Welcome to Greece

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.