Classical Athens

Restoration work is being carried out to restore an approximately 2,000-year-old stoa structure (colonnaded gallery) from the Roman period, located in the ancient city of Amastris in the northern province of Bartın's Amasra district.

When questioning locals around Athens' Acropolis about the Pnyx (or Pnyka), most have no idea what you are talking about; these historical sites are largely overlooked by tourists and residents alike. Yet, nestled on the hillside opposite the Parthenon, the Pnyx is at the very core of Ancient Athens' democratic legacy.

Active fire protection systems will be installed at the sites and the museums of the Ancient Agora and Kerameikos in Athens as part of the Culture Ministry's program for the holistic promotion of the archaeological sites, budgeted at 6.5 million euros.

In the heart of Athens, nestled within the vibrant Plaka district, lies a site that has borne witness to the ebb and flow of empires—the Roman Agora. Distinct from its more famous neighbor, the Ancient Agora, this historic marketplace is nevertheless a testament to Athens' richly layered history, where Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman influences converge.

Henry Moore's Fallen Warrior. An exhibition which opens at the Gagosian in Athens on September 12, examines the connections between Moore's artistic style and ancient Greek art. "The Acropolis is wonderful - more marvelous than ever I imagined… it's the greatest thrill I have ever had," he said in 1951.

It is evident that the wooden benches near the Arch of Hadrian, in the heart of Athens, are not suitable for resting. Most tourists pass them by (thankfully) as they focus on taking photos with the arch in the background, toward Amalias Avenue.

Could Athens ever be included in a list of cities that offer a high quality of life for their residents? Such an achievement could indeed serve as a political goal. While the increase in tourism in Athens is objectively a positive phenomenon, it also brings negative aspects due to the city's current saturation and inadequacies.

A new significant museum space, a brand-new museum located beneath the Acropolis Museum, opens its doors to the public today, both Greek and international.

For many years, French-Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi was an almost unwanted person in Greece, at least for those who knew his name and associated him with the first and most emblematic public building constructed in Athens in the 21st century.

Anarchically parked tourist buses in some of the most central parts of Athens are a major cause of traffic bottlenecks during the summer, making an already bad situation even more unbearable.