| The Acropolis, the hill on which the | | | | of Pericles. |
| Parthenon & additional important ruins are | | | | |
| located, is the first place you must see when | | | | The word Acropolis deduces from the Ancient |
| visiting Athens. Not all its attractivenesses | | | | Greek words for "high city", and this |
| are on top side of the hill, so take your | | | | monument is one of the world's most famous |
| time to appreciate the ruins you will pass | | | | ruinations. The consecrated rock on that the |
| along your way upwards to the top of the | | | | famous landmark perches is over 500 feet |
| hill. As a matter of fact, before starting | | | | high, & the towering columns have withstood |
| up, take a look at the amphitheaters and the | | | | the power of the elements for more than 2500 |
| Odeon of Herod Atticus (this is one of the | | | | years. |
| locatings where the Athens Festival is held | | | | |
| in the period of summer). | | | | The various monuments of the Acropolis |
| | | | complex reverberate the successive waves of |
| This religious core of ancient Athens, which | | | | occupancy which Athens has endured. But |
| received its classical pattern in the time of | | | | despite the demise of the Ancient Greek |
| Pericles, reverberated the humanist values of | | | | civilisation more than 2000 years ago, it is |
| Greek culture and thoughts which have | | | | their architectural remains that captivate |
| retained their power down to our own day. In | | | | the imagination, and continue to pull |
| spite of the destruction by many centuries, | | | | millions from all over the world. |
| most notably the devastating explosion in | | | | |
| 1687, when a Venetian grenade blew up a | | | | Although open throughout the year, perhaps |
| Turkish powder magazine which had been housed | | | | the best time to visit this rich historical |
| in the Parthenon & made the 2,000-year-old | | | | site is in the period of the spring when the |
| temple a ruin, the surviving stays on still | | | | proliferation of grass and wildflowers, & the |
| convey something of the brilliancy of the age | | | | less intense heat, makes it extra special. |