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.
The archaeological site is placed on Marni street at the area of Kavouri. The remains have...
The Theseum, or Temple of Hephaestus, at the Ancient Agora is Athens’ best preserved and...
Kerameikos extends over the area to the west of Ancient Agora, including the major cemetery of...
This fifth-century church is dedicated to Saint Leonides, the third-century bishop of Athens....
During the antiquity, the Ancient Agora was the administrative and trade centre of the city; it...
Nearby, an imposing defence tower, known as the ‘Palace of Theseus’, offers a view of Vidi...
