Travelogues Athens

We drive to the DPD shop in Athens to pick up a package... what happened next...

The Temple of Hephaestus located in the Agora area of Athens is one of the best-preserved Greek temples. It was constructed in the 5th century BC and all the columns still...

The Epigraphical Museum in Athens showcases all the significant documents of ancient Greece. Stone stelae served as writing surfaces for recording laws, contracts, tribute...

The ruins of the Stoa Basileios on the Agora in Athens are unfortunately not very well maintained. The site can only be viewed from the fence on Adrianou Street and from the...

In contrast to the location of Plato's Academy, the foundations of the ruins of Aristotle's gymnasium, the Lyceum, are very well preserved. Parts of the site have been covered...

The site of the former Academy of Plato in Athens is quite disappointing. While the foundations of the ruins are exposed, they are poorly marked. Some foundations have no signs...

Socrates was a critical thinker. He shone with his own humility and encouraged his students to reflect on society and draw conclusions. In doing so, he developed a method of...

05.04.2024 Yesterday our soul was pampered and our batteries were charged, today education and culture are on our agenda. Like thousands of other people. Although we cynically...

04/02/24 Long-term is a thing of the past; the trend is clearly towards last-minute travel. And even though we are said to be very old and have already passed our peak, we feel...

Crazy, we've never experienced that before. The wind hisses deafeningly and shakes our tent. What, did we say wind? Sturm hits it exactly. In the middle of the night we sit in...

After a hearty breakfast, we headed to the Parliament. There is a grand changing of the guards every Sunday. Afterwards, we strolled through the city park right next to the...

April 13-15, 2022: Athens, Piraeus Camping in the big city is always a challenge, as the metropolitan area does not offer much space for a camper. That's why we spent the...

Corinth Canal at the Isthmus of Corinth, which separates the Peloponnese from the mainland

... we have landed in Athens. First of all: Athens city center has nearly 700,000 inhabitants, the entire metropolitan area with the harbor has over three million. It is a city...

- Alex takes me to Lake Vouliagmeni today - a beautiful lake near the sea in Voula with small fish (doctor fish) that 'clean' the feet - for a small additional charge of 5 euros...