Athens Pictures Photos, Greece Explore! offers a variety of walking, cycling and family tours in Greece. e.g. Ancient Macedonia | Corfu | Crete Ramble | Peloponnese Walks/Cruise The Temple of Olympian Zeus, aka Olympeion, number two on the map below. The photos of Athens are mainly what you would see if you followed the orange brick road mapped below. Click on either image to see the Athens Pictures or select other photos or information about Greece from below. Greek images and information: Greece Pictures | Greece Travel Guide | Greece Map Halkidiki Travel Guide | Greek Islands and Beaches Travel Guide | Athens Travel Guide A map of walkways [in orange] seen outside the Acropolis, joining most of the city's key sites. Unfortunately, someone neglected to add an English - or any other language - translation. The black/white numbers above are Bugbog's addition. See below for our key to this map.

Number 1: Syntagma Square, a metro station, the Parliament building and guards in pom-pom clogs.

Number 2: the Olympeion, though not much is left barring a dozen massive Corinthian columns and the Arch of Hadrian.

Number 3: the Acropolis, including the Theatre of Dionysos and the Parthenon.

Number 4: Filopappos Hill, a calm green walk, some good views, the Dora Stratou Theatre and a pleasant café.

Number 5: Thision metro stop and access to fashionable, non-touristy Psiri district [11] and Keramikos cemetary [6].

Number 6: lovely, tranquil, Keramikos cemetary.

Number 7: the Ancient Agora [market place], including the Agora Museum inside the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, and the Temple of Hephaestus.

Number 8: Monastiraki metro stop, Athens Flea Market, the Ceramic Museum and shopping galore.

Number 9: the Roman Agora, and up the hill expensive dining and cute little Anafiotika village.

Number 10: Plaka sweet Plaka, homebase for a million Athens travellers.

Number 11: Psiri, the best area for eating and drinking alongside affluent young locals, as opposed to neighbouring Plaka's tourist herds.

Athens Pictures © Julian Loader

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