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Search this city by topic →Climb the Acropolis and see the Parthenon
Climb the sacred rock that symbolizes Western civilization; stand beneath the Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the Caryatids — and photograph it.
Watch the changing of the guard at Syntagma (Evzones)
Watch the ceremonial changing of the Evzones, in traditional fustanella uniforms, in front of Parliament — and photograph it.
Eat souvlaki and gyros in Athens
Try the classic street food — meat, tzatziki and fries in pita — at the city's best souvlaki joints — and photograph it.
Wander the narrow streets of Plaka
Lose yourself among neoclassical houses and tavernas in the oldest neighborhood, at the foot of the Acropolis — and photograph it.
Watch the sunset from Mount Lycabettus
Take the funicular or walk up Athens's highest hill; see the whole city and the Acropolis from above — and photograph it.
See the Byzantine mosaics of Daphni Monastery (UNESCO)
Tour the 11th-century monastery covered in superb gold-ground Byzantine mosaics — and photograph it.
See the Parthenon frieze at the Acropolis Museum
See the Acropolis's original sculptures and the layout of the Parthenon frieze in the glass-floored modern museum — and photograph it.
Tour Greek history at the Benaki Museum
See the whole of Greek culture from antiquity to the 20th century under one roof — and photograph it.
See the Panathenaic (Kallimarmaro) Stadium
Stand in the all-marble ancient stadium where the first modern Olympics (1896) were held — and photograph it.
Tour the National Archaeological Museum
See the gold Mask of Agamemnon, the Antikythera mechanism and masterpieces of Greek art — and photograph it.
See the Roman Agora and the Tower of the Winds
See the octagonal water-clock-and-sundial regarded as the ancient world's first weather station — and photograph it.
Watch the Acropolis from Filopappou Hill
Get the finest viewpoint of the Acropolis on a pine-shaded walk up the opposite hill — and photograph it.
Tour the Temple of Hephaestus in the Ancient Agora
See the Hephaisteion, one of the best-preserved Greek temples, and the Stoa in the heart of ancient Athens — and photograph it.
Temple of Olympian Zeus and Hadrian's Arch
Stand beneath the giant columns of one of the ancient world's largest temples, beside Hadrian's Arch — and photograph it.
Tour the Kerameikos ancient cemetery
Walk among the funerary monuments and the ruins of the Dipylon Gate in ancient Athens's most important cemetery — and photograph it.
Live the freddo espresso/cappuccino café culture
Sip the Greeks' signature iced coffee, the freddo, at a café where people linger for hours — and photograph it.
Wander the Varvakios Central Market
Have lunch at a historic meatball eatery in Athens's lively meat-fish-spice market — and photograph it.
Tour the Museum of Cycladic Art
See the world-famous collection of minimalist Cycladic marble figurines that look like modern sculpture — and photograph it.
Discover Athens street art (Exarchia, Psyri)
See the political and large-scale graffiti covering the city's walls on a walking route — and photograph it.
Swim in the thermal water of Lake Vouliagmeni
Swim in the mineral-rich warm lake among the rocks on the Athens Riviera — and photograph it.
Stroll the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center and park
Tour Renzo Piano's green-roofed complex housing the national opera and library, and its seaside park — and photograph it.
Feel the Cycladic-village vibe in Anafiotika
Stroll the tiny quarter of white-and-blue island houses tucked under the Acropolis — and photograph it.
Shop at the Monastiraki flea market
Wander among antiques, vinyl and street food, haggling as you go; pause at a rooftop bar with an Acropolis view — and photograph it.
Watch a performance at the Herodion (Odeon of Herodes Atticus)
Catch a concert or opera at the summer festival in the 2nd-century Roman theatre at the foot of the Acropolis — and photograph it.
Swim at the Athens Riviera beaches
Swim at the organized beaches along the Glyfada-Vouliagmeni stretch; spend the evening at beach bars — and photograph it.
Run on the original Marathon route
Run the legendary route (or part of it) from the ancient battlefield to Athens, where the marathon was born — and photograph it.
Eat moussaka in Athens
Order the layered aubergine bake with a rooftop view and photograph it.
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