Welcome to Greece

Homer's epic poem the Odyssey begins ten years after the fall of Troy.

The son of either Poseidon or Aegeus and Aethra, Theseus was widely considered the greatest Athenian hero.

The "Alexandros Papadiamantis" airport on Skiathos was voted one of the most interesting for plane spotting, having caught the attention of the international community of plane spotters, a special audience that travels to photograph and follow the aircraft take-off and land from nearby. The airport is located between two beaches, The impressive thing is that anyone can see the takeoff...

Apart from the Parthenon, which made Athens famous all over the world, the city boasts other buildings just as important, historical sites that marked each in its own way the historical development of Attica. In the Ancient Agora where the Greek spirit was born and grew to manhood, one can admire a wealth of important monuments, among them the reconstructed...

Perseus was the son of a mortal woman princess Danae and god Zeus. To save his mother from marrying the king Polydectes, he was ordered to kill the gorgon Medusa.To help him with this task, Zeus sent both Athena and Hermes to meet Perseus and provide him with the special tools to kill Medusa. Athena decided to give him a...

The new Acropolis Museum, at the intersection of Makriyanni and Dionysios Areopagitis Streets, emerges grandiloquently from the garden of the Weiler Building. Designed by architect Bernard Tschumi, it is one of the world's most modern museums. The Museum entrance leads through to a wide ramp with a glass floor, the exhibition area for the finds from the slopes of the...

Piraeus is a port city within the Athens urban area, in the Attica region of Greece. It is located in the Athens Riviera...

The Acropolis is probably the most famous ancient citadel, along with the awe-inspiring temple that crowns the Acropolis hill & Parthenon.

Just a short distance from the daily traffic jams in the downtown area and the constant comings and goings of the pedestrians, Plaka is a breath of life, an opportunity to walk through its picturesque lanes or take refreshment at one of its little coffee shops. Especially when the weather is fine, in the streets of this quarter of Athens...

The Acropolis of Athens is definitely the most popular site in the city. Every year approximately seven million tourists visit it.