Syntagma & Plaka
Opened after renovations in 2017, the 17th-century Benizelos home is a typical domestic structure from that period, with dirt-floor downstairs rooms with…
Must-see attractions in Athens
Syntagma & Plaka
When the German military occupied Athens in 1941, it requisitioned the Ethniki Insurance offices and for three years used the two-level basement as…
Museum of Folk Art & Tradition
Syntagma & Plaka
The 1920s mansion of folklorist Angeliki Hatzimichalis (1895–1965), who wrote more than 100 books and articles about Greek traditions, is a window into…
Athens
Drop by this free library, play space and social integration centre run by the NGO We Need Books, which helps marginalised and vulnerable people,…
Athens
Lest you think anarchism is all about riots and squats: this is a reclaimed parking lot, which locals occupied and planted with greenery in 2009. It's…
Agiou Dionysiou Aeropagitou Church
Athens
This massive church, named after Athens' patron saint, towers over a small plaza. Duck inside to see beautiful paintings by Spiros Vasiliou, splendid…
Athens
Just below the crest of Filopappou Hill, the ruined shrine to the goddesses of creative inspiration is carved into the bedrock.
Athens
This church has gone through several incarnations over the centuries and sits on the site of a former ancient monument. Just down the street is the oldest…
Athens
On the slopes of Filopappou Hill, follow the path to this warren of rooms carved into bedrock. It's said to have been the place Socrates was imprisoned in…
Syntagma & Plaka
Excavation work to create a ventilation shaft for the metro uncovered the well-preserved ruins of a large Roman bath complex, built in the 3rd century AD…
Syntagma & Plaka
Housed in two interconnected buildings, including the palace where King Otto lived between 1830 and 1846, this small museum is not so much about the city…
Athens
This university is infamous as the spot where the junta countered a student protest in 1973 by crashing in with a tank.
Athens
Northwest of Hill of the Pnyx, this hill is home to the old Athens observatory, built in 1842.
Athens
This imposing late-19th-century church was built in honour of the future King Constantine I.
Athens
Established by American artist Rick Lowe, known for his Project Row Houses in Houston, Texas, this storefront is what he calls a 'social sculpture': a…
Athens
This ornate building, completed in 1885 and modelled on Plato's Academy, is Greece's most prestigious research institution. It was designed by Theophil…
Athens
At this centre, activities encourage children's development and engage the imagination. Exhibits are in Greek only; some activities are suitable for non…
Alexandros Grigoropoulos Memorial
Athens
At the corner of Mesolongiou and Tzavella, note the memorial plaque for Alexis Grigoropoulos, whose 2008 murder by police was a political flashpoint…
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