Best places: Historical landmarks in Athens, Greece

Concerts & other performances are held at this restored stone theater constructed in 161 CE.

Ruins of iconic 5th-century B.C. temple complex on Athens' rocky hilltop undergoing restoration.

Restored, landmark temple ruins on archaeological site with iconic Doric columns built from 447 BC.

Historic site that once served as the high court of appeal for judicial cases in ancient Greece.

Honoring Athena & Poseidon, this famous, ancient Greek temple features a porch with 6 caryatids.

Ancient principal entryway to the Acropolis, built c. 432 BCE, with white marble Doric columns.

Ancient Ionic temple depicting goddess Athena with 4 monolithic columns & decorated marble slabs.

Famous landmark featuring the ruins of an ancient Greek gathering place & a museum with artifacts.

Walkway through a wooded, steep-sloped park to a lookout near a chapel, popular for sunset views.

Huge, tiered performance space seating around 15,000 people, dating from the 6th century B.C.

Tomb & monument ruins erected in the 2nd century, with an ancient chiseled frieze & inscription.

Historic cenotaph dedicated to the Greek soldiers killed in war, built between 1930 & 1932.

Ancient octagonal tower used as a weather station with sundials & a wind vane, plus a water clock.

Historic Byzantine-era church with stone carvings on the exterior walls & a snug interior.

👍👍 Almost no one goes here, which is a great pity because it’s one of the most historically significant places in Athens. This was where the ancient Athenian assembly gathered. It’s where Themistocles convinced the city to fight the Persians at Salamis, where Pericles built the Delian League, where Nic...

👍 Some visitors to the Acropolis prefer to use the entrance on the bottom of the south slope of the hill to the main entrance much further uphill. It might be a little easier to walk up to the top of the hill from this side, but this entrance lacks the drama of the main one. If you believe that the cl...

👍👍 This historic mansion from the Byzantine period has been impressively restored and gives you some insight into life in the past centuries. I really enjoyed my visit and the place's peaceful atmosphere in the middle of the hustle & bustle of the Plaka area in Athens . It was also really nice to see...

Vast temple begun in 6th century B.C. on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus.

The remains of this agora built by the Romans from 19-11 B.C. include columns & an octagonal tower.

👍👍 Majestic!