the Acropolis refers to the hill in the center of the city upon which Athens' most renowned ancient monuments – including the Herod Atticus Odeon, Erechtheion and, of course, the Parthenon ...

During our recent family trip to Greece ... Athens was an unexpected highlight of our stay in Athens. Its proximity to the ...

Legend has it that ancient Athens ... Google Maps. The views from “Filopappou Viewing Podium” are also lovely. From these ...

Johnson As its name suggests, the Acropolis Museum – which resides in central Athens' Makrigianni district ... the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers ...

Lasting for up to three years, and taking in Switzerland, Paris, and Rome, the high point of this secular pilgrimage for most travelers was Greece. On arriving in Athens, the first sight these ...

Parthenon sculpture ... chest to finance the defence of Greece against the Persians. In time, though, this fighting fund became protection money, demanded by Athens from the other Greek cities ...