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Attica

Things to see in Attica

28 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

The Acropolis of Athens rising above the pine-covered slopes

Athens · Historic Sites & Ruins

Acropolis

5th-century Greek acropolis on a limestone hill
View over Hydra town and harbour from the hillside

Hydra · Historic Sites & Ruins

Kastelli Hill

On the western edge of Hydra Town, where the pale stone houses climb the slopes around Hydra’s harbour, a rocky height k...
A coastal landscape featuring a large agave plant in the foreground, overlooking the deep blue sea with sailboats and distant landmasses under a clear sky.

Lavreotiki · Historic Sites & Ruins

Lavreotiki (Region/Region Of Lavreotiki)

Coastal region in Attica, Greece
The image shows the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, featuring its iconic Doric columns against a clear blue sky.

Sounio · Ancient Ruins

Ancient Fortifications of Sounion

The Ancient Fortifications of Sounion are the walls and towers that once enclosed the sanctuaries at the southern tip of...
A row of weathered stone column drums and bases set in a grassy field with ancient stone walls and ruins in the background.

Athens · Archaeological Sites

Kerameikos

Ancient cemetery and pottery district in Athens
The image shows a low-angle, close-up view of the upper section of a large, ancient marble temple, specifically focusing on the corner where the architrave meets the columns, with a pile of rubble in the foreground.

Athens · Ancient Ruins

Parthenon

Ancient Greek temple atop the Acropolis
A harbor filled with sailboats and yachts at the base of a steep, arid hill densely covered with white-washed buildings and terracotta roofs under a clear blue sky.

Hydra · Historic Districts

Hydra Town (Chora) and Port

Hydra Town (Chora) Port
A forested hilltop featuring a prominent ancient stone monument (the Monument of Philopappos) and a bronze statue against a clear blue sky.

Athens · Historic Sites & Ruins

Philopappou Hill

Historic park with Acropolis views
A high-angle view of a large urban square featuring a prominent neoclassical government building (the Hellenic Parliament) on the left, a central park area with trees, and busy streets with yellow taxis in the foreground.

Athens · Historic Sites & Ruins

Syntagma Square

Athens' central square with the Hellenic Parliament
A low-angle view of ancient Greek Doric columns and stone ruins set against a clear blue sky, framed by large rocks in the foreground.

Sounio · Natural Landscapes

Cape Sounion Sunset Point

At the southern tip of the Attica Peninsula, where the Greek mainland ends and the Aegean Sea opens, the cape of Sounion...
A view through the large glass windows of a modern building looking out towards the Acropolis hill and the Parthenon in Athens, Greece.

Athens · Archaeological Museums

Acropolis Museum

Museum of ancient Greek art in Athens
A large stone building with flags on the roof and banners hanging from the facade, situated on a cobblestone street with a bust statue nearby.

Hydra · Historical Archives

Historical Archives Museum of Hydra

Hydra is a small, car-free island in the Saronic Gulf, yet in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries it was...