Theater of Dionysus
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Corinthus
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Corinth was first inhabited in the Neolithic period (5000-3000 B.C.). The peak period of the town, though, started in the 8th century B.C. and lasted until its destruction by the Roman general Mummius in 146 B.C. Representative of its wealth is the Doric temple of Apollo which was built in 550 B.C.
The city was reinhabited in 44 B.C. and gradual
Ephesus
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Ephesus is the best preserved classical city of the Eastern Mediterranean, and among the best places in the world enabling one to genuinely 'soak in' the atmosphere of Roman times.]]>
Knossos
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Knossos is the site of the most important and best known palace of Minoan civilization. According to tradition, it was the seat of the legendary king Minos. The Palace is also connected with thrilling legends, such as the myth of the Labyrinth with the Minotaur, and the story of Daidalos and Icaros. The site was continuously inhabited from the Neol
Laodicea
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Laodicea is located in the Lycus River Valley together with Hierapolis and Colossae. This valley is a natural route of travel from east to west.
The city was founded by the Seleucid king Antiochus II and named for his wife Laodice about 260 B.C.]]>
Nicaea
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Nicaea, now called Iznik, is a farming town surrounded by massive medieval walls set on the shore of a broad lake.]]>
Odessus
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Odessos) quickly proved to be a major strategic and commercial centre.]]>
Philippi
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Rhodes
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Rhodes, the island of roses, was inhabited as early as the late Neolithic period (4000 B.C.). It is situated at the crossroads of two major sea routes of the Mediterranean between the Aegean Sea and the coast of the Middle East, as well as Cyprus and Egypt. The meeting point of three continents, it has known many civilizations.
Throughout its lo
Sardis
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Sardis lies in the territory of Lydia, at the foot of the Tmolus Mountains and overlooking the Hermus River plain, where evidence has been found of human activity as early as the Palaeolithic period (ca. 50,000 B.C.). By the late second millennium B.C., a modest community existed at the foot of the acropolis. According to the ancient Greek historia
Thera
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Thera came to an abrupt end in the last quarter of the 17th century B.C. when the inhabitants were obliged to abandon it as a result of severe earthquakes.]]>
Thessalonica
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Thessalonika was founded in 315 BC by Kassander, a Macedonian general (diadochos) who named the city after his wife Thessalonika, sister of Alexander the Great.]]>
Troy
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Troy, was founded in the year 3000 B.C. and was demolished and reconstructed nine times until the year 500 A.D. -- it was inhabited continuously for 3500 years.]]>
Temple of Poseidon
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Penteli
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(Dionissos-Penteli White Marble), the beautiful white marble from which the Parthenon and thus the Elgin Marbles were made.]]>
Academy of Athens
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Academy of Athens forms part of the so-called "Neoclassical Trilogy" of the City of Athens: Academy - University - Library. It consists of aesthetically distinct parts that form a harmonic ensemble of built mass. A corridor connects the two lateral wings to the main body of the building, which -in its proportions of line and mass- is set-off by its
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
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University of Athens forms part of the so-called "Neoclassical Trilogy" of the City of Athens: Academy - University - Library. It consists of a group of built masses that shape up a double "T", with two symmetrical courtyards. The facade is strictly symmetrical to the arcade of rectangular pillars, set-off by an Ionian-style entrance. The bases of
Vallianios National Library
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National Library forms part of the so-called "Neoclassical Trilogy" of the City of Athens: Academy - University - Library. It consists of three solid parts, out of which the one in the middle -which is also the biggest- houses the Reading-Room. To enter this part, one has to pass through a Doric-style row of columns (designed after the Temple of He
Areos Park
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This large park offers a playground and the occasional peacock. Open sunrise to dusk. On the corner of Patission and Alexandras Avenue.
Corinth Canal
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Dora Stratou Theatre
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Observatory
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The neoclassic building of the Observatory is situated on the hill of "Nymphs" at Thission, facing the Acropolis and belongs to the Astronomical Institute, the oldest research center of Greece. It was founded in 1842, after a donation from the national benefactor George Sinas. The astronomical observations started on September 1847.
Olympic Stadium
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The Olympic Stadium is situated across the National Garden, on Vas. Konstantinou Ave. and hosted the 1st Modern Olympic Games in 1896. The stadium can seat up to 90,000 spectators and is sometimes used for major sporting events and concerts. During the 2004 Olympic Games, the events of Archery and Marathon finish will be hosted there. It is also ca
Parliament
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Presidential Palace
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Designed by German architect Ernst Ziller, the new Royal Palace, as it was once called, was commissioned by King George I in 1890 to celebrate the marriage of his son, Crown Prince Constantine, to Princess Sophia. Separated from the old Royal Palace (now the Parliament) by the National Gardens, Ziller's structure became, after its completion i
Sintagma Square
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Strefi
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Zappeion Hall
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Evangelos Zappas, the first Greek who dreamed that the Olympic Games might return to Greece. When the Olympics were revived in 1896, the Zappeion was used as the venue for the fencing event; and in the interim Olympics of 1906, it was used as the first Olympic village. The building also has a historical connection with Greece's European course:
Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre (AGK)
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Ancient Olympia Stadium
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Ano Liossia Olympic Hall (LIH)
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Athens City Centre Cycling Road Race Course (ARR)
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FCO - Olympic Beach Volleyball Centre (BVF)
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FCO - Sports Pavillion (FSP)
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Galatsi Olympic Hall (GAL)
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Goudi Olympic Complex (GCO)
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HCO - Helliniko Indoor Arena (HEL)
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HCO - Helliniko Fencing Hall (HEF)
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HCO - Olympic Baseball Centre (BAS)
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The Olympic Baseball Centre, part of the Helliniko Olympic Complex, in the south of Athens, is a new construction built at the site of the former Athens airport that will host the sport of Baseball, a sport not very popular in Greece, but well known to the rest of the sports world.
Olympic Website
It consists of two main courts, one of 8,70
HCO - Olympic Canoe / Kayak Slalom Centre (CAK)
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HCO - Olympic Hockey Centre (HOC)
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HCO - Olympic Softball Stadium (SFB)
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