_____________________ The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district. _________________________ BORN IN PATRAS, GREECE IN 1859, Kostis Palamas attended high school in nearby Mesolonghi. After his graduation in 1877, he moved to Athens. Palamas enrolled at the University of Athens, but soon left his studies and pursued a career in journalism. His Read more…

You can find this object in the Acropolis Museum, 1st floor, North wing Section: Athens and Rome | No. Index ΕΜ 2260. ______________________________ THE CELESTIAL SYMBOLS COVERING THIS odd orb bewitch the imagination. And according to some, that’s exactly the point, as it’s thought the ancient Greeks may have used the sphere in magic rituals. The large marble sphere was Read more…

Meton was a geometrician, astronomer, engineer and inventor, active during the 5th century BC in Athens. He is most widely known for discovering the Metonic cycle, a calendar system which was introduced in 432 BC and was used as the lunisolar Attic calendar. He studied geometry and astronomy from his teacher Phaeinus, who made celestial observations from Mount Lycabettus, where Read more…

By: Javier Muñoz Petralona is, no doubt, one of the coolest and trendiest neighborhoods in Athens, and you can find hundreds of recommendations about where to go and what to do there, but what would you think if I told you that in its heart you can find a sub-neighbourhood with houses made of stone, narrow streets and an unexpected Read more…

  Plato’s Academy is defined as crossed by the streets of Lenorman, Konstantinoupoleos, Athena’s street, and the Athens-Lamia National Road. In other words, it is located in the center of Athens, just 10 minutes from Omonia by car or bus. It took its name from the world’s first university, the Plato Academy. This is the most famous school of the Read more…

Iraklidon 66 Athens Greece __________________ IN 1886, A CLOTH WHOLESALER from Kalamata named Elias Poulopoulos traveled to Athens with dreams of success. Poulopoulos had a passion for hats and was determined to start a factory to produce them. He purchased a large plot of land in the Thissio area of the city, and by 1890 his dreams were fulfilled when Read more…