DISCOVER ATHENS: Attractions & Culture

The Acropolis of Athens The Acropolis of Athens is the best known acropolis (high city) in Greece. Although there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the Acropolis of Athens is commonly known as 'the Acropolis' without qualification. The Acropolis is a flat-topped rock which rises 150 metres (512 feet) above sea level in the city of Athens, Greece ...

The Plaka The Plaka is the oldest part of Athens, directly below the Acropolis. Get off the beaten path and walk through the back streets. Admire the architecture of buildings that have stood for hundreds of years or climb the hill and see buildings that have lasted for thousands ...

The Port of Piraeus Piraeus is located south of Athens. It was the port of the ancient city of Athens, and was chosen to serve as the modern port when Athens was re-founded in 1834. Piraeus remains a major shipping and industrial centre, and is the terminus for Line 1, the electric train service now incorporated into the Athens Metro ...

Syntagma Square Syntagma Square (Constitution Square) is located in central Athens. The Square was named after the Constitution which King Otto was forced to grant the people after a military uprising began on September 3, 1843. Syntagma Square is also the frequent site of political demonstrations. Greek Parliament is just across ...

Kerameikos Cemetary One of the most beautiful and least visited of the archaeological sites in downtown Athens is Kerameikos, the ancient cemetery of Athens.The area was on the northwest fringe of the ancient city and and is now the outer edge of the areas visited by most travellers ...

Discover ATHENS, Greece Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state center of learning, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. It is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries BC on the rest of the then known European Continent ...

ATHENS of Interest The classical era heritage is still evident in Athens, in a number of ancient monuments and artworks, the most famous of all being the Parthenon on the Acropolis, standing as an epic landmark of western civilization. Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games and in 2004 welcomed them home with great success ...

Olympics 2004 Athens The 2004 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, were held in Athens, Greece, over a period of 17 days from August 13 to August 29, 2004. Athens 2004 marked the first time since the 1996 Summer Olympics that all countries with a National Olympic Committee were in attendance ...

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