Acropolis House Hotel Athens

... .  The Acropolis Museum was built to house the many beautiful works of art recovered from the Acropolis.  It both commemorates the grandeur of ancient Athens, but there's an undertone of sadness at the centuries of looting that took place.  ...

... to insist that we refer to Dionysus as the wine dude.  Peter and I thought the top floor aligned with the Acropolis rather than the rest of the building and mimicking the pillars of the Parthenon inside with the friezes in situ was brilliant. You ...

... “This is the city of Theseus”. As a result, the Arch was considered a dividing line between old Athens on one side (including the Acropolis) and the new “Roman” Athens that was built up during the occupation of the Romans. (I got ...

... eat.   I was hungry after all that tramping around.  Then we were off to the New Acropolis Museum which happens to be next door to our hotel.  There was a rush to finish this beautiful building before the Olympics in 2004 but it was ...

... than catching the Metro in each day from the burbs where we had planned to stay. Anyway, we checked in to the Lotus Hotel in downtown Athens, secured the 'Pommie Ducati’, then set off to explore the city on foot. Thu 07.04.2011 – today ...

... was so hot Jess didn't feel like seeing anything else as she was feeling sick so Emma and Jess went back to the hotel rather than see the Acropolis with us. So i went with Flora and Michayl to the Acropolis. When we arrived at the Acropolis entrance we ...

... countries.  Part of the reasoning for not returning them is that Greece did not have a suitable place to house them.  So the New Acropolis Museum was designed and built.  The hope is that many artifacts will be returned to be housed near ...

... , and we saw the most amazing view i have ever seen in my life i think. it looked out over all of athens, lit up at night, the the acropolis looming behind us, and all the other architecture of in the distance, it was amazing. it was right where socrates ...

... delicious. Then we headed to the Acropolis. We toured the Acropolis Museum first and then walked up the the Acropolis. The Parthenon was beautiful and the views of Athens were spectacular. Then we were back on the metro to our hotel. We stopped at a ...

... our bus to the hotel. After checking in, we went and had some gyros for lunch and they were great. We then went to the Acropolis only to find it closed as the workers were staging a 3 day strike. For dinner we went to a traditional Greek restaurant where ...

... were finally hungry enough to eat dinner and try out Phase Three of “Operation Amazing Eats in Athens.”  We walked through our hotel and headed out into Plaka, stopping at another guidebook recommendation, Tzitzikas & Mermingas.  ...

... does not agree with me.  Joel did pretty good though...he drank it like a champ (no surprise).  We visited the Acropolis. Yes, it was hot and there were hordes of tourists, but to say that it is an awesome place is such an understatement. ...

... us dinner. Pasta, rolls, cheese and baklava. It wasn't too bad either...Molly was pretty pumped about it. From Athens airport we got on the metro to our hotel. Took us about 45 minutes had to change lines at Syntagma station and no we weren't beaten with ...

... befriended me and took me on a guided tour throughout the major sites - we went to the temple of zeus, the olympic stadium, acropolis, filoppos hill, lyucabettus hill (walked all the way to the top before I realised there was a trolley) and he taught me ...

Church is at 930, probably in Greek, though it is near the Acropolis so they may accommodate English.  Meeting house (place) is just around the corner from where we are staying.  Afternoon may have a leisurely walk in the huge National ...

... 8217;ve written about – so in my defense, I left a lot out, too!  Hah.) From the Acropolis, we explored part of the Athens promenade, a 3km-long  pedestrian promenade that connects some of the city’s most significant ancient sites (a ...

... a better way for us all to share the ancient place.              After the Acropolis we took back streets back down to the market square for a quick lunch break. Having spent my last Euro at the ...

... and historical significance, as well as its dominating position within the city. With its dominating position, the Acropolis commands a 360 degree view of Athens. Athens didn't look like a pretty city from the ground, and the panaromic view from the ...

... . The museum houses an astounding collection of artifacts from all over Greece and dating back to 4,000 BC. The pride of Athens is the new Acropolis museum which opened the week after we left Athens. The building is positioned perfectly at the base of the ...

... was and then came across the Roman Agora. I went inside this and wandered around for a bit. Most of the ruins in Athens are included on the Acropolis ticket, so if you have that it is essentially free. After the Roman agora I walked over to the main ...