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Athens – Kerameikos – Fierce Lion Grave Marker

It’s not a sheep, this is a marble grave marker of a brave and fierce lion. It was found to

Kerameikos was a district of Athens which took its name from the pottery makers who lived there. The Latin name

Since my ticket allows, I got the train down to the southern end of the green metro line and the

I like a good political demonstration, although having said that, I will soon move away from anything that might involve

In the 1970s New York subway trains were covered in graffiti, it looked awful, it put people off using the

There seems to be heritage everywhere in Athens and I didn’t expect to find this mini museum at the exit

I walked by this restaurant, which is outside of the city centre and it looked welcoming and after a quick

I didn’t know that Lord Byron had anything to do with Athens (I didn’t actually know much about him at

There are a lot of cats in Athens and many seem to like the spacious open air historic sites

The project to build what would have been the greatest temple known was begun in the sixth century BC, but