Georgios Kandilis

Georgios Kandilis, Architect.

Votanopoleio

Votanopoleio, Dorieon street, Petralona. A nice place to chill out. Non-smokers only.

Grigorios Xenopoulos

Grigorios Xenopoulos, writer and journalist. Bust outisde the Municipal Intellectual Centre of Athens.

Municipal Intellectual Centre

Behind the National Library. Akadimias street.

Kostas Palamas

Kostis Palamas. National Poet. Outside the Municipal Intellectual Centre. Notice how modern greeks treat the status of Palamas, by writing on it.

Kostis Mpastias

Kostis Mpastias, writer and theatre-director.

Trireme Replica

Replica of an ancient trireme, Palaio Faliro

Palaio Faliro

Palaio Faliro

House of Proklos

Where the house of Proklos, the greatest mind of late Antiquity, stood.

Herode's Atticos Theatre

Roman Agora

Roman Agora

Plato's Academy

Part of the ancient Plato's Academy.

Where once stood pillars

Ancient Agora

Panathenaic way

Where Panathenaic Way used to be, Ancient Agora.

Metaxourgio

The ex-factory for silk processing (Metaxourgio). The place that gave its name to the area. Milleroy and Leonidoy corner.

The acrobat

The place where the film "Tis kakomoiras" was shot. Not sure if this is true, but that's what I heard. Metaxourgio, Psaron and Maizonos corner.

Praying hands

Art on a hotel, Peiraios street.

Part of ancient wall

Part of an ancient wall, Klafthmonos Square.

Street Art

Aioloy Street.

The Greek Parliament

Democracy or cesspool? Your call.

Kallimarmaro

The stadium where modern Olympics revived.

Kostas Palamas' residence

Fallen into dereliction, the house where Kostis Palamas lived his last eight years. Periandroy 5, Plaka. This is how the greek government "honours" its national poet.

The Destroyer

Poem by Kostis Palamas. Kallidromioy Street, Exarcheia, next ot Nicolaos Asimos' home.

Ioannis Makrygiannis

Ioannis Makrygiannis, prominent figure of the Greek Revolution in 1821.

Konstantinos Paparrigopoulos

Historian Konstantinos Paparrigopoulos. The founder of the "graeco-christian" civilisation.

Ioannis Varvakis

National benefactor Ioannis Varvakis.

Street Art

Street art on Filellinon Street.

Theodoros Kolokotronis

Statue of Theodoros Kolokotronis, leader and general of the Greek Revolution in 1821. Stadioy Street.

Klafthmonos Square

Klafthomonos square, with statue that represents the national reconciliation.

Archaeological Museum

The archaeologicla museum, on Patision Street.