Category: Churches
In a unique lush landscape, at the foot of the hill of Filopappou and near the monument of Filopappou, towards the neck of the hill of Nymphs (Asteroscopio), is the holy church of Agios Dimitrios Loubardiaris. It is a vaulted single-aisled basilica of the years of the Turkish occupation (others of the 9th century), which has two blind arches in Read more…
Category: Museums
The National Historical Museum of Athens is housed in an impressive neoclassical building in the heart of the city, within walking distance from Syntagma and Omonia. This building, located at the beginning of Stadiou Street, once housed the Greek Parliament, but became a museum when the Parliament moved to its current home at Syntagma. At first, on the site of Read more…
Category: Attractions
The Central Municipal Library of the Municipality of Athens is one of the oldest libraries in Greece. It was founded by the mayor Anargyros Petrakis in 1835 and today it is housed in the traditional building at 2 Domokou Street in Larissa Station. The library’s collection includes rare publishing material and consists of 55,000 titles of books on a variety Read more…
Category: Museums
The Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is located at the southwestern end and within the archaeological site of Kerameikos in Athens, towards the end of Ermou Street before its junction with Pireos Street, where the entrance is located. It is a parallelogram ground floor neoclassical building oriented east-west, on a small hill. In 1863, archaeologists began to house the vases and other Read more…
Category: Churches
Kapnikarea or Church of Panagia Kapnikarea is a small, Byzantine church dating back to the 11th century, located in the centre of Athens, on Ermou Street, the most commercial street of the historic city centre. The church is dedicated to the Presentation of the Virgin Mary and belongs to the University of Athens, so it is called the “Holy University Read more…
Category: Attractions
Technopolis of the Municipality of Athens is housed in the old Athens gasworks, a rare industrial monument that has been transformed into the most vibrant cultural space in the heart of the city, open and accessible to all, with more than 1,000,000 visitors a year. Technopolis’ vision is to foster the development of diverse communities and to contribute in every Read more…