Thursday, 23 May 2024

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This is the main square of Thissio district. Jaqueline de Romilly was a Greek and French female philologist that was known for her great admiration of the Ancient Greek culture. ...more
Platia Jaqueline de Romilly, Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece
Τhe Temple of Olympian Zeus has a rich history from ancient times and is known to have been inhabited since the prehistoric age. The establishment of this sacred ground is dated back to the legendary age of Deucalion. ...more
Leof. Vasilisis Olgas, Zappeio, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
This petite square, Agion Asomaton, has a church with the same name on it and is also found on Ermou Street, just a few meters from the Thissio Metro Station. ...more
Agion Asomaton Square, Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece
Kerameikos is the most important cemetery of Ancient Athens and came into existence in the 12th Century B.C. It name comes from the very old community of the city quarter Kerameis who had settled on the banks of the river Eridanos. ...more
Ermou 148, Gazi - Kerameikos, Athens, Attica, Greece 10553
The often ill reputed square of Exarchia, just ten minutes away from the center, has become, today, a lovely place for many surrounding university students to congregate as well as alumni and those who like its rock-chic edge. ...more
Exarchia Square, Exarcheia, Athens, Attica, Greece
The Areopagus or Areios Pagos is the "Rock of Ares", located north-west of the Acropolis Hill. This hill is where court took session in the ancient times for the trial of murders. Today the hill is accessible at any time without entrance fee and ...more
Areopagus Hill, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
This theater is the place where ancient Greek drama was born. That is understandable since this is the theater is where all off the works of the great writers were performed during the events that were taking place during the Dionysia. ...more
Dionysiou Areopagitou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
Mycenae, one of the most important archaeological sites, belongs in the UNESCOʼs list of Sites of World Heritage. According to Homer in Iliad and Odyssey, they were founded by Perseus, son of Danae and Zeus. ...more
Argos Mycenae, Argos, Peloponnese, Greece 21200
The Lysicrates' Monument (or Lantern of Diogenes) was built on the west side of Tripodon Street in 335-334 B.C.. Is the best saved example of this style of monument and is naturally the center of attention in the same named square. ...more
Epimenidou 3, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558
The name “Klafthmonos” came after a report of a magazine because in that particular area, dismissed officials that used to work in the public sector would gather and protest against the every new re-elected government for corruption issues. ...more
Klafthmonos Square, Platia Klafthmonos, Athens, Attica, Greece 10561
Syntagma Square is located in central Athens, Greece. The Square is named after the Constitution King Otto was forced to grant the people after a popular and military uprising, on September 3, 1843. Syntagma Square, together with Omonoia Square, is ...more
Syntagma Square, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
Worldwide, the Acropolis is the symbol of Athens. Atop the Sacred Rock of Athens, during the Golden Age of Pericles, the Ancient Greeks decided to convey their culture – which was at its peak at the time. The main monuments of the Acropolis are the ...more
Acropolis, Dionysos Arepagitou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558