Athens 2026

Taste Greek wine in Athens on a Friday night

Noisy parakeet dwell in the streets of Athens in the morning

2 statues of Nike at the entrance of Acropolis Museum

The Acropolis Museum is a modern glass and concrete structure

All these fragments come from the Acropolis, visible from the museum

The original Caryatids from the Erechtheion

One statue is in London and one has been smashed by a Turkish canon

Selfie with the Caryatids

Sculpted in 406 BC, 2432 years old

It is low season, but the museum is full of people

40 blocks from the frieze of the Parthenon are here, 56 in London

Looking at the Acropolis

Narrow alley in Plaka neighbourhood

The Arch of Hadrian 131AD

The remains of the Temple of Olympian Zeus

Syntagma Square and the Greek Parliament

The guards at the Greek Parliament

In the National Garden

The Panathenaic stadium viewed from the street

We managed to climb on the wall

The stadium hosted the first modern Olympics in 1896

It is a reconstruction of the classic stadium of 144AD

We can see the stadium as we climb Lycabettus Hill

Looking out over Athens

The Acropolis cannot be missed

Zooming in on the Parthenon

Selfie on Lycabettus Hill

Chapel of St George

Pictured on our way down

DJ booth in Ekiben Restaurant

Two leopards in the Bar in front of the Bar

Cocktails in the Attic Rooftop

View on the Acropolis in the Attic Rooftop

Before going up to the Acropolis the next day

Posing for the profile pic

Odeon of Herodes Atticus, 161AD

Athena Nike temple

At the monumental gate (Propylaea)

Looking at the Propylaea on the west side

The Sun comes out as we see the Erechtheion

Quick selfie

The Caryatids are replaced by copies, but look pretty as ever

We&#x27;ve seen the original in the museum

Who would have been the model?

Erechtheion and the Propylaea in one image

The Caryatids from a different perspective

Cannot get enough of the elegance

Capital of an Ionic column

The Erechtheion in full

The Parthenon has Doric columns

Roxy and the Parthenon

One statue survives in the pediment

The Parthenon was the temple of Athena Parthenos, completed in 432BC

A bomb destroyed the ammo depot of the Ottomans in 1687

Row of marble seats at the Dionysos Theater

Wide view of the Dionysos Theater

Bring your own pillow

View on the Acropolis from the Ancient Agora

Temple of Hephaistos on the Ancient Agora 5thC BC

The Temple of Hephaistos is one of the best conserved temples

Impressive six pack

View on the Roman Agora

Walking up to Anafiotika

Anafiotika is a small suburb

The walls are white as on Anafi Island

People live here, but stay inside

Ending the day with a beer in Strange Brew pub

Graffiti in the Psiri neighbourhood

They like colour here

Archaeological site in Kerameikos district

Modern Kerameikos does not have the grandeur of the past

The clouds are gone, picture time

Art, decoration or laundry?

Book store in Plaka

View on Athens from Philopappos Hill

Waiting for sunlight on the Acropolis

And there we go, picture time again

The Acropolis seen from Philopappos Hill in bright sunshine

The buildings at the west gate

Time for a sundowner

The sunset is on the other side

The Erechtheion changes colours

Sunset is always a magical moment

We find an even better viewpoint on the east side of the hill

Last light on the Acropolis and the end of our trip to Athens

Map of Athens