Athens

Hymettos 2

by Megan Houston
8 min read

Find the sanctuary of Zeus Ombrios high up on Mount Hymettos, and discover some alphabetic dedications.

View from below of ancient rock-cut steps on cliff face with fixed metal rope beside them.

Parnitha (Cave of Pan)

by Jason Konig
8 min read

Clamber down to the Cave of Pan on western Parnitha, in the footsteps of the late antique pilgrim Nikagoras.

Mountain path in foreground; distant view of city and mountain in the background.

Penteli

by Jason Konig
8 min read

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

Parthenion

by Jason Konig
8 min read

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

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