School · Attica
Academy of Athens & Plato's Academy Site
The 19th-century Academy building evokes Classical Athens, but the real pilgrimage is to the site of Plato's original Academy (1.5km northwest). Here for 900 years philosophers taught and debated, always over wine.
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Wineries nearby
- Winery · Athens Athens Wine Bar Culture Athens wine bars went from non-existent (2004) to renaissance culture in 20 years — now wine is the star with sommeliers in every restaurant.
- Winery · Athens Athens: Acropolis & Agora Ancient Athenian wine production rooted in Agora markets — modern tastings trace 2,400 years of Greek viticulture from pottery shards to glass.
- Winery Domaine Vassiliou Domaine Vassiliou, 1905: George Vassiliou (3rd generation) runs ultra-modern Koropi winery (150 acres calcareous slopes) plus Nemea estate.