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 ancient theatre at Thorikos is north of Lavrion, almost adjacent to the city. It is the...
After their definitive victory over the Persians in the Battle of Plataea, the Athenians...
With an acropolis and powerful fortifications, the ancient city of Troezen was located west of...
Findings from two fourth-century-BC burial grounds can be viewed at this outdoor archaeological site....
Visible to the southwest of the Acropolis, is the Temple of Olympian Zeus....
