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Thissio to the Kerameikos and Gazi
Ancient Athens to gasworks
From Thissio to the great cemetery of ancient Athens, then on to the old gasworks of Gazi.
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About Thissio to the Kerameikos and Gazi
From Thissio metro, follow Ermou Street west to the gate of the Kerameikos at No. 148, the most important cemetery of ancient Athens and once the potters’ quarter that gave it its name. Paths lead past sculpted grave monuments, a stretch of the walls Themistocles built in the 5th century BC and the Pompeion, where the Panathenaic procession was prepared, while the site’s small museum holds the finds from the excavations. Cross Pireos Street into Gazi, where the brick chimneys of the old gasworks rise over Technopolis, the City of Athens arts venue with its Industrial Gas Museum. Our advice: check the Kerameikos opening hours on the Ministry of Culture’s site before you set out, and finish with an early-evening drink in Gazi.
Our take
- The Kerameikos cemetery
- Themistocles’ city walls
- The gasworks at Technopolis
- Address
- Thissio, Athens
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Thissio to the Kerameikos and Gazi before you go.
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