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A pocket-size forest and panoramic snapshots of the city are two perfectly good reasons for making your way up Lycabettus Hill. Lycabettus Hill rises 277 meters above the city and …
Reaching New Horizons on Lycabettus Read More
The Monastery Church of Daou is an interesting building in a lovable spot. An hour’s drive along the Marathon Road lies the little khan of Pikermi, and from this point …
The Monastery Church of Daou Read More
A small Byzantine church, less known than it deserves, lies in the wild scrub country to the north of Lycabettus. The pleasantest way to approach it is on foot. Leaving …
Omorphi Ekklesia – Church Beautiful in Athens Read More
The Church of Saint Nicodemus, which is now used for the Russian service, stands almost next door to the modern English church, and is a good example of the brick …
The Church of Saint Nicodemus Read More
One of the most charming features of Attica is the number of Byzantine churches appearing in odd unexpected places. At the end of a fashionable street, in the middle of …
The Byzantine Churches of Attica Read More
As you walk through the ruins of the Agora (market place), keep in mind that this was the magnificent citycenter of Athens, where Socrates and his disciples came daily for …
Agora of Athens Read More
The Odeion, or Music Hall, was built soon after Pericles had got rid of his opponent Thucydides ( 442) and was able to indulge more freely his wish to spend …
The Odeion Theatre (Music Hall) in Athens Read More
The dramas performed in the theatre at the feast of Dionysus were competitive. Each piece was produced at the expense of some public-spirited citizen who paid for the hire of …
The Dramatic Monuments in Athens Read More
The Dionysiac Theatre is the sunniest spot in Athens. The tourists know it and bring their teabaskets. The lizards know it and steal out to bask on marble chairs dedicated …
The Theatre of Dionysos in Athens Read More
It was in this same sixth century before Christ that the Greek temple first took enduring form. There are undoubtedly extant remains of earlier date, but they tell us little …
Why the Greeks Painted The Parthenon Read More