The Acropolis of Athens is one of the most visited world sites, but what stood on top of it before the construction of the ...

The intention, says Hurwit, was to represent Athens as the greatest of Greek cities and the Athenians as the greatest of Greeks. “To walk through the classical Acropolis was to traverse a marble ...

Sitting on the eastern slopes of the Acropolis, Plaka is the most tourist-heavy neighborhood in Athens. Its streets ... Ancient Agora and the Museum of Greek Folk Art. Accessible via metro ...

Known as the “Neighborhood of the Gods,” Plaka is a picturesque ... at the base of the Acropolis, these streets are a timeless blend of old-world Athens with modern-day Greek culture.

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

From enjoying archaeological sites without the usual tourist rush to strolling through picturesque neighborhoods like Plaka ...

Imagine the soft glow of sunrise hitting the marble of the Acropolis, the distant hum of activity from bustling markets, and the aroma of freshly baked tiropita wafting through narrow lanes. This is ...

Members of Spanish and Danish royal families have gathered in Athens for the wedding of Nikolaos, son of Greece’s late former ...

To get to Athens from other parts of Greece, plan on taking the train ... which sits within walking distance of the Acropolis, Plaka and the Acropolis Museum. Line 3 travels to and from the ...

If you’re into antiquities, you could spend a week wandering among the ruins clustered around the Acropolis ... the Benaki Museum of Greek Culture, it’s the perfect Athens first-timers ...

Beat the coach parties by clambering up to the Acropolis when the site ... the fancier mansions that line Plaka, the self-consciously quaint old town of Athens, where Lord Byron once penned ...