Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The Municipal Art Gallery of the Municipality of Thessaloniki in Central Macedonia, Greece was founded in 1966 as an offshoot of the Municipal Library. Since 1986 it has been housed in the Villa Mordoch on Vassilissis Olgas Avenue,... View More
Museum of Illusions Athens
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece Enter the fascinating world of illusion which will trick your confidence in senses, but amaze you by doing it; the world that will confuse you completely, but also educate you! View More
National Museum of Contemporary Art - EMST
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece The National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST) began its operation in 2000. Permanent home of the Museum is the former Fix brewery on Syngrou Ave., the reconstruction of which was completed in February 2014. The building... View More
Olympian Zeus Temple
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece Today:
The temple of Olympian Zeus is today an outdoor archaeological site and one with the most popular in Athens, as it is very near the Acropolis rock. For the record, the area received additional global interest when in January... View More
Palatial Complex of Galerius
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The palace complex of Galerius Maximianus was built in ca. 300 A. D. to become the administrative and religious center of Roman Thessaloniki. The Rotonda, the Arch of Galerius, the Palace, the Octagon and the Hippodrome are its... View More
Panagia Chalkeon Church
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The Church of Panagia Chalkeon is an 11th-century Byzantine church in the northern Greek city of Thessaloniki.
The church is located at Dikastirion Square, north of the Via Egnatia at the point where it crosses the Aristotelous... View More
Panathenaic Stadium - Kallimarmaron
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece The Panathenaic Stadium or Kalimarmaro, was dedicated to the goddess Athena, protector of the city of Athens and there celebrated part of the Great Panathenaia which was the most important combination of religious festival, athletic... View More
Parthenon
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece The Parthenon (Ancient Greek: Παρθενών; Modern Greek: Παρθενώνας, Parthenónas) is a former temple, on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, dedicated to the goddess Athena, whom the people of Athens considered their... View More
Profitis Ilias Church
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The Church of Prophet Elijah (Greek: Ναός Προφήτη Ηλία) is a 14th-century church in Thessaloniki, Greece, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The church is located in the upper quarter of the old city, and dates to... View More
Rotunda of Galerius
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The Rotunda of Galerius is 125m northeast of the Arch of Galerius. It is also known (by its consecration and use) as the Greek Orthodox Church of Agios Georgios, and is informally called the Church of the Rotunda (or simply The... View More
State Museum of Contemporary Art
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The Thessaloniki State Museum of Contemporary Art (Greek: Κρατικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης) is a state museum based in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. It was founded in 1997, at the occasion... View More
Temple of Hephaestus
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece The Temple of Hephaestus or Hephaisteion or earlier as the Theseion, is a well-preserved Greek temple; it remains standing largely as built. It is a Doric peripteral temple, and is located at the north-west side of the Agora of... View More
Vlatades Monastery
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Vlatades Monastery or Vlatadon Monastery (Greek: Μονή Βλατάδων) is a monastery in Thessaloniki, Greece. Built in the 14th century during the late Byzantine Empire, it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Source: wikipedia.org View More
Walls of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia The Walls of Thessaloniki are the city walls surrounding the city of Thessaloniki during the Middle Ages and until the late 19th century, when large parts of the walls, including the entire seaward section, were demolished as... View More
White Tower
Thessaloniki Downtown, Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia Through Filikis Etairias Street, where visible sections of the rampart and triangular cantilevers of the main wall are preserved, we reach the White Tower, at the meeting point between the marine and eastern land wall.
The White... View More
Anton Prokesch Von Osten Mansion
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece Built in 1841by Stamatis Kleanthis. View More
Anton Prokesch Von Osten Mansion
Academy of Athens
Athens Downtown, Athens, Athens, Central Greece The Academy of Athens is located on the corner of Sina street and Panepistimiou street and is part of the Neoclassical Trilogy: Academy - Panepistimio - National Library.
The idea of establishing the Academy had already begun... View More