Saturday, 18 May 2024

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Plato's school of philosophy was founded here. This was a place of dwelling from the prehistoric time until the 6th Century A.D. during which one of the three same named Gymnasiums of Athens was established in the area. ...more
Eteokleous 26, Akadimia Platonos, Athens, Attica, Greece 10442
The Melina Merkouri Cultural Center is housed in an impressive neoclassical building in Thissio and is a municipal cultural institution. The center has a hall "Melina Merkouri Hall" with 220 square meters, which hosts temporary exhibitions, events and concerts, but also seminars and meetings. Another room with 380 square meters and a height of 5 meters is intended for large-scale exhibitions. ...more
Iraklidon 66, Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece 11851
From the excavations of 1910 the identity of the meeting place of the principal assembly of the democracy of Ancient Athens (Ecclesia) from 6th Century B.C. was confirmed to be Pnyx. Further excavations on a larger scale between 1930 and 1937 were ...more
Pnyx Hill, Thissio, Athens, Attica, Greece 11741
FokiaNou Art Space is an artist-run project space in the intimacy of a small apartment in an old building in the center of Athens. The apartment has been transformed into an open space that encourages collaborative creative efforts between Greek and foreign artists, and promotes and supports the local art community. ...more
Fokianou 24, Pagrati, Athens, Attica, Greece 11635
The Museum of Ancient Agora is located in the restored edifice of the Stoa of Attalus. All the exhibits in the museum are distinctive due to their direct connection with Athenian Democracy because the Agora was considered the nucleus of city life. ...more
Adrianou 24, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
Aristotle's Lyceum was a place of debate and of philosophical discussions even before Aristotle was born. Many philosophers such as Socrates and Protagoras were having frequent meetings in this grove of Classical Athens. ...more
Rigillis 11, Riggilis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10675
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is located on the south west side of the rock of Acropolis and was discovered during excavations in 1848 and 1857. It has a capacity of 5.000 seats and is used today for concerts and theatrical productions. ...more
Dionysiou Areopagitou, Acropolis, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
In the area of the Isthmus of Corinth is the Corinth Canal that connects the Saronic Gulf with the Corinthian Gulf. The waterway was inaugurated in 1893 and is an important hub for maritime transport that serves 12,000 ships annually. ...more
Canal of Corinth, 20100
This is the first industrial museum in the city and aims at preserving as well as promoting the historical integrity and technology of the plant. It had supplied energy and lighting in the Athens metropolitan area for nearly 130 years ...more
Pireos 100, Gazi - Kerameikos, Athens, Attica, Greece 11854
Possibly the first bowling center to open in the city Blanos Bowling has 12 lanes with an auto-scoring system and offers many other games including billiards, roller skating, and table tennis. The roller skating rink of 300 m² is decorated in a ...more
Leof. Poseidonos 81 & Dousmani, Glyfada, Attica, Greece 16674
Established in 2014, Couleur Locale has given the historic center of Athens a new and contemporary "local color". The all-day bar is located on the 3rd floor and offers a breathtaking view of the Acropolis Hill. In a friendly atmosphere and soft ...more
Normanou 3, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
Laskarina Bouboulina was one of the few female heroes of the Greek Revolution of 1821. Her over 300 years old private mansion on Spetses Island is now a museum, where you can admire a collection of personal items and household furnishings. ...more
Ntapia, Spetses Island, Attica, Greece 18050