Acropolis
Athens 105 58
Every civilization that conquered Athens wanted a piece of this rock.
Ancient Agora
24 Adrianou, 1st Municipal Community, Athens, 105 55, Greece
This is where democracy was invented — not in some grand palace, but in an open-air marketplace where anyone could shout at a politician.
Erechtheion
Acropolis, Athens 105 58
If the Parthenon is Athens' power statement, the Erechtheion is its mystery.
Kerameikos Cemetery
148 Ermou, 3rd Municipal Community, Athens, 118 54, Greece
This is where we get the word "ceramic.
Stoa of Attalos
Ancient Agora, Athens 105 55
A fully reconstructed ancient Greek shopping mall stands in the middle of the Agora, and it works brilliantly as both a museum and a piece of experimental archaeology.
Temple of Hephaestus
24 Adrianou, 1st Municipal Community, Athens, 105 55, Greece
While the Parthenon gets all the postcards, this temple quietly holds a much more impressive record: it's the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in the world.
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas, 2nd Municipal Community, Athens, 116 36, Greece
It took 638 years to finish.
Theatre of Dionysus
25 Mitsaion, 1st Municipal Community, Athens, 117 42, Greece
Every play you've ever seen descends from this spot.
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