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Penteli

Get up close to the ancient quarries of Mount Penteli, and to Pausanias’ vision of Greece as a network of marble.

Experience the light on Mount Hymettos, and in Ovid’s version of the story of Procris and Cepahalus.

Head up into the secluded forests of Menalo from Stemnitsa for a glimpse of the territory of Pan and Artemis.

Wind your way up through the hellebore plants on Mount Helikon, on the slopes where they were harvested in antiquity.

Divine Summits: The Cultural Lives of Mediterranean Mountains (30 September – 16 November 2025).

Scramble up over the rocks to Mytikas, highest summit in Greece, and see where Hephaistos fell to earth.

Take the path that Pausanias walked on from Delphi up to the Corycian Cave, place of worship and refuge.

Follow the footsteps of Pausanias into the territory of Artemis with a scramble up to on to the ridge of Mount Artemisio.

Mountains of Greece: Heritage Narratives from the Past for a Sustainable Future, Athens, 22-24 October 2025

Stumble over abandoned babies and see the place where Helen met Paris on Mount Parthenion.

Make your way up Mount Lykaion to see the best excavated summit site in Greece, and to hear some bloodthirsty stories.

Dig into the archaeological heritage of the summit site on Mount Arachnaio, under the wind turbines.