The Parthenon, the most well-known attraction in Athens, will leave you in awe Credit: anyaivanova You can literally walk in the footsteps of the ancient Greeks at the excavations beneath the ...

From enjoying archaeological sites without the usual tourist rush to strolling through picturesque neighborhoods like Plaka ...

The ancient Greeks had done the same ... Scholars estimate that in the time of Pericles, the Athenian leader who spearheaded the Parthenon's construction, workers cut 100,000 tons of marble ...

"Positive" talks between Greece and the British Museum over the Parthenon Marbles have rekindled hope that the ancient friezes could be on their way back to Athens after more than two centuries.