Just 70 kilometres south-east of Athens, at the southern tip of Attica, lies one of the most famous and impressive sites in Greece, Cape Sounion, or Sounio. Since time immemorial, the cape has been considered a sacred place and was the centre of t... read more
About 11 km from the centre of Athens, in the town of Haidari (a suburb of Athens), next to the picturesque Daphne grove, one of the most famous Orthodox shrines of Greece and one of the most important monuments of Byzantine architecture, the Daph... read more
East of Athens on the western slope of Mount Imittos, safely hidden from prying eyes behind a high stone fence, is an ancient Orthodox shrine, the Kesariani Monastery.
read moreParnitha is a mountain range 35 kilometres north of Athens, the capital of Greece. The highest peak of the range is Mt Karabola, which is 1,413 metres above sea level and is the highest mountain in Attica. Up to a height of about 1000 metres, the... read more
