Hadrian's Athens

He had it all but he wanted it all. From the time he ascended the throne of Rome in 117 A.D. and for twenty-one years, he spent most of his reign traveling all over his vast Empire to see, feel, inspire and create. He was always leaving back a trace that defined the Empire's provinces, establishing cities throughout the Balkans, Egypt and Asia Minor, but also making Rome more culturally diverse than ever before.

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Athens - A Portrait of a Changing Metropolis

This is a film - homage to the capital of Greece by Alexandros Maragos.

Shot almost entirely from the highest rooftops, hills, and mountains of Athens at night, the film explores the urban core, the city center and beyond. A series of hyperlapse, timelapse and drivelapse shots of the city and the skyline, shows that what you feel, not what to do in Athens, greece is what matters.

The Parthenon as it Once Was

The Parthenon is visually reunited with its sculptural decorations and regains its true colors in an outstanding computer animation. Watch how the iconic monument was created as part of the Acropolis's 5th c. BC building program, and what it took for it to define classicism and eternal beauty in a work where technology met archaeological research.

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Byzantine & Christian Museum, Athens; the Virtual Experience

Greece is much more than its ancient past. In the time when the Dark Ages were spreading across Europe, Greece and the whole Asia Minor was home to the Byzantine Empire, the natural continuity of the Roman Empire which was gradually transforming into a Greek-speaking, Orthodox Christian mega-state.

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What are the 9 best trips to take from Athens?

Most people visit Athens to see the Acropolis, enjoy amazing Greek food and get a nice tan under the sun. But did you know that there more that meets the eye?
Paulina Kapsali from greece-is.com discovered 9 amazing destinations in just a few hours away from Athens.

The Mystery of Cycladic Figurines

Little is known about the people living in the small islands of central Aegean we now called the Cyclades c. 4.000 years ago. Beginning their life in small -and at times fortified- settlements, sailing the sea during their short lifetime, buried in humble graves upon their death, and with no written records to reveal their way of thinking, these islanders'  thoughts, hopes, and dreams remain a mystery. Only silent witness to this lost world's "mind" is the enormous number of marble statues from the Islands, whose minimal design links the ancient to the modern and is considered as the beginning of European art.

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Acropolis museum: A stroll to ancient Greece through a single site

The museum of acropolis is listed as one of the top museums in the world. As a matter of fact, it ranked 8th of the best in the world and 3rd of the best in Europe! Not to mention it is the top 1 museum to visit in Greece!