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ChangeSpot 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.
Spot Hadrian's Arch
Find Hadrian's Arch on Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias, the 18-metre marble arch between Plaka and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. Photograph the arch with the columns through it.
Spot the Acropolis from below
Find a view of the Acropolis from somewhere in the city below (Monastiraki, Plaka, Areopagus Hill). Photograph the rock with the Parthenon on top.
Spot the Erechtheion Caryatids
On the Acropolis, find the Erechtheion with its Caryatid porch (six female figures standing in for columns). Photograph the Caryatids.
Spot the Greek Parliament Building
Find the Hellenic Parliament Building (Vouli) on Syntagma Square, the former Royal Palace. Photograph the ochre facade.
Spot the Parthenon columns
Climb to the Acropolis and find the Parthenon. Photograph the Doric columns against the sky.
Spot the Temple of Olympian Zeus columns
Find the remaining Corinthian columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the tallest temple in ancient Athens. Photograph the columns standing alone.
Trivia: Athena patron
Athens is named after a Greek goddess. Which one (and what is she goddess of, in one word)?
Trivia: Marathon distance
The marathon race is named after the Battle of Marathon, which is near Athens. Roughly how long is a marathon in kilometers (42.195 km, 42 accepted)?
Trivia: Olympics origin
The ancient Olympic Games started in Greece. In what year were they first held (around 776 BC)?
Trivia: Parthenon year
Construction of the Parthenon began in which century BC (the 5th century BC, accept 447 BC and ranges)?