Demo. A new layout for Zaila place pages, on a small browsable set of Athens places. Nothing in Zaila itself has changed.

Athens

Twelve place pages in the new layout, linked to each other the way Zaila links places in a plan. Start anywhere: every page has its breadcrumb at the top, links in its text, and nearby places at the bottom, so you can browse out and come back in.

The summit

Acropolis of Athens
Sight · The summitThe flat topped rock at the centre of Athens, crowned by the Parthenon and 2,500 years of building in pale marble.

The south slope

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus from above, its marble seating bowl open to the sky with Athens beyond

Herod Atticus Odeon
Sight · South slope of the AcropolisA marble theatre from the age of Roman Athens, carved into the foot of the Acropolis and still filled with music on summer nights.

The Theatre of Dionysus wide view, seats climbing the south slope of the Acropolis

Theatre of Dionysus
Sight · South slope of the AcropolisEvery stage play since traces back to this hillside: the great stone bowl under the Acropolis where Athens invented theatre, its priests’ carved marble thrones still lining the front row.

Below the rock

The Acropolis Museum exterior, glass and concrete on pillars

Acropolis Museum
Museum · Makriyanni, below the south slopeThe Parthenon’s own sculptures at eye level, in the same light, 300 meters from the temple they came from.

Adrianou Street in Plaka with cafes and the Acropolis above

Plaka
Neighborhood · North and east slopes of the AcropolisAthens at its most walkable, with the Acropolis rising over bougainvillea, stone steps and taverna tables.

The old city

The Stoa of Attalos, the long rebuilt colonnade along the east side of the Agora

Ancient Agora of Athens
Sight · Northwest foot of the AcropolisWhere democracy did its daily business, in a green park of ruins under the best preserved temple in Greece.

Eat and drink

The A for Athens rooftop at sunset, tables above Monastiraki Square facing the Acropolis

A for Athens
Restaurant · Monastiraki SquareMonastiraki Square at your feet, the Parthenon straight ahead, and a cocktail arriving as the rock turns gold.

The Ami Bar roof terrace at sunset, sofas and tables above the rooftops

Acropolis Ami Bar
Bar · Neos KosmosA small hotel roof in Neos Kosmos where the Parthenon does all the decorating.

Little Kook facade under a canopy of colored umbrellas, a dragon on the roof

Little Kook
Cafe · PsirriA fairy tale you can eat in: this Psirri cafe buries a neoclassical house in themed decor, from the dragon on its roof to the beanstalk climbing through its floors.

The bakery on its corner, tall windows full of bread shelves

72h Artisanal Bakery
Bakery · SyntagmaThree days of slow fermentation hide in every loaf at this Syntagma corner bakery, where the line forms for warm croissants, cinnamon rolls and chocolate babka.

Stay

The hotel on Mitropoleos Street, marble columns and the food hall windows at street level

Ergon House Athens
Hotel · Athens center, Mitropoleos StreetRooms above a Greek food hall, with olive trees and the Acropolis on the rooftop.

Shops and markets

The meat hall at Varvakios, lamb carcasses hanging over the butchers’ counters

Varvakios Market
Market · Athinas Street, between Monastiraki and OmoniaAthens at full volume: whole lambs on hooks, fish gleaming on ice and prices shouted across a 19th century iron and glass hall.

A layout demo only. The words and photos come from the Zaila places library; nothing in Zaila itself has changed.

Zaila place page demo