Saturday, 18 May 2024

Athens Directory Search

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 this church. The church, with the dimensions of 40 m long, 20 m wide and ...more
Platia Mitropoleos, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10556
This Byzantine church was built in the 11th Century A.D. by the grandson of Emperor Michael I Rangabe, Paul Xiropotamino. It has embodied in its walls marble pillars and parts of ancient edifice. ...more
Prytaneiou & Epicharmou, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558
The antique bazaar at Avissinias Square, every Sunday from 09:00 outside the bric-a-brac shops, has become renowned throughout Greece. Treasures such as chairs, mirrors, old phones and cameras, vases, lamps, books, disks, cheap CDs, DVDs, as well as ...more
Pl. Avissinias, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10555
Kanari Square in Piraeus is littered with cafes that mainly cater to the youth of the area. These venues offer affordable beverages and the opportunity to enjoy the favored Greek pastime of playing "tavli" (a.k.a. "Backgammon"). ...more
Pl. Kanari, Piraeus (Center / Port), Piraeus, Attica, Greece 18534
Open Now
The Monastery of Kaisariani is surrounded by a tall fence with two gates, one on the east and one on the west side. The monastery was built in the 11th Century and was dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary. ...more
Monastery of Kaisariani, Vyronas, Attica, Greece 16121
The Square named after former Mayor of Athens, K. Kotzias (1892-1951) and has preserved the main characteristics of 19th Century local neoclassical architecture, such as the Town Hall of the Municipality of Athens and the old National Bank building. ...more
Kotzia Square, Omonoia, Athens, Attica, Greece 10551
The Project of Catholic Church of Saint Dionysius was initially planned by Leo von Klenze (1848). The construction supervision was assigned to Kaftantzoglou, who amended some of the plans (1858-85). The church is well known for the simplicity of ...more
Panepistimiou 24, Akadimia, Athens, Attica, Greece 10672
Panagia Gorgoepikoos (or Agios Eleftherios) is a cruciform church with a dome that it is also called "Mikri Mitropoli" (Small Mitropolis), very accurately when one compares its dimensions to Metropolitan Church next to it. ...more
Platia Mitropoleos 8, Monastiraki, Athens, Attica, Greece 10556
Under the new modern hotel building (Electra Metropolis Hotel) is an old small church wedged between two columns. This is the church of ''Agia Dynami'' – the Holy Power of the Virgin. Do not pass it by, for it is an oasis of simplicity that has ...more
Mitropoleos & Pentelis, Plaka, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
The Russian orthodox church on Filellinon Street is dedicated to the Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) and it used to be sometime ago the largest church in the city. It is cruciform with a big dome of 10 meters in diameter. It was built during the ...more
Filellinon 21, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10557
Alexandras Square has some lovely, rustic fish taverns with canopied tables directly overlooking the water. Upon taking a slanted right turn to the beautiful Square with a view of the Saronic high above the beach, one will be confronted with a ...more
Pl. Alexandras, Piraeus (Center / Port), Piraeus, Attica, Greece 18534
The Anglican Church of Saint Paul was founded in 1838 and was completed in 1842 by the architect Stamatios Kleanthis. It is a historic building of early Anglican style built during the first years of the Greek liberation. ...more
Filellinon 29, Syntagma, Athens, Attica, Greece 10558