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Antikythera Mechanism

2000-year-old computer demonstrates remarkable engineering and astronomical precision.

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The Athenian Agora

This ancient Greek place of assembly and marketplace is being revealed layer by layer below the modern Athens cityscape.

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Magic Sphere of Helios

This mystical orb covered in strange symbols is thought to have been used in ancient Greek magical rituals.

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Tower of the Winds

An ancient octagonal weather station named for the eight Greek gods of wind.

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Hadrian's Reservoir

This ancient hydrological marvel is now the base of a modern outdoor cinema.

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Lycabettus Funicular

The railway carts travelers to central Athens's highest peak, which offers stunning vistas of the city.

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Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art

Large collection from the 3rd millennium BCE.

Dromeas (The Runner)

A sharp sculpture made of thousands of pieces of jagged glass.

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Patsas

This offal soup is a classic Greek hangover cure.

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Spinialo

This Greek dish maintains an old fisherman's tradition of preserving one's catch in bottles of seawater.

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