Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It’s one of the world’s oldest cities with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. No wonder then that staying in Athens is like staying in an open-air museum.
The Byzantine church of Kapnikarea
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Hadrian’s Arch – on one side the inscription reads “This is Athens, the ancient city of Theseus”, on the other the inscription reads “This is the city of Hadrian, not of Theseus”.
The Tower of the Winds, Roman Agora
The Anifiotika quarter at the edge of of the Acropolis – a maze of picturesque whitewashed houses with blue doors built by the stonemasons from the island of Anafi.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, south-western slope of the Acropolis
Porch of the Caryatids, Acropolis
The Parthenon, Acropolis
View from the Acropolis
The Temple of Hephaestus, Ancient Agora
Athens Academy
Marble floor from a Cairo mansion, Benakis Museum of Islamic Art
Persian tile, Benakis Museum of Islamic Art
Monastiraki Square with the Acropolis in the background
For sale at the lively meat market near our hotel
A number of buildings in Athens have been defaced with graffiti
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