The Olympic Sports Center of Athens was named after the winner of the first Olympic Marathon in 1896 Spyros Louis, a resident of Marousi. The main element of the site is the Olympic Stadium with a capacity of 75,000.
The Olympic Games belong to the world's largest sporting event. Every 4 years they are hosted in different cities of the world and reach over a billion viewers. They are organized by the International Olympic Committee ... more
For the sake of the Olympic Games of Athens in 2004, a number of stadiums, fields and other athletic facilities were either completed or improved through architectural interventions. more
The vision for the creation of an Olympic Museum in Athens had begun following the conclusion of the ATHENS 2004 28th Olympic Games. Founded on 2021 - marking the 125th anniversary of the 1st modern Olympics in Athens i... more
The history of the Hilton Hotel Building began in 1957, when the Greek government accepted a donation from a shipowner called Apostolos Pezas, along with Conrad Hilton, for the co... more
The Spanish-Swiss architect Santiago Calatrava donated several works for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. The Athens Metro Company commissioned Calatrava to build the bridge. It ... more
This famous skyscraper is the OTE Megaron on Kifissias Avenue, a place that is now called “daktilidi” (def. "the ring"). The decision for the construction of the building was take... more
The post-war modern architect Takis Zenetos designed the industry from scratch. In its schematics, Zenetos was mentioning the horizontal dimension of the building along Syngrou Av... more
In 2018, the National Library of Greece replaced its roof as it moved into its new home on the grounds of the immense Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center (SNFCC). It is a 24,000 m² u... more
The Conference Center of Ethniki Asfalistiki Insurance Company on Syngrou Avenue, operates under the supervision of the Athenaeum Inter Continental Athens. The building was carefu... more
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Choose your packageThe Metropolitan Cathedral (or Mitropolis) is the largest and most important greek orthodox church in Athens. Seventy-two older churches were demolished for the construction of this church. The church, with the dimensions of 40 m long, 20 m wide and more
The Christian & Byzantine Museum has for sale at the entrance, a limited selection of publications regarding the history and artwork of the Byzantine Era. more
This elegant hotel is located in Exarcheia and offers comfortable rooms (all in warm wood tones) and a breathtaking SkyLounge Rooftop Restaurant & Bar where you can enjoy the curated flavours of Mediterranean cuisine with the perfect backdrop of the more
Hotel Faros is located in the heart of Piraeus. Just a few minutes from the city center, near the port, and with immediate access to public transport. From the 3-star hotel, you can walk to Pasalimani and Mikrolimano. The completely renovated hotel more
The Port of Lavrio was established in the 11th Century BC beside a small town in at the southernmost tip of Attica, Greece. It is the seat of the municipality of Lavreotiki. The ferry boats from Lavrio go to the nearby island of Kea and the Cycladic more
