Going up the Lycabettus, one gets outside its legendary theater. A few meters further to the top of the mountain, you arrive at the church of Agios Georgios, which every day gathers students, couples and tourists in its small courtyard.

From there you can see the whole city. A beautiful city with history, sea, special districts and people who, if they do not get lost in the fast pace of everyday life, know how to have fun.

But when we look at photos from the past, we think how much more beautiful it would have been if the rivers and streams had been preserved, which in combination with the Greek sunshine would have made the city even more beautiful.

The photos of the past years of Athens that we have, are from the archive of German Archeological Institute of the University of Cologne.