What is the first thing you must do as soon as you arrive in Athens? The only answer is to visit these gems. Miss them and you’ve missed it all. They’re the epitome of architectural grace on the grandest of scales.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
AthensLocated in the heart of Athens, the National Archaeological Museum on Patission Street houses...
Athens City Museum
AthensThe Athens City Museum (Vouros-Eftaxias Foundation) was founded in 1973 by Greek politician...
Acropolis Museum
AthensWith an underground station conveniently located at its front entrance, the new Acropolis...
Cape Sounio: overlooking the Aegean Sea!
If you ever visit Sounio, you will soon realize the true meaning of expressions like...
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)
South SuburbsDesigned by architectural firm Renzo Piano Building Workshop, the Stavros Niarchos Foundation...
Greek National Opera
South SuburbsThe Greek National Opera (GNO) is Greece’s sole opera house. Founded in 1939, the company had...
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
AthensThe Odeon of Herodes Atticus, or the Irodeion as it is called today, was built on the...
Herakleidon Pedestrian Street
AthensHerakleidon Street is, without question, the liveliest pedestrian street in Thission....
The Monument of the Unknown Soldier
AthensIn the late 1920s, architects E. Lazaridis and E. Dimitriades Rok designed the Monument of the...
The National Gardens
AthensThe National Gardens are located in the heart of Athens, next to the Parliament Building, and...
Bouboulina Museum
SpetsesAbout 100 metres behind the port of Dapia in the residence of Laskarina Bouboulina, heroine of...
Armata Festival in Spetses island
SpetsesThe re-enactment of the burning of the Turkish flagship, in memory of the historic naval battle...
August’s Full Moon
AtticaMany of Attica’s archaeological sites and museums are preparing something special for the full...
Athens Riviera
East Suburbs, South SuburbsThe Athens Riviera, Attica’s amazing coastline to the south of Athens, resembles the lacy edge...
Fistiki Fest in Aegina
AeginaSummer never ends in Aegina, one of the Saronic Gulf’s most beautiful islands....
