Mount Lycabettus & Panathinaiko Stadium

Took the cable car to the top of the best overlook in the city. Enjoyed some drinks and marched our way down even though we paid for a return ticket. The stadium was a highlight, walked the tunnels the gladiators and athletes entered through, sat in the King and Queens thrones.

“The Panathenaic Stadium or Kallimarmaro is a multi-purpose stadium in Athens, Greece. One of the main historic attractions of Athens, it is the only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. A stadium was built on the site of a simple racecourse by the Athenian statesman Lykourgos c. 400 BC, primarily for the Panathenaic Games. It was rebuilt in marble by Herodes Atticus, an Athenian Roman senator, by 144 AD it had a capacity of 50,000 seats.”

Finished with dinner at Greco with live music and gelato at Le Greche.Read more