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Athens Sightseeing
Athens is a place of great cultural interest, as well as a vivid and modern city. The harmonious and perfectly balanced combination between the old and the new age make this city unique. Both sides of Athens are extremely appealing to tourists. There are many interesting museums to visit and various cultural activities to attend , that cater for all tastes. The best day for this tour is Sunday, with less traffic there is a parade with " Evzones" in front of the Parliament and a band playing the National Anthem at 10:45 a.m.
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This tour gives you an opportunity to observe the striking contrasts that make Athens such a fascinating city. You'll be taken to see the centre of the city. On our way to the Acropolis you will see the Old City (Plaka) the Agora, Hadrian's Library, the Ancient Athenian Agora, Thesseon and the Pnyx "The hill of Democracy". You will also climb the Acropolis to see the famous theaters of Dionysus and Herodes Atticus and the architectural masterpieces of the Golden Age of Athens: the Propylaea, the temple of Athena Nike, the Erechteion and finally, "the harmony between material and spirit", the monument that puts "order in the mind", the Parthenon and have time to visit its Museum. |
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city sightseeing passing by
Thesseon, Monastiraki (Flea
Market), the Town Hall on the way
to Omonia Square, along Stadiou
Avenue, passing by the Old Parliament
(now the Museum of History) and
arrivimg at
Constitution Square (Syntagma)
to view the House of Parliament
and the Memorial to the
Unknown Soldier. Driving
down Herod Atticus street, you
will see the
Evzones
in their picturesque uniform guarding
the Presidential Palace and the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
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Every Sunday there is a parade and a band playing the National Anthem at 10:45 a.m. Next we will go along Panepistimiou Avenue to see Schliemann's house (a Numismatic Museum now), the Catholic Cathedral, the Academy, the University and the National Library. We will visit the Panathenaic Stadium (70.000 seats all from marble) where the first Olympic Games of the modern era were held in 1896.
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Continue
on to the Temple of Olympian
Zeus(the
biggest temple in ancient times)
and
Hadrian's Arch
a few miles east
of Athens. Half way up the heights
of Mount
Hymettos, is
the Monastery of Kaissariani (11th
c). Even people who have no interest
in Byzantine churches and monasteries
will adore this incredible setting.
Around the monastery there is a
serene forest of cypress, plane
and olive trees. The ground is covered
by myriads of wild flowers and aromatic
shrubs. From the eminence of Hymettos
you will view the immense size of
the city of Athens admiring a panoramic
view of all its suburbs all the
way to Pireaus and the Saronic Gulf.
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All the information & photos on this website is updated continuously. I myself visit all sites at least once the month.
