The First Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Athens, located in a 5 minutes walk from the Temple of Olympian Zeus, in the area of Metz that is right behind the Panathenaic Stadium.

It was established in 1834. The First Cemetery is the resting place for several very important personalities of Greece . Prime ministers, archbishops, soldiers, artists and generally people who played an important role in the Greek history are buried here.

Many of the tombs are works of famous sculptors and are themselves great works of art. Among them, the most known is Chalepas' famous Sleeping Female Figure. The statue stands at the tomb of Sophia Afentaki and depict her in such a realistic way that it looks as if she has fallen into a deep sleep.

Although it might seem macabre to some, a walk on the premises of the cemetery, is a tour through the Greek history and its eminent figures.