Thiseio is a historic neighborhood in Athens, Greece. It’s surrounded by archaeological sites on three sides and sits southwest of Monastiraki.
Kerameikos is a neighborhood in Athens, Greece. It’s named for the Kerameikos archaeological site which sits within its boundaries.
You might expect the Historic Center of Athens to revolve around the Acropolis and Plaka, but that’s not the case.
The National Garden (Εθνικός Κήπος) in Athens surrounds Hellenic Parliament to the east and south. It’s a 38 acre public park that once belonged to the royal family…
Plaka, the oldest neighborhood in Athens, sits just off the northern slopes of the Acropolis. It’s hard to imagine this was pretty much all of Athens back in…
The Zappeion (Ζάππειον Μέγαρο) is the first building to be constructed for the revival of the modern Olympic Games. It sits between the National Garden and Temple of…
