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200 reviews 325 travel blogs 627 photos Attraction Type:
Ancient ruins, Historic site, Flea/street market, Landmark/point of interest
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The Ancient Greeks
The breakfast this morning was as bad as the room and the noise, it wasn't a very substantial breakfast and basically consisted of slice of some sort of sponge loaf and a glass of orange juice.
To start the day off properly we headed to the Acropolis so we could take some photographs of the world famous Parthenon. It's an amazing … -
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Athens...one day only!
You know, I've been to a few places where people have warned be not to "overstay." As we began to plan this trip, I heard from everyone I asked (both Greek and non-Greek) that Athens was such a place. “One day max” was the typically recommended timeframe. Not one to second guess those that had been before, that’s exactly what we …
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Ancient Greece
... a moment to sit on the marble seats to take a short break from our walking tour of Ancient Greece. The next stop for us is the Ancient Agora. We could see the Stoa of Attolos and the Temple of Hephaestos and Athena Ergane from the top ...
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Welcome to Athens
... night in preparation for a big walking tour of Athens the next day. Our walking tour of Athens is AMAZING! Our first stop is the Ancient Agora, or old market, which was the commercial, trade and social center of Athens where Socrates, ...
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Athens and the Greek Islands...
... views everywhere 6. The Cave of the Apocolypse at Patmos and my own "Pilgramage Path" 7. Shopping and a haircut in Athens....after a month in Africa, I was feeling very UNcivilized! 8. Agio Sofia Cave....very cool spelunking! Lowlights: 1. ...
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Athens, Greece
... I? oh yes, the Acropolis. The Parthenon sits on top of the largest hill in the center of Athens surrounded by the Theatre of Dionysus, Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. The Parthenon and the Theatre of Dionysus were currently ...
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Acropolis Now
... decided to start at the Dionyssos Theatre and purchased a ticket that allowed us in to most of the archaeological sites in Athens. Next was the Herodes Atticus Odeum, a Roman theatre that is still used for performances. Climbing up the hill we entered ...
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Meeting Carolyn
... metro stop. That afternoon, with beautiful puffy cumulus clouds and crisp skies, we went to the Acropolis for views across Athens, walking up slippery marble steps worn from millions of feet. The Acropolis was being restored so was covered with ...
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Athens: all the classics
... justice you really should devote half a day to it, refreshed so you can walk, enjoy and take everything in. So that was Athens - somewhere I never really had a great desire to visit but in which I had a good time all the same. With much good ...
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Athens
... my first, and Megan's second experience was much more pleasant. For a massively sprawling city that is home to half of the population of Greece, Athens is quite the presence. It took over a half an hour for our bus to make it from the edge of town into ...
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Acropolis and more Plaka
... copies as the originals are either in the Acropolis Museum (closed for now) or the British Museum. Walked down to see the Agora and some other adjacent sites for about 4 hours total. Then wandered back through the narrow streets and stairs to ...
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Pre-Funk and Tower of the Winds
... Persuasion class went on a special expedition just for the twelve of us to the Tower of the Winds in the ancient Roman agora. The Tower of the Winds, dated between 100-50 BCE, is an octagonal building that includes friezes of the eight anthromorphized ...
Agora Map
- Temple of Hephaestus
- Jordan Diaglou Taxi Tours
- Stathmos - Museum of Chilhood
- Poet-shoemaker's Shop
- Greek Evangelical Church
- Village Center
- Laiki (Mets, Pangrati)
- Brettos
- Monastiraki
- Stavros Melissinos' Art Shop
- The Sanctuary of Artemis
- Psiri
- Spathario Museum of Shadow Theatre
- St Paul's Anglican (Episcopal) Church
- Museum of the History of Athens University
- Filopappos Hill
- Keramikos Cemetery
- Anafiotika
- Odeum of Herodes Atticus (Odeion / Irodion)
- Panathenaic Stadium (Panathinaiko Stadio)