Athens Travel Blog

Archaeology holds the throne of importance in Athens, and if it gets in the way of other things, well tough beans, buddy.  The long awaited New Acropolis Museum was no exception. When several layers of ancient cities were discovered during the early parts of construction, the rest of the world was asked...

20 km south of Athens lies the ghostly remains of the cult of Demeter in the ancient site of Elefsis. The miserable goddess of grain, desperate for the return of her daughter from the clutches of the god of the underworld left Mount Olympus and came here, posing as a common woman seeking common jobs...

As asked by many readers of the article about the Wonderful, Marvelous, Metro of Athens, here is the star of the underground’s archaeological exhibitions. Photo courtesy of Eve Astrid Andersson You need never feel alone in the Syntagma Station.