A Walk to Acropolis, Athens

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