Underground Art and Archaeology
AthensguideHave you found yourself in Athens on a holiday, and the sites are closed? Or perhaps it's a rare rainy day and you'd like to find a way to stay…
Three days in Thisseio
Although I'm a Pagrati girl to the core, every once in awhile I get a chance to go on vacation in Athens, heading across the historical center, and landing at…
Free Fridays! Guided tours of the Greek National Library
The National Library of Greece has begun offering free guided tours every Friday beginning Friday, February 8, 2013 between 2:30 - 3:30 in the afternoon. Learn about the history of…
Folk Music in Greece: Rembetiko and Laiko Music, a discussion….
Dr. Nikos Ordoulidis, on popular Musicology in Greece: The Case of Rembétiko and Laikó Musical Styles Nikos Ordoulidis studied at the University of Leeds, UK (PhD in Popular Musicology and…
Tour the Ancient Agora (In English!)
TOUR OF THE ANCIENT ATHENIAN AGORA Ancient Agora in Athens The Agora was essentially the urban heart of ancient Athens. It was the focal point of political, legal, philosophical and…
Eye on Athens Architecture
So many visitors come to Athens expecting to concrete jungle, with nothing more of interest architecurally than the ancient sites of the Parthenon, perched atop the Acropolis, and the Ancient Agora…
Wow, look at THAT building!
I spend alot of my time in Athens walking. I find the city center to be a very "walkable" area, (ok, I concede, some streets are lacking when it comes…
Guided tour in English: Osios Loukas Monastery
The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens Present THE MONASTERY OF OSIOS LOUKAS on Sunday 8th May 2011 with Dr. Mary-Lee Coulson The monastery of Hosios Loukas on…
Hadrian’s Arch, Temple of Zeus & Kalimarmaro, tour in English
The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens are sponsoring a walking tour of HADRIAN’S ARCH, THE TEMPLE OF OLYMPIAN ZEUS and THE PANATHENAIC STADIUM on Sunday March 13,…
Athens’ First Cemetery, tour in English
The Friends of the Australian Archaeological Institute at Athens present a guided tour of the THE “FIRST CEMETERY” (PROTO NEKROTAPHEIO) OF ATHENSby Dr. Stavros Paspalas on Saturday 19th February 2011,…