Excavation work to create a ventilation shaft for the metro uncovered the well-preserved ruins of a large Roman bath complex, built in the 3rd century AD where the Ilissos River once ran. A portion is exposed at the edge of the Zappeion, and you can peer down from above.
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Roman Baths
Syntagma & Plaka
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Benaki Museum of Greek Culture
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National Archaeological Museum
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Housing the world's finest collection of Greek antiquities in an enormous neoclassical building, this museum is one of Athens' top attractions. Treasures…
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