Dora Stratou Dance Theatre

Athens


Every summer this company of 75 singers and dancers performs Greek folk dances, showing off the rich variety of regional costume and musical traditions. Performances are held at its open-air theatre on the western side of Filopappou Hill. It also runs folk-dancing workshops.


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1. Filopappou Hill

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Also called the Hill of the Muses, Filopappou Hill – along with the hills of the Pnyx and the Nymphs – is a somewhat wild, pine-shaded spot that's good…

2. Shrine of the Muses

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Just below the crest of Filopappou Hill, the ruined shrine to the goddesses of creative inspiration is carved into the bedrock.

3. Monument of Filopappos

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This 12m-high marble monument at the top of Filopappou Hill was built between AD 114 and 116 in honour of Julius Antiochus Filopappos, a prominent Roman…

4. Church of Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris

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At the foot of Filopappou Hill, this 16th-century church may not be the oldest in Athens, but it is certainly one of the loveliest, with a heavy timber…

5. Socrates' Prison

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On the slopes of Filopappou Hill, follow the path to this warren of rooms carved into bedrock. It's said to have been the place Socrates was imprisoned in…

6. Hill of the Pnyx

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North of Filopappou Hill, this hill was the official meeting place of the Democratic Assembly in the 5th century BC – really, the first site of democracy…

7. Hill of the Nymphs

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Northwest of Hill of the Pnyx, this hill is home to the old Athens observatory, built in 1842.

8. Church of Agia Marina Thission

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Striped like a multilayered cake and bursting with red-tile domes, this 1931 church perches on the northwest side of the Hill of the Nymphs. Its murals,…