_____________________ The home of Greece’s national poet sits crumbling in the middle of a popular tourist district. _________________________ BORN IN PATRAS, GREECE IN 1859, Kostis Palamas attended high school in nearby Mesolonghi. After his graduation in 1877, he moved to Athens. Palamas enrolled at the University of Athens, but soon left his studies and pursued a career in journalism. His Read more…

Iraklidon 66 Athens Greece __________________ IN 1886, A CLOTH WHOLESALER from Kalamata named Elias Poulopoulos traveled to Athens with dreams of success. Poulopoulos had a passion for hats and was determined to start a factory to produce them. He purchased a large plot of land in the Thissio area of the city, and by 1890 his dreams were fulfilled when Read more…

The site where hundreds of Greeks were tortured by the Nazi secret police is now a cosmetics store. __________________________ 6 Merlin St Athens Greece ________________________ WHEN THE GERMAN ARMY INVADED and occupied Athens in April 1941, it began enacting laws to control the local population. Many Greeks resisted these laws, and the Greek Resistance Movement was soon organized, known as Read more…

A grotesque collection of wax limbs depicting the symptoms of venereal disease. _______________ 5 Ionos Dragoumi Athens Greece ____________________ THIS UNEXPECTED MUSEUM IS LOCATED inside the Andreas Syggros hospital of dermatological and venereal diseases in the center of Athens. Here, rows and rows of grotesque wax models depicting skin conditions and sexually transmitted diseases are kept inside glass showcases and Read more…