Two days in Athens, the capital of Greece, to see the magnificent Acropolis

The second part of our trip: from Evia to Athens

 

Athens

June 1, 2009
... Go back to Athens!
Once in Rafina take the bus for the airport.
Did you think that our tour was over ... no no ...
We take the new subway in less than 15 minutes to reach the city center of Greece.
We can easily find the hotel booked Areos Hotel in Athens.
A new and beautiful hotel.
Our tour starts in the Plaka, the main area of
Athens and more 'old town', and just think that '
inhabited by almost 7000 years!
It 'also the area most' tourist streets of Athens in his hidden monuments, palaces and Byzantine churches.

Climb aboard a tourist train and walk around the center of Athens where you can see many attractions, including the Roman Amphitheatre and the majestic Acropolis.
Just one of the streets crowded with tourists with breathtaking views
Acropolis illuminated decide to make dinner.

Visit to the Acropolis

June 2, 2009
To start with ... super loads for a very long walk that will give us so many emotions.
Entered admire the Acropolis
• Temple of Herod Atticus
• Temple of Dionysus
• Odeon of Herodes
• Propylaea Acropolis
• Erechtheion Acropolis
• Parthenon
• Temple of Hephaestus
• Byzantine Church
• Observatory of Athens and

Walking walking you reach the top of the Acropolis.
The Acropolis from the greek 'high city' and 'one of the most famous monuments in the world and the most important testimony of the ancient Greek civilization.
Fascinating and majestic .. Overlooking the city of Athens

At the foot of the Acropolis lies the Plaka, in the background you can see the remains of the gigantic temple of Zeus at Olympia Stadium.
We stop at the Agora Museum, archaeological finds, coins, pots up to the huge statues.
In front of you erect a "small" votive temple of Athena Nike, the goddess of victory, which commemorates the victory of Athens just over the Persians.

Tired from the exhausting walk lasted about three hours return, after having lunch at the Soho restaurant in the Plaka, around Athens.

Take the subway and get off at Syntagma Square and the seat of parliament. Interesting the "changing of the guard" by the Euzones, soldiers from the suit as well as their particular
strange gear.

In the evening we decided to make a stop at Kerameikos.
Definitely the area more 'youth of Athens.
Among the many places you can make a nice drink and dine

Place the bags and made breakfast we head to the airport.

We are waiting for the EasyJet flight with destination airport.

We can do is say ... was a wonderful experience for sure Greece has left us in the heart ..
Evia beautiful and still unspoiled by tourism is just as much as we do ..
Athens, that is, it is still a city and after 3 days of absolute quiet in Evia does something.
It 'definitely a unique city that offers excitement between the history and culture.

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