Agora of Ancient Athens. The Agora of Ancient Athens is a 30-acre outdoor archeological site. Visitors can freely walk around the area, similar to a city park strewn with ancient semi-intact ...

Bright white buildings, sunlit hills, delicious cuisine, and ancient ruins scattered throughout the city all make Athens one of the most incredible cities in Europe. The capital of Greece is a ...

Once the political hub of ancient Athens, the Acropolis ruins tower over modern Athens from their perch in the center of the city. Makrigianni and Koukaki Accessible via metro Line 2 at Acropoli ...

Ancient relics have been given a fresh lease of life in the Greek capital, where they’ve been reimagined and reworked to coexist with the 21st-century city, from fashion stores to classical ...

Walking on the streets of downtown Athens, under the shadow of the Acropolis and myriad similarly ancient monuments, it’s easy to imagine that the city holds more than meets the eye.As a popular ...

Stylish European city or sunny Mediterranean beach? No need to choose if you head to Athens because, just 60 minutes from the ancient ruins and modern buzz of the Greek capital is the beautifully ...

Athens just might be the most underrated capital city in Europe. When I first visited over two decades ago to research my books on ancient Greece, I found it a sprawling, gridlocked and gritty ...

Between parked cars in a suburban street in Athens, workers fix a pump to an ancient stone well that in turn accesses an aqueduct built almost 2,000 years ago.

What was ancient Greek culture like? Learn about Greek theatre, art, sculpture, pottery and festivals in this BBC Bitesize year 5/6 primary history guide.