Travel to Europe

Rubenshuis

Pieter Paul Rubens one of the Baroque pioneers, is well-known for his portraits of voluptuous half-nude women. During his life, he and his pupils produced around 2,000 paintings and some of the most innovative material of his time. You can see lots of his paintings and sketches in this museum that is located in the statuesque house where he once lived. Admission is EUR 6 for adults and is free for children.

De Marollen/Les Marolles

This is a working-class neighborhood, dominated by the gargantuan Palais de Justice (builded in 1866-1883 and used to be the biggest building in the world). The Marolles now boasts a great selection of dining establishments and antiques shops. The neighborhood it's well known for its daily flea market on Place du Jeu-de-Balle, the central square.

Museum voor Moderne Kunst

Placed on Place Royale, with no less than eight floors underground, this Museum of Modern Art was constructed around a light shaft that allows daylight to filter down. As part of the Belgian Royal Museum of Fine Arts, it boast a  wide range of works by Belgian modernists. It also features foreign modern artists. There is a gift shop and a cafeteria in case the arts make you hungry.

Museum voor Moderne Kunst

Placed on Place Royale, with no less than eight floors underground, this Museum of Modern Art was constructed around a light shaft that allows daylight to filter down. As part of the Belgian Royal Museum of Fine Arts, it boast a  wide range of works by Belgian modernists. It also features foreign modern artists. There is a gift shop and a cafeteria in case the arts make you hungry.

Rockwave Festival

A FASNTASTIC three-day outdoor rock music event is takes place each year during the summer, you will find out that five to six groups and artists perform each day on three color-coded stages, each devoted to a different style of music, red for metal, green for rock, and the blue stage devoted to dance. Increasingly popular, it also features trance, industrial, and other cutting-edge music attracting primarily teen Greeks and their foreign counterparts.

National Archaeological Museum

Since 1889, this amazing almost statuesque building houses one of the world's most famous museum. Among the most popular exhibits is the 3,600 year old gold mask of Agamemnon. There is even an ancient device from the first century BC, which is considered to be the world's oldest computer. A section of the museum also contains exhibits from Ancient Egypt. Definetly a place of culture and knowledge that you can't miss if you are traveling to Greece

Cape Sounion

Cape Sounion are the ruins of an ancient temple built on a cliff-top offer spectacular views of the Aegean Sea and a picture perfect sunset. The temple was dedicated to Poseidon, god of the sea. It can be reached in an hour from Athens, by following a scenic route along the Apollo Coast. There are excellent beaches along the road to Sounion, so don't forget to pack your bathing suit.

Ancient Agora

The same place where Socrates was engaging people in long, philosophical discussions 2500 years ago. This one of a kind archaeological park served as the city's marketplace from the 6th century BC to the 6th century AD. Scattered throughout the Agora are statues and ruins of numerous buildings, the most interesting of which is the well-preserved Temple of Hephaistos or Thission, built in the 5th century BC. Many archaeological finds are on display inside the reconstructed Stoa Attalou, an impressive building from the 2nd century BC.

Temple of Olympian Zeus

This impressive temple was dedicated to the worship of Zeus. Its perimeter included 104 Corinthian columns, with additional columns inside the building were you can see a huge gold and ivory statue of Zeus. After the temple's destruction by invaders in the 4th century AD, the marble from the ruins started to disappear as it was being  reused as building material for newer constructions. This days, sadly only some of the temple's columns can be seen. Their immense height is a testimony to the amazing size of this sanctuary.

Acropolis

An amazing religious complex, the Acropolis is formed by several temples, which were built by the world's first democracy during the 5th century BC. The most famous building of all is the Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the goddess Athena. The Parthenon became the paragon of classical Greek architecture, and has been seriously injured over the years. A small museum features an impressive collection of ancient Greek sculptures.