Athens In Greece – Under The Temples
Athens is the city with the most
glorious history, it already exists
since at least 3000 years. The
name comes from the Greek god
Athena, and many other gods did
also directly “help" building this
magic place. Soon it became the
biggest cultural center of the past.
The greatest Greek philosophers
and religious men lived and prac-
ticed here and gave their lessons
to their students. Our democracy
of today got created down in
Athens a long time ago. It must
have lived the best times on earth.
Today the city is a lively attraction
for every visitor, not only because
of its history, monuments and location, but also because of the people living there. The
style of this beautiful and joyful Mediterranean area and all the additional features set up
by the city, give lots of fantastic information and are an adventure itself. The historical
buildings are actually on many places in a pretty good shape, so that you can imagine
and enjoy the past directly in front of you. Magnificent is the National Archeological
Museum of Athens, it is the best Museum in the entire world. You can see exhibits of
Roman history and others, and the excite-
ment of everybody in the city does not end,
for citizens and visitors alike. The Greeks
are very friendly and service oriented, and
the food is outstanding in freshness, quality
and cooking. Greek food is a bit different,
but very enjoyable in taste. The restaurants
use real olive oil and fresh, natural seasoning.
You will experience many new styles of
preparation, also with the salads. Exploring
the cousin, the culture, music and sun,
should give you a real fun vacation time,
with lots of new impressions. It will be for
sure, unforgettable for a long time.
Athens has many beaches, where you can
lay down in the shadows or relax in the
Mediterranean sun, swim and be playful in
the water. The restaurants, shops, hotels,
actually the entire city are in there design
different to us. They have many little houses
with easy construction, as it fits perfectly to
their climate. This all will give you a very lively
Greek architectural experience. And walking
around in Athens’ huge historical areas,
up and down the hills, will bring you some
skin color, with fun and lots of excitement.
Visitors are enjoying these facts, plus the
vegetation, the attractions and all its famous
places. And always are some videos or
touring included, what makes your stay to a great pleasure in life.
The historical center of Athens is the most important area of the city, when visiting the
Greek Capital. Admire the shrine of Democracy the Acropolis or the Parthenon, and
the museums and monuments and theatres of the glorious past of Athens. The walk
ways to the historic center, which is surrounded from the triangle between Plaka, Diony-
siou Areopagitou Street and Keramikos, include almost all the magnificent sights of
Athens. At Dionyssiou Areopagitou one can go walking from Syntagma square, or
take the metro to the Acropolis station. A few meters away is the new Acropolis Museum
and opposite the Ancient Theatre of Dionysus. A little bit further you will find the Herodes
Atticus Odeon, and after that starts the way to the Acropolis. The Hills of Filopapos and
Pnix are nearby, as well as the ancient Agora, the Temple of Hephestus. The oldest
neighborhoods of Athens Plaka, Anafiotika and Monastiraki, located on the north
west slopes of the sacred rock.
This entire area is an amazing planning, which gives each visitor the big
opportunity, to see just within a few hours the most important sights of
Athens. But Athens has still some other great attractions more to offer.