Located just north of the Parthenon high above the city within the Acropolis complex, the Erechtheion was constructed between 421 and 406 B.C. as a place for Athenians to worship Erechtheus, the ...

The Erechtheion, the ancient Greek temple held up by statues known as Caryatids, still stands on the Athens Acropolis.

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The Caryatids, a clique of statuesque ladies that once supported the roof of the Acropolis’s Erechtheion, stand more beautiful than ever after a three-year makeover. The ancient treasures were ...

Throngs make their way up the causeway to the Acropolis in this artistic imagining of the Panathenaic Procession.. ImageCourtesy of Yale University Press Although the western façade of the Propylaea ...

Holly Johnson is a travel journalist who has traveled to more than 60 countries and been on 40 cruises. Drawing on her time in Athens as a repeat Greece visitor, Johnson curated a thorough list ...

In this video, we’ll uncover the Best Things To Do in Athens Greece. Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece, and one of the oldest cities in the world, with a recorded history spanning over ...