The tiny, scenic neighborhood of Anafiotika just above Plaka and below the Acropolis is often overlooked by visitors to Athens.

In 480 BC, Persian forces led by King Xerxes I burned down the city of Athens, as well as the Acropolis, in what is called “the Persian Destruction of Athens.” The destruction of the great city took ...

For the best photos and views ... While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens that garners the most attention.

An engraving of the Parthenon atop the Acropolis decorated the front side of the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games medals. Above the engraving, “12th Paralympic Games Athens 2004” was written in Greek. The ...

The Ministry of Culture together with the Ministry of Environment and Development have launched a general conservation and revitalisation programme for the main archaeological sites in Athens, ...

Rising to a height of between 60 and 70 meters above the city, the rocky flat-topped hill of the Acropolis is 300 meters ... to the glory of democratic Athens and its empire.

Located near the Acropolis and the Benaki Museum ... this landmark is one of the most common associated with Athens and worth a look and a few photos. Visitors to the Temple of Olympian Zeus ...

The Acropolis is a sacred hill in the heart of Athens with the Parthenon at its peak. Beside it is a smaller temple known as the Erechtheion, named after Erechtheus, a mythical king of Athens.