The story of the Agios Konstantinos and Eleni Church in Glyfada dates from the distant past of the 1930s when the area was covered in pine trees, a small stone chapel and a large ... more
The Metropolitan Cathedral (or Mitropolis) is the largest and most important greek orthodox church in Athens. Seventy-two older churches were demolished for the construction of th... more
The church is dedicated to Saint Dimitrios and took the name "Loubardiaris" because around 1650, a thunder bolt hit the Turkish garrison commander, Yusuf Aga, who had installed a ... more
The first formation of the church "Estavromenos" of Aigaleo was constructed in 1934 and it was a rough building that looked like a parapet. The next year, a simple basilica was re... more
The original Church of the Holy Trinity (Triada) of Piraeus was founded in 1839 by the first Mayor of Piraeus, Kyriakos Serphiotis, on a plot of land belonging to Agios Spyridon. ... more
At the top of Lycabettus Hill is the Church of Agios Georgios (Saint George). It is a remarkable whitewashed chapel that dates back to around the 1800s. It is built on the same sp... more
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Choose your packageThe subsidiary of Sony Music in Greece was established in 1975, but in July 2013, it withdrew from the Hellenic market due to the financial crisis. From 2019 onwards, the company continues to exist as an S.A., while maintaining a branch at Panik Records in Voula. Its main shareholder is the British Sony Music Entertainment International Limited based in London. Sony Music is part of one of the largest music and entertainment companies in the world. It has a broad selection of local artists and more
The building of the Acropolis Museum had been a decades old dream that became a reality in 2009. In particular, the first discussions for building a museum for the Acropolis on the rock had began after the creation of the Greek Nation. more
This is the oldest ministry of the Greek government. It was founded in 1822 as the Secretariat for Foreign Affairs and in 1844 officially became the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Currently, the duties are housed in several buildings in the center of more
The Athens Stock Exchange currently operates in 5 markets: A regulated securities market, a regulated derivatives market, an alternative market, a carbon market (for EUAs), and an OTC market. On the regulated securities market, investors can trade in more
The Benaki Toy Museum displays more than 3,000 toys and childhood objects originating from Greece (from antiquity to 1970), Europe, America, Africa, Asia, and the East. The museum is also housed in a 19th Century building, which resembles a tower and more