| The Acropolis, the hill on which the | | | | ruin, the surviving stays on still convey |
| Parthenon & additional important ruins are | | | | something of the brilliancy of the age of |
| located, is the first place you must see when | | | | Pericles.The word Acropolis deduces from the |
| visiting Athens. Not all its attractivenesses | | | | Ancient 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.The various monuments of the Acropolis |
| locatings where the Athens Festival is held | | | | complex reverberate the successive waves of |
| in the period of summer).This religious core | | | | occupancy which Athens has endured. But |
| of ancient Athens, which received its | | | | despite the demise of the Ancient Greek |
| classical pattern in the time of Pericles, | | | | civilisation more than 2000 years ago, it is |
| reverberated the humanist values of Greek | | | | their architectural remains that captivate |
| culture and thoughts which have retained | | | | the imagination, and continue to pull |
| their power down to our own day. In spite of | | | | millions from all over the world.Although |
| the destruction by many centuries, most | | | | open throughout the year, perhaps the best |
| notably the devastating explosion in 1687, | | | | time to visit this rich historical site is in |
| when a Venetian grenade blew up a Turkish | | | | the period of the spring when the |
| powder magazine which had been housed in the | | | | proliferation of grass and wildflowers, & the |
| Parthenon & made the 2,000-year-old temple a | | | | less intense heat, makes it extra special. |