Experts' Choice Award Kerameikos Cemetery
5 expert reviews
“For the average non-archaeologist type you'll probably most appreciate the graveyard with it's stunning marble headstones.”
– Afar Magazine
Fodor's "At the western edge of the Gazi district lies the wide, green expanse of Kerameikos, the main cemetery in ancient Athens." Full review
Lonely Planet Top Choice
"The small museum at Keramikos was established by its benefactor, Gustav Oberlaender." Full review
Let's Go "Kerameikos, the province of the kerameis (Greek potters), was one of the largest districts of ancient Athens and is now the city’s most important burial ground." Full review
Frommer's "Monuments from the 4th century B.C. and later line the Street of the Tombs." Full review
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Be sure to see the handsome classical statue of a youth known as the Kerameikos Kouros, and the lion and sphinx pieces.
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