A central fashionable and popular area in Athens today is Syntagma Square which is an area that lies just below the area where the Old Royal Palace was. There are many important buildings, samples of architecture and parks created just before or during the Greek nationalization period. Syntagma Square means Constitution Square and it was … read more …
The heart of present day Athens is fashionable Plateia Syntagmatos which lies below the imposing mass of the Old Royal Palace. Plateia Syntagmatos, which translated means Constitution Square, commemorates the constitution granted by Othon I in a proclamation from the balcony of the Palace on the night of 3rd September 1843. The Old Royal Palace, … read more …
Dec 232009
One of the very famous landmarks in Athens is the church of Kapnikarea. The easiest way to arrive is to go to the constitution square or Plateia Syntagmatos and turn right on Odos Ermou. Then you will only need to walk down the street until you arrive at this world famous church.
Dec 212009
Let us now visit the church of Kapnikarea. The simplest way to get there, is to return to Plateia Syntagmatos (Constitution Square) and then turn right into Odos Ermou. A few minutes’ walk along this street will bring us to this famous church.
Dec 192009
Greece has always been one of those great countries you must visit. It has always been a country of story and of legends. It is here that artists, and poets told stories about great heroes, and as important as Athens is in Greece there is only one famous hero of this amazing city, and that … read more …
Dec 172009
Greece is a land of legends, and the people in many of the ancient city states told stories about great heroes in their past. Surprisingly, in view of its importance over many centuries, Athens could boast only one famous hero: Theseus. Theseus was the son of King Aegeus of Athens and Aethra, daughter of the … read more …
Agora of Athens was very important in ancient Greece. It was a large open center where the citizens met, and assembled to listen to speeches, or for a wide variety of reasons. On some days it was used as a market, while on other it was used for a theatrical performance, or an election, a … read more …
Dec 092009
The Agora of Athens was the center of the ancient city: a large, open square where the citizens could assemble for a wide variety of purposes. On any given day the space might be used as a market, or for an election, a dramatic performance, a religious procession, military drill, or athletic competition. Here administrative, … read more …