At 465 metres high, Poikilo Oros carves out a natural border between the Athens basin and Eleusis. In recent years, the mountain has undergone extensive reforestation, its lush undergrowth now dominating this hill where vines and olives once thrived.
More than 200 native plant species blanket the mountain’s slopes, and a variety of insects, amphibians, reptiles, birds and small mammals live here amid the wild vegetation and rocky terrain.
With its panoramic view of the Aegean, Cretan and Ionian Seas, the castle once controlled the...
The Fethiye (Conqueror’s) Mosque is one of the few remaining Muslim monuments from the Ottoman...
During the antiquity, the Ancient Agora was the administrative and trade centre of the city; it...
Akademia Platonos, an Athenian neighbourhood having experienced intense industrial and...
The Temple of Poseidon is located near the Church of the Prophet Elias, at the north-western...
After their definitive victory over the Persians in the Battle of Plataea, the Athenians...
