Attractions and Sightseeing in Athens

Attractions & Sightseeing In Athens

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens.

There are quite a few archaeological sites in and around Athens, most of which are concentrated around the Acropolis rock, while others, scattered throughout the ancient city of Athens, testify to the long and important presence of the city throughout the history of Greece.

The Acropolis may be the most significant monument of the western world, but the visitor of Athens should also make a point of visiting the Temple of the Olympian Zeus, the Temple of Hephaestos, the markets of the Ancient and the later Roman-Era Agora, the Stoa of Attalos, Hadrian's Arch and Library, but also The Tower of the Winds which is considered to be the oldest known meteorological center of the world, the Herodeon odeon and theater, or even follow the footsteps of St. Paul the Apostle along the Pnyx and Apostolou Pavlou pedestrian Street.

Hadrian's Arch, Athens.

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Former US President Obama takes a tour of the Acropolis in 2016 (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza).

CHURCHES

CITY BREAKS

CULTURAL INSTITUTIONS

MUSEUMS

SIGHTSEEING ATTRACTIONS

Acropolis of Athens
Areos Pagos
Athenian Agora
By the banks of the River Ilissos
Fetiye Mosque
Fountain of Pnyx
Hadrian's Arch
Hadrian's Library
Herodeon
Kerameikos
Klepsydra
Lycicrates Monument
Panathenaic Olympic Stadium
Pantheon on Adrianou Street
Philopappos Hill (Hill of the Muses)
Pnyx
Sanctuary of Pan
Sanctuary of Zeus
The so-called Prison of Socrates
South Slope of the Acropolis
Roman Agora of Athens
Roman Baths by the Zappeion
Stenopos of Kollytos
Stoa of Attalus
Stoa of Eumenes
Temple of Hephaestus
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Theater of Dionyssos
Thrassylos Monument
Tower of the Winds