Discover a selection of the most important places, to keep as memorable souvenir of your visite to Athens. There are a lot of places to visit in Athens, but in one single day it will be difficult to see them all. That's why, from my experience, I can suggest you the ones you absolutely must visit, during a short stay in the Greek capital....
The Acropolis monuments were created to demonstrate to the world the greatness of Athens after the victory against the Persian Empire. Under the guidance of Phidias, these amazing buildings have endured over the centuries before starting to suffer successive ravages. The greatest damage was caused during the Venetian bombardment in 1687 and by Lord...
The new Acropolis Museum first opened to the public on 20 June 2009, 2 years later than initially announced. The site has a surface area of almost 25,000m², of which only 14,000m² is used for exhibitions. This fabulous temple of glass keeps all of its promises, it was constructed on stilts to preserve and integrate an archaeological site, the...
The ancient agora of Athens is one of the most important place in the city, It was the living center of the city and grouped all the activities related to the governance, the elections and the debates, but also the biggest part of social or commercial life. Becoming insufficient to accommodate the elected people, the oratory and the...
I really enjoyed this tour, if I had had the possibility, I would have added 1 or 2 days, but I had booked the next days to go to Naxos in the Cyclades, so it was impossible for me to extend the tour.
