Kerameikos is an area of Athens, Greece, located to the northwest of the Acropolis, which includes an extensive area both within and outside the city walls, on both sides of the Dipylon (Δίπυλον) Gate and by the banks of the Eridanos River. It was the potters' quarter of the city, from which the English word "ceramic" is derived, and was also the site of an important cemetery and numerous funerary sculptures erected along the road out of the city.
The Kerameikos archaeological site also has a museum showing finds from the excavations.Peiraios Street is the street that from Antiquity onwards connects the city of Athens with its port. At its start is the Municipal Gallery, in the building of the old city nursery.
Iera Odos is a street that during ancient times connected Athens with Eleusis and later on was named Iera (Sacred) because the Greater Eleusinan Mysteries procession was passing by this road.
TODAY .............THE ROAD OF STARS
Those of you curious to see how the major percentage of Greeks like to have fun, need go no further than the famous avenue called
Iera Odos.
Here, most of the elite Greek singers perform for their adoring fans in some of the biggest constructions in the city. After driving down this street at around midnight on a Saturday, you will understand why the singers here are considered the "Hollywood" of the country.