We had traveled from France to go hiking through the Cycladic islands. A little « stop » for four days was essential to explore historical and archeologic Athens‘ treasures. It was magic visiting the Acropolis with Eleni. She captivated us straight away with clear and precise explanations about the history and mythology of Greece. Eleni helped us to understand all we were about to discover afterwards… for the next six weeks. Thank you very much Eleni!
The New Acropolis Museum in Athens opened its gates to the public on the 20th June 2009. It houses more than 4,250 exhibits of ancient greek art. The architectural design by Bernard Tschumi was selected
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Intant coffee shaken and really cold is what the Greeks love to drink all year round. It was invented in the 70’s in Thessaloniki and has become their favourite drink since then.It is really strong, wakes you up in a minute and keeps you buzzing for hours!
Nature is intriguing and inspiring. Especially in Greece where we can study more than 6.000 species of flowering plants (the richest flora in Europe). The ancient greeks added even more fascination to the subject through
Democracy was hard to establish even in the ancient city of Athens, where this new political system was born. It was the result of a dramatic process that lasted almost a hundred years. Three statesmen
In classical Athens, Pnyx was the gathering place of the Citizens Assembly (the Ecclesia in greek, meaning the people of the city and later in history, the church). The actual word ‘pnyx’ means density, the
This Photo Gallery displays some of the flora you might encounter during your stay in Greece.
Delphi (Δελφοί), formerly also called Pytho (Πυθώ), is the ancient sanctuary that grew rich as the seat of Pythia, the oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The ancient Greeks considered the centre of the world to be in
Stephanos and his teacher, the philosopher Aristotle, are drawn into solving the perplexing abduction case of Anthia, the heiress of a prominent silver merchant. Someone has snatched her from her home, but no one knows the