Thursday, 09 May 2024

Athens Directory Search

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
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The Marathon Run Museum displays over 4000 exhibits that record the history of the "Olympic Marathon" from 1896 to until today. A unique historical sporting collection which could not be found elsewhere than in the birthplace of Marathon road race. ...more
Marathonos & 25 Martiou Street, Marathonas, Attica, Greece 19007
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Constructed in 1956 in the area of Markopoulo to house artifacts derived from excavations at the sanctuary of Artemis in Vravrona, this small museum is found less than one kilometer away from the Vravrona archaeological site. This was considered one of the most important places of worship in all Attica. ...more
Archaeological Site of Vravrona, Markopoulo, Attica, Greece 19003
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Visitors to the Museum of Illusion in Athens will be amazed at what their minds can be bent to do. Provided here is an engaging visual, sensory and educational experience via new, unexplored illusions. ...more
Ermou 119 (entrance Astiggos 12), Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
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The Goulandris Natural History Museum gives a chance to come into contact with the kingdom of plants and animals in order to learn about them in an understandable and scientifically processed format. ...more
Levidou 13, Kifissia, Attica, Greece 14562
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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
Poseidonos & Tritonos 1, Palaio Faliro, Attica, Greece 17561
Before 2017, the Greek National Opera was situated in the center of Athens, on Akadimias Street. For several years now, the opera has moved to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center and offers productions of high-quality operas, ballets ...more
Syggrou Avenue 364, Kalithea, Attica, Greece 17674
The Frissiras Museum is a unique Museum for European contemporary painting in Greece. It was founded by the Vlassis Frissiras family which is also responsible for the administration of the foundation that is made up of a non-profit organization. ...more
Monis Asteriou 3 & 7, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558
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Directly at the port of Hydra Island there is a beautiful neoclassical building which houses the Historic Archive Museum. The exhibits include handwritten documents from the revolutionary period, rare books, drawings and paintings. ...more
Miaouli 454, Hydra Island, Attica, Greece 18040
The Museum of Greek Folkart was founded in 1918 by the poet, Georgios Drosinis In 1923, it was renamed the "National Museum of Decorative Arts". It was given its current name in 1959 and its exhibits project the Hellenic traditional culture. ...more
Kydathinaion 17, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
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The Numismatic Museum was established in 1834 and is one of the oldest museums in Greece. It holds over 500,000 acquisitions – mostly coins as well as medals and gems – dated from the 14th Century until today. ...more
Panepistimiou 12, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10671
The Mineralogical Museum of Lavrio was founded in 1986. It is dedicated to Andrea Kordella, a mineralogist from Smyrna. In addition to minerals, stones and crystals, the museum also exhibits various tools and machines from miners who worked in the ...more
Agias Paraskevis 1, Lavrio, Attica, Greece 19500