victoria Station, its about 500m from the station
Site: National Greek Museum
Hellenic Maritime Museum
The Hellenic Maritime Museum was founded in 1949. It is
located at Freatida, near Zea Harbour, in Piraeus. The museum exhibits
approximately 2500 items related to the maritime history of Greece from
prehistoric times to the present day. The exhibits are displayed in
chronological order. They include many ship models and a number of
paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The museum admits visitors from Tuesday to Saturday at 09:00-14:00. It is closed on Sunday, on Monday and on public holidays. Photography in the museum is prohibited.
The museum admits visitors from Tuesday to Saturday at 09:00-14:00. It is closed on Sunday, on Monday and on public holidays. Photography in the museum is prohibited.
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Peiraious Station, take a taxi, its about 1.8 km from station
Site: Hellenic Maritime Museum
Lion of Piraeus
The Piraeus Lion is one of four lion statues on
display at the Venetian Arsenal, where it was displayed as a symbol of
Venice’s patron saint, Saint Mark. It was originally located in Piraeus,
the harbour of Athens. It was looted by Venetian naval commander
Francesco Morosini in 1687 as plunder taken in the Great Turkish War
against the Ottoman Empire, during which the Venetians besieged Athens
and Morosini’s cannons caused damage to the Parthenon only matched by
his subsequent looting. Copies of the statue can also be seen at the
Piraeus Archaeological Museum and the Swedish Museum of National
Antiquities in Stockholm.
The lion was a famous landmark in Piraeus, having stood
there since the 1st or 2nd century AD. Its prominence was such that the
port was given the name Porto Leone (“Lion Port”) by the Italians, who
had long forgotten the port’s original name. It is depicted in a
sitting pose, with a hollow throat and the mark of a pipe (now lost)
running down its back; this suggests that it was originally used as a
fountain. This is consistent with the description of the statue from
the 1670s, which said that water flowed from the lion’s mouth into a
cistern at its feet.
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Peiraious Station, take a taxi, its about 1.8 km from station
Site: Lion of Piraeus
Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is a unique museum devoted to the art of jewelry and the decorative arts. The museum was founded in 1993 and opened to the public, as a non-profit organisation. Today the Museum’s permanent collection includes over 4000 pieces of jewelry and micro sculptures from over 50 collections designed by the museum’s founder, Ilias Lalaounis, between 1940 and 2000. The permanent collection is enriched with donations including jewelry and decorative arts from around the world. The main museum edifice was the original workshop of Ilias Lalaounis Company. The alterations of the space were designed by Bernard Zehrfuss (1908-1996) and the architectural plan was refined and carried out by the Architect, Vassilis Gregoriadis with the Engineer, George Athanasoulis.
Address: Karatidon & Kallisperi St. 12, Acropoli
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, you will find it in about 150m walk, behind the Acropolis Museum
Site: Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum, established and endowed in 1930 by Antonis Benakis in memory of his father Emmanuel Benakis, is housed in the Benakis family mansion in downtown Athens Greece. The museum houses Greek works of art from the prehistorical to the modern times, an extensive collection of Asian art, hosts periodic exhibitions and maintains a state-of-the-art restoration and conservation workshop. Although the museum initially housed a collection that included Islamic art, Chinese porcelain and exhibits on toys, its 2000 re-opening led to the creation of satellite museums that focused on specific collections, allowing the main museum to focus on Greek culture over the span of the country's history.
Address: Koubari St. 1, Kolonaki
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, you will find it in about 430m walk
Site: Benaki Museum
Facebook: Benaki Museum
Museum of Cycladic Art
The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC. It was founded in 1986, to house the collection of Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Since then it has grown in size to accommodate new acquisitions, obtained either through direct purchases or through donations by important collectors and institutions.
Address: Neofitou Douka St. 4, Kolonaki
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Syntagma Station, you will find it in about 550m walk
Site: Museum of Cycladic Art
Facebook: Museum of Cycladic Art
Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium or Panathinaiko , also known as the Kallimarmaro (meaning the "beautifully marbled"), is the most ancient stadium in use in the world, is an athletic stadium in Athens that hosted the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. Reconstructed from the remains of an ancient Greek stadium, the Panathenaic is the only major stadium in the world built entirely of white marble (from Mount Penteli) and is one of the oldest in the world.
Address: King Konstantinos Av.
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Fix Station, take a taxi, you will find it in about 1.3 Km walk
Byzantine and Christian Museum
The Byzantine and Christian Museum, which is based in Athens, is one of Greece’s national museums. Its areas of competency are centred on – but not limited to – religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of. The museum has over 25,000 artefacts in its possession. The artefacts date from between the 3rd and 20th century AD, and their provenance encompasses the entire Greek world, as well as regions in which Hellenism flourished. The size and range of the collections and value of the exhibits makes the Museum a veritable treasury of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art and culture.
Address: Queen Sofia Av. 22, Kolonaki
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Evagelismos Station, you will find it in about 220m walk
Site: Byzantine & Christian Museum
Museum of Traditional Pottery
The Centre for the Study of Traditional Pottery, also known as Psaropoulos Museum of Traditional Pottery and as Study Centre for Contemporary Ceramics is a museum in Athens Greece. The study centre was established in 1987 to research, preserve and promote the production of traditional Greek ceramics. Since 1999 it has been located in a neo-classical building at 8 Hepitou Street in Plaka and was officially inaugurated on May 18, 2000, International Museum Day. The museums' collection, consists of some 4500 vases and tools from all over the country.
Address: Melidoni St. 2-4, Keramikos
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Thisio Station, you will find it in about 200m walk
Site: Byzantine & Christian Museum
Greek cruiser "Georgios Averof"
The Centre for the Study of Traditional Pottery, also known as Psaropoulos Museum of Traditional Pottery and as Study Centre for Contemporary Ceramics is a museum in Athens Greece. The study centre was established in 1987 to research, preserve and promote the production of traditional Greek ceramics. Since 1999 it has been located in a neo-classical building at 8 Hepitou Street in Plaka and was officially inaugurated on May 18, 2000, International Museum Day. The museums' collection, consists of some 4500 vases and tools from all over the country.
Address: Melidoni St. 2-4, Keramikos
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Thisio Station, you will find it in about 200m walk
Site: Byzantine & Christian Museum
Greek cruiser "Georgios Averof"
Georgios Averof is a Greek warship which served as the flagship of theRoyal Hellenic Navy during most of the first half of the 20th Century. Although popularly known as a battleship (θωρηκτό), it is in fact an armored cruiser, the only one of its type worldwide still in existence.
Address: Marina Flisvou, Trokadero, Paleo Faliro
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Fix Station, take a taxi, you will find it in about 5Κm from the station
Site: Greek Cruiser Averof
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the south slope of the Acropolis of Athens. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped amphitheater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive, cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.
Easy Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station, under the acropolis rock.
Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is a major open-air theatre and one of the earliest preserved in Athens. It was used for festivals in honor of the god Dionysus. It is sometimes confused with the later and better-preserved Odeon of Herodes Atticus, located nearby on the southwest slope of the Acropolis. Some believed that Dionysus himself was responsible for its construction.
Easy
Transportation:Take the Metro, Stop at Acropolis Station, its near the station, under the acropolis rock.
Cape Sounion and Greek temple of Poseidon
Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The ruins bear the deeply engraved name of English Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788–1824).
Easy Transportation:You have to rent a car, its about 70 Km from Athens center
Marathon
Marathon is a town in Greece, the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound (Greek word, tymbos, i.e. tomb), also called the "Soros," for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain. The Tymbos is now marked by a marble memorial stele and surrounded by a small park.
Easy Transportation:You have to rent a car, its about 50 Km from Athens center
Cape Sounion and Greek temple of Poseidon
Cape Sounion is noted as the site of ruins of an ancient Greek temple of Poseidon, the god of the sea in classical mythology. The remains are perched on the headland, surrounded on three sides by the sea. The ruins bear the deeply engraved name of English Romantic poet Lord Byron (1788–1824).
Easy Transportation:You have to rent a car, its about 70 Km from Athens center
Marathon
Marathon is a town in Greece, the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians. The tumulus or burial mound (Greek word, tymbos, i.e. tomb), also called the "Soros," for the 192 Athenian dead that was erected near the battlefield remains a feature of the coastal plain. The Tymbos is now marked by a marble memorial stele and surrounded by a small park.
Easy Transportation:You have to rent a car, its about 50 Km from Athens center
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