{"id":5565,"date":"2026-01-14T12:09:44","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T12:09:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/?post_type=story&#038;p=5565"},"modified":"2026-01-15T04:47:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T04:47:02","slug":"drawn-to-the-siren-song-of-the-thracian-coast","status":"publish","type":"story","link":"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/drawn-to-the-siren-song-of-the-thracian-coast\/","title":{"rendered":"Drawn to the siren song of the Thracian coast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"section galleryBlock \">\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"Ancient Zone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Zone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/ancient-zone.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAncient Zone\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\t<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<p>In the old part of town, nestled inside the modern city of Maroneia, you\u2019ll discover a little gem: the beautifully preserved Tavaniotis Mansion, an excellent specimen of 19th-century Thracian residential architecture, which is not only open to visitors but also doubles as an archaeological museum.<\/p>\n<p>A few kilometers farther south lies ancient Maroneia, which was abandoned when it fell prey to repeated pirate attacks, paying a heavy price for its picturesque coastal location. 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Mansion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a4\u0391\u0392\u0391\u039d\u0399\u03a9\u03a4\u0397-3-e1767963993479-2048x1343.jpg\" alt=\"Tavaniotis Mansion\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a4\u0391\u0392\u0391\u039d\u0399\u03a9\u03a4\u0397-3-e1767963993479-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a4\u0391\u0392\u0391\u039d\u0399\u03a9\u03a4\u0397-3-e1767963993479-1024x671.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a4\u0391\u0392\u0391\u039d\u0399\u03a9\u03a4\u0397-3-e1767963993479-768x504.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a4\u0391\u0392\u0391\u039d\u0399\u03a9\u03a4\u0397-3-e1767963993479-1536x1007.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u03a4\u0391\u0392\u0391\u039d\u0399\u03a9\u03a4\u0397-3-e1767963993479-2048x1343.jpg 2048w\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tTavaniotis Mansion\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/section>\n    \n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<h2><span class=\"marker-number\">2<\/span><br\/>Ancient Theatre of Maroneia: In the mythical land of Polyphemus<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The ancient city of Maroneia, the wealthy Thracian city of the Cicones, was visited both by Odysseus and Emperor Hadrian, and &#8211; according to local legend &#8211; was also home to mythical beings, for it was in a cave here that the Cyclops Polyphemus is said to have lived.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n    <section class=\"section galleryBlock\">\n    \n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide 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Maroneia\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0398\u0395\u0391\u03a4\u03a1\u039f-\u039c\u0391\u03a1\u03a9\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391\u03a3-1-2048x1365.jpg\" alt=\"Ancient Theatre of Maroneia\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0398\u0395\u0391\u03a4\u03a1\u039f-\u039c\u0391\u03a1\u03a9\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391\u03a3-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0398\u0395\u0391\u03a4\u03a1\u039f-\u039c\u0391\u03a1\u03a9\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391\u03a3-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0398\u0395\u0391\u03a4\u03a1\u039f-\u039c\u0391\u03a1\u03a9\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391\u03a3-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0398\u0395\u0391\u03a4\u03a1\u039f-\u039c\u0391\u03a1\u03a9\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391\u03a3-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/\u0398\u0395\u0391\u03a4\u03a1\u039f-\u039c\u0391\u03a1\u03a9\u039d\u0395\u0399\u0391\u03a3-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tAncient Theatre of Maroneia\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/section>\n    \n<section class=\"section ContentText TitleCenter  \">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"rich-text\">\n\t\t<h2><span class=\"marker-number\">3<\/span><br\/>Zone: The ancient colony of Samothrace<\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to tax records from the 5th century BC, the ancient town of Zone paid the highest tax of all Samothracian colonies to the Athenian League. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/section>\n    <section class=\"section galleryBlock\">\n    \n<div class=\"CarouselDiv\">\n\t<div data-view=\"1\" class=\"Carousel \n\t\tImageGrid ImageGallery--slideshow \n\t\t\toneImg\n\t\t\t \n\t\t\t\tswiper-container \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t half\"  data-type=\"half\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__wrapper swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__slide swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"ImageGalleryItem \" style=\"\">\n\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItemCarousel \">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"ImageGalleryItem__image\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-1536x1024.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-1536x1024.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03.jpg 1536w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1024px) 100vw, 100vw\" data-sub-html=\"Archaeological Site of Zone\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div style=\"--ratio:50%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03.jpg\" alt=\"Archaeological Site of Zone\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/\u0396\u03a9\u039d\u0397_03.jpg 2000w\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ImageGalleryItem__caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\tArchaeological Site of Zone\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-prev swiper-button-prev\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-left-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-left-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"divider arrows\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"Carousel__nav-next swiper-button-next\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<button  class=\"Button \n\t\t\t  \t\t\t   Button--icon-only\t\t\t   Button--secondary--alt \t\t\t  \"   >\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"Button__icon  Button__icon--right \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n<svg class=\"SvgIcon  \" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\" shape-rendering=\"geometricPrecision\"  style=\"--svg-size: 24px\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<use class=\"icon-arrow-right-icon\" href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/hh\/public\/images\/icons.svg#icon-arrow-right-icon\"><\/use>\n\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section listBlock   \">\n\t<div class=\"block-heading d-flex\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"heading-title\">See also<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"row list three-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card   Card--circle centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/athens-clandestine-museums\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Athens\u2019 \u201cclandestine\u201d museums<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                                    \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MNEP-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Museum of Modern Greek Culture\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MNEP-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MNEP-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MNEP-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MNEP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MNEP-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 768px) 100vw, 100vw\">\n            <\/div>\n              <\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"CardBody   \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"CardTitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAthens\u2019 \u201cclandestine\u201d museums\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12  col-md-4 card-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<div class=\"Card   Card--circle centered\"  \n   >\n  \n\t\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/en\/story\/the-secret-sanctuaries-of-attica\/\" class=\"cardMainLink\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"CardTitle__title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>The \u201csecret\u201d sanctuaries of Attica<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\n\t      <div class=\"Card__image\">\n                                    \n<div style=\"--ratio:100%\" class=\" AspectRatioBox \">                 <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hh.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/agnostaieraattikis1-768x432.jpg 768w, 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