Completed in 161 B.C. this odeon bears the name of a rich Greek administrator of Roman origin who had it built in memory of his wife. In 1826 colonel Baron Fabvier, the famous French Philhellene, was able to find his way, unexpectedly, into the citadel of the Acropolis through the ruins of the odeon, and rescue the besieged Greeks. The façade is typically Roman and quite well preserved, and the restored interior has been developed to welcome the spectators of Athens summer festival.

Dáfni Monastery was founded in the 5C AD. From the slope of the hill south of the buildings one can see the original entrance, the rectangular precinct with a well-preserved section of the 5C-6C wall complete with sentry walk and towers, the cloister and the domed Byzantine church remodelled in the 13C. The interior of the church is magnificently decorated with mosaics from the late 11C against a gold background, remarkable for their delicacy of line and colouring.

The core of this museum illustrating the development of Greek art over a period of 3,000 years is the outstanding private collection of N.-P. Goulandris. On the 1^st floor you will find no fewer than 230 objects evoking Cycladic civilisation! Don't miss the magnificent collection of marble idols, remarkable for the sobriety and modernity of their lines (Ancient Cycladic I and II). Notice to art-lovers: on the 2^nd floor, 300 works representative of ancient Greek art are exhibited.

In this museum, admire the rich colours and refinement of the motifs of the embroideries of the Dodecanese, Epirus, Crete and Skyros, and the variety of traditional costumes: the robust and sober clothes of the nomadic Sarakatsan shepherds, the warm colours and costumes of Balkan Greece, the sumptuous embroideries of the festival fineries with the heavy silver jewels, and the elegant respectable costumes of central Greece and the Peloponnese. Makes you think about the way you look!