Known for its peripheral view of the Acropolis, south-west of central Athens, the area of Thissio is one of the earliest meeting places for shopping and noshing in the history of the city. ... more

The Areopagus or Areios Pagos is the "Rock of Ares", located north-west of the Acropolis Hill. This hill is where court took session in the ancient times for the trial of murders.... more

The Philopappou Hill which is located across from Acropolis took its name from the Syrian philhellene consul Gaius Julius Antiochus Epiphanes Philopappos, who was exiled in Athens between 75-76 and 87-88 A.D.... more

In a unique forested expanse at the foot of Philopappou Hill, is the single-aisle vaulted church of Agios Dimitrios "Loumbardiaris". It is a sanctuary that dates back from the period of the Turkish occupation.... more

Worldwide, the Acropolis is the symbol of Athens. Atop the Sacred Rock of Athens, during the Golden Age of Pericles, the Ancient Greeks decided to convey their culture – which was at its peak at the time.... more

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is located on the south west side of the rock of Acropolis and was discovered during excavations in 1848 and 1857.... more

The Theater of Dionysus was built on the southern decline of the sacred hill of Acropolis. This is the place where ancient Greek drama was born.... more

From the excavations of 1910 the identity of the meeting place of the principal assembly of the democracy of Ancient Athens (Ecclesia) from 6th Century B.C. was confirmed to be Pnyx (or Pnyka).... more

The building of the Acropolis Museum had been, for the Greeks, a decades old dream that became a reality in 2009. In particular, the first discussions for building a museum for the Acropolis on the rock had began after the creation of the Greek Nation.... more

The National Observatory of Athens (NOA) is located atop the Hill of the Nymphs in the area of Thissio. This is the first research center in Greece and was inaugurated in 1846 by Baron Georgios Sinas.... more