"Ilissos Valley.

The surviving section of the Ilissos river valley (right behind the temple of Olympian Zeus) is worth a visit. In antiquity the Ilissos rives was known as the sacred river of the Muses. Scattered remains of ancient sanctuaries are located in the valley. You will find nearby the rock of the Kalliroi spring - which was famous in antiquity - and the church of Ayia Fotini, which was built in 1872 at the site of an ancient temple, on the foundation of the sacred sanctuary of Ekati. You will find nearby, the preserved monuments of the Classical, Roman, and Byzantine age, among others, (the Temple of Apollo Delphinios, the Temple of Cronos and Rhea, a Byzantine quarter with workshops, and Leonidis Church)."

GREEK NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANISATION "ATHENS ATTICA"