Spot a baklava tray
Find a tray of baklava (layered filo with nuts and syrup) in a sweet-shop window or counter. Photograph the diamond cuts.
Spot a blue-domed church
Find a blue-domed Greek Orthodox chapel anywhere in Athens (the Cathedral, Kapnikarea, a tiny Anafiotika chapel). Photograph the dome against the sky.
Spot a Cycladic Anafiotika cube
Walk up into Anafiotika (the tiny Cycladic-style village under the Acropolis). Find a whitewashed cube house with blue shutters. Photograph the house.
Spot a feta cheese wheel
Find a wheel of feta in a grocery shop window or market stall (Varvakeios market or any deli). Photograph the white wheel.
Spot a glass of ouzo or tsipouro
Find a small glass of ouzo or tsipouro (clear anise spirit that turns milky with water) on a taverna table with meze plates. Photograph the cloudy spirit.
Spot a Greek flag
Find a Greek flag (blue-and-white stripes with the cross in the corner) flying on a building, balcony or boat. Photograph it.
Spot a Greek frappé coffee
Find a Greek frappé (instant coffee shaken with foam, served over ice) on a kafenio table. Photograph the foamy top.
Spot a Greek key (meander) pattern
Find the Greek key meander pattern on a column, a building border, a souvenir scarf or a tile. Photograph the geometric loop.
Spot a Greek mosaic floor
Find a pebble mosaic floor (galaxídi-style or modern Greek tavern) or a Byzantine wall mosaic in a church. Photograph the pattern.
Spot a Greek salad (horiatiki)
Find a Greek salad on a taverna table: tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, olives, a slab of feta on top, olive oil. Photograph the feta slab.
Spot a Greek stray cat
Find an Athens cat sleeping on a Roman column, a taverna chair or a windowsill. Photograph the cat.
Spot a koulouri vendor
Find a street vendor selling koulouri (sesame-crusted bread rings stacked on a cart or pole). Photograph the rings.
Spot a Lycabettus or Filopappou view
Climb up Lycabettus Hill or Filopappou Hill and photograph the city spread out with the Acropolis in the panorama.
Spot a marble-cutting workshop
Find a marble workshop (Greek monuments still get repaired by hand). Pireos Street and the suburbs have them. Photograph the marble dust.
Spot a Monastiraki flea market stall
Walk into the Monastiraki flea market and find a stall stacked with old cameras, vinyl, rugs or icons. Photograph the chaos.
Spot a Plaka step street
Walk into the Plaka and find a narrow whitewashed stepped street climbing toward the Acropolis. Photograph the steps with bougainvillea cascading.
Spot a Psiri street-art piece
Walk into Psiri or Exarcheia and find a piece of street art (Athens has one of Europe's densest street-art scenes). Photograph the wall.
Spot a souvlaki on a stick
Find a souvlaki (grilled meat skewer) or gyros wrap at a Greek street stand. Photograph the lemon-and-paprika glow.
Spot a tzatziki bowl
Find a bowl of tzatziki on a meze table or in a deli display. The garlic-yogurt-cucumber dip is everywhere. Photograph the bowl.
Spot a worry bead shop
Find a shop selling komboloi (worry beads). Several streets in Plaka have dedicated shops. Photograph the strings hung in the window.
Spot a worry bead string (komboloi)
Find a komboloi (worry beads) in a man's hand at a kafenio or in a shop window. Photograph the beads.
Spot an Athens kiosk (περίπτερο)
Find a periptero (the small street kiosk selling cigarettes, water, snacks and newspapers, ubiquitous in Athens). Photograph the kiosk.
Spot an Evzone guard
Find an Evzone Presidential Guard in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on Syntagma Square (or at the changing of the guard, every hour). Photograph the foustanella kilt and pom-poms on the tsarouchia shoes.
Spot an olive tree
Find an olive tree in a square, park or courtyard (or in a planter outside a shop). Photograph the silvery leaves.