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Athens Acropolis   Athens

Athens Acropolis, Athens

 437 Reviews  The Temple of Erechtheum, built between 421 and 406 BC and possibly dedicated to the Greek hero, is not just another temple on the Acropolis; it is, in my opinion, the most beautiful of them all. The... 

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Oia Village   Santorini Island

Oia Village, Santorini Island

 146 Reviews  Oia, is one of the most beautiful villages of the island, carved out of the cliffs and clinging to the edge. The architecture is amazing and is highlighted by the stark white of the buildings and the... 

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Knossos   Crete Island

Knossos, Crete Island

 53 Reviews  Also known as Labyrinth or Knossos Palace,it is the largest Bronze Age Archaeological site on Crete and probably the ceremonial and political centre of the Minoan civilisation and culture.The palace... 

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Aghios Dimitrios church   Thessaloniki

Aghios Dimitrios church, Thessaloniki

 25 Reviews  Agios Demitrios (Saint Dmitri) was a third century Christian scholar who was martyred by Galerius and whose ghost has apparently appeared at several key battlesites. The significance of Agios... 

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Delos Island   Mykonos

Delos Island, Mykonos

 34 Reviews  A must-see day trip from Mykonos is to take the boat to Delos, birthplace of Apollo and the largest city in the world at one point. Its history goes back to 3000 BC, and the remains are in excellent... 

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Castle/Old town   Ioannina

Castle/Old town, Ioannina

 16 Reviews  Ali Pasha, the pasha of Ioannina, known as an enlightened but also very cruel ruler. Lord Byron describing him had mixed feelings, noting the splendor of Ali's court and the Greek cultural revival in... 

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Heraklion (City)   Prefecture of Heraklion

Heraklion (City), Prefecture of Heraklion

 15 Reviews  Iraklion (Heraclio) is a proper working city where tourism is important but Greek life and business is the main order of the day. Fashion wear, technology shops and private and public offices can all... 

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The changing of the Guard   Athens

The changing of the Guard, Athens

 76 Reviews  It was a grey cold day at the Syntagma square, but still, as every day at 11AM, the changing guard of the Parliament building went on. This ceremony is 24 times daily but the main one takes place each... 

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Fira, Imerovigli and Firostefani   Santorini Island

Fira, Imerovigli and Firostefani, Santorini Island

 153 Reviews  Fira is the main town on Santorini and a very pretty place. Part of the town is sitting on steep cliffs and there is a superb view of the bay from there. the town itself is small town greece at it's... 

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Heraklion (City)   Crete Island

Heraklion (City), Crete Island

 47 Reviews  The Venetians began construction of the city walls in 1462 and they took more than a century to complete. The walls are about 4km in length and of a triangular shape with seven bastions. The walls... 

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White Tower (Lefkos Pyrghos)   Thessaloniki

White Tower (Lefkos Pyrghos), Thessaloniki

 27 Reviews  The white tower is certainly prominant here. It has been turned into a very effective museum. You clime uo to the various levels inside via the spiral staircase and eventually reach the top from where... 

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Paradise Beach   Mykonos

Paradise Beach, Mykonos

 12 Reviews  This place is AWESOME! It's a total scene from morning 'till night. The beach is pretty rocky, but you can rent a chair for the day. Don't e afraid to bargain low. They would ask for 4EUR/chair, and... 

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Lake and island   Ioannina

Lake and island, Ioannina

 13 Reviews  Lake Pamvotis has always been a popular fishing place. And Nisaki isle a quiet place for monks. But in the period of Ali Pasha's rule, the lake also became witness to his cruelty, when he ordered... 

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Malia   Prefecture of Heraklion

Malia, Prefecture of Heraklion

 2 Reviews  The palace found at Malia is the third largest palace of Minoan Crete after Knossos and Phaistos. It occupies 7500 square meters at the edge of a fertile valley near Hersonissos in Northern Crete. The... 

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Lycabettus Hill   Athens

Lycabettus Hill, Athens

 64 Reviews  Almost 1000 feet tall, this is the highest point in Athens and gives a 360 degree view. The ascent is by walking (45 minutes), bus, driving or funicular. At the summit is the 19C Chapel of Agios... 

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Kamari and Perissa   Santorini Island

Kamari and Perissa, Santorini Island

 61 Reviews  What can I say about Perissa, well, it's very quiet and very laid back and it does have a camp site, a nice church, which is the largest Church on the Island. We took the bus from Fira to Parissa, and... 

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Lasithi Prefecture   Crete Island

Lasithi Prefecture, Crete Island

 52 Reviews  Plaka is a popular little seaside village some 16kms. north of Aghios Nikolaos and 5kms from Elounda. Boat trips leave all three of these places (Plaka being the shortest crossing) to Spinalonga... 

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Museums & Galleries   Thessaloniki

Museums & Galleries, Thessaloniki

 40 Reviews  Over 1000 years of social, secular life and religious rites are being displayed at this very interesting museum. It houses six permanent exhibitions of objects from the Early Byzantine period (300-700... 

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Town of Hora   Mykonos

Town of Hora, Mykonos

 18 Reviews  The Kastro bar behind the Little Venice area in Mykonos town is a beautifully decorated place with a great view to the sea, serving quality coffee. We were caught in Mykonos on a rainy morning, which... 

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Museums   Ioannina

Museums, Ioannina

 15 Reviews  The museum is focused on Greek War of Independence in the 19th century. The most promoted scene form the museum's collection is the one with the slaughter in the monastery of Nisaki, in which also... 

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Knossos   Prefecture of Heraklion

Knossos, Prefecture of Heraklion

 3 Reviews  Knossos Palace is the legendary site of Theseus fighting the Minotaur, Ariadne and her ball of string, Daedalus the architect and doomed Icarus of the wax wings: how many of us dream Minoan dreams and... 

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The Temple of Olympian Zeus   Athens

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens

 71 Reviews  The Temple of Olympian Zeus - also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus - is a colossal ruined temple in the centre of the Greek capital Athens that was dedicated to Zeus, king of... 

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Volcano   Santorini Island

Volcano, Santorini Island

 58 Reviews   Doesn’t the Caldera look lovely? What a romantic view. Ahhh… Wait! That is an active volcano that could explode at any moment and destroy large parts of Greece! It last erupted in 1950 and you can... 

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Chania (City)   Crete Island

Chania (City), Crete Island

 43 Reviews  With markets selling all kinds and qualities of leather goods and a really interesting indoor food market Chania Town is worth a visit just for the shopping. The harbour is beautiful with an old... 

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Aristotelous square   Thessaloniki

Aristotelous square, Thessaloniki

 13 Reviews  If you want to start getting to know Thessaloniki, start here at Aristoteles Square. It's the heart of the city, pulsating day and night. At the front, there is the sea, on the sides beautiful... 

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The Ancient Agora

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The Ancient Agora (best seen by enlarging the picture) was the main marketplace in Ancient Athens, and it became the political, administrative, commercial, and social center of the city-state. The area has some of the best-preserved temples and buildings in Athens. It is located just to the northwest of the Acropolis, and is bounded on the south by Areopagus Hill and to the west by Colonus Agoraeus Hill.What became the Ancient Agora was originally a residential area. In the sixth century B.C., the housing was razed by Peisistratus to make a marketplace that would become the center Athenian government. He improved the area by installing a drainage system and building fountains and a temple dedicated to the Olympian gods. A later ruler, Cimon, improved the agora by adding several new buildings and planting trees.In the fifth century B.C., temples dedicated to Apollo, Hephaestus, and Zeus...

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The Odeon of Herodes Atticus

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The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, an open-air amphitheater, was commissioned by Herodes Atticus, a Greek aristocrat who served as a Roman Senator during Roman rule over Greece. The amphitheater was built in memory of his late wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla, who died in 160 A.D. At the time, the rumor was that Herodes Atticus killed his wife, but that was never proven. The Odeon of Herodes Atticus was constructed in 161 A.D. as a venue for plays and concerts. The amphitheater was constructed of Pentelic marble, and featured a three-story wall behind the stage (only two stories remain today), a wooden roof over the stage, and a semicircular seating area with a capacity of 5,000 and a diameter of 1,250 feet (381 meters).In the 1950s, the stage and seating area were restored using Pantellic marble. Nowadays, the amphitheater is still used for productions of ancient Greek plays. However, it is...

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The Temple of Olympian Zeus

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The tall columns in the center (best seen by enlarging the picture) are all that remain of the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the largest temple ever built in Greece. It was constructed on the site of an earlier sanctuary dedicated to Zeus, king of the Olympian gods. The new temple was dedicated to Zeus as well, and was planned to be the greatest temple in the world. However, it would take 638 years for the new temple to be completed.Construction on the Temple of Olympian Zeus began in 520 B.C. by Hippias and Hipparchos, the sons of the Athenian tyrant Pisistratus, the builder of the sanctuary on whose site the new temple would be built. The architects charged with designing and building the project were Antimachides, Antistates, Callaeschrus, and Porinus. Their plans called for a limestone temple with Doric columns. Work on the temple ceased in 510 B.C. after Pisistratus was overthrown and...

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The Plaka

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The Plaka is a neighborhood of Athens that lies just under the northern slope of the Acropolis. It was first settled by immigrants from the Cycladic island of Anafi, so its architecture is more like that of the Greek islands than of the city. And its atmosphere is more like that of a village than a city. Dating from Greece's war of independence during the nineteenth century, the Plaka is one of the oldest sections of Athens. This is also one of the best areas in Athens to experience traditional Greek food, music, and culture.Although the Plaka contains two main streets, Kydatheneon and Adrianou, the neighborhood is characterized by steep, narrow, winding streets. Vehicle traffic has been banned from almost the entire area, although the streets can still be crowded with pedestrians, especially at night. At night the Plaka comes alive as people flock to its restaurants, cafes, tavernas and...

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Mount Lycabettus

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At 908 feet (277 meters) in height, Mount Lycabettus is the highest mountain in Athens. Legend has it that wolves once inhabited the mountain. The origin of its name probably comes from an Ancient Greek phrase that means "path of the wolves." Many people visit Mount Lycabettus for the spectacular views it offers of Athens and the mountains and sea beyond. It is especially popular in the evening as the sun sets over the city and the distant Acropolis. Visitors can reach the summit either by hiking up a path which winds through the pine trees and scrub that grow on the slopes, or by taking a funicular railway whose terminous is in the Kolonaki neighborhood. Half way up the mountain there is a cafe and restaurant with a spectacular view of the distant Acropolis. On top of the mountain is the Chapel of Saint George, which is floodlit at night, as well as an amphitheater that hosts concerts...

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Hydra

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The island of Hydra is located in the Saronic Gulf. The closest of the Greek islands to Athens, it is only about a 95-minute hydrofoil ride from Piraeus, the port of Athens. A visit here provides a good opportunity to escape the crowds and pollution of the capital, and enjoy a more relaxed lifestyle.Its name is derived from the belief that it contained the lair of the Hydra, a mythical monster with nine heads whose breath could kill a man. Two heads grew to replace each head that was cut off. In Greek mythology, the hero Heracles killed the Hydra.The island was a stronghold during the Greek war for independence against Turkey. Its harbor sheltered a fleet of 130 ships that contributed to the struggle for independence. Many celebrities have owned homes on Hydra, or stayed there for extended periods. Leonard Cohen, the song-writer and poet, lived there, and the novelist Henry Miller used...

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The Parthenon

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The Parthenon is an iconic symbol not only of Classical Greece, but of modern Greece as well. It is one of the greatest cultural monuments in the world. Many consider it the most perfect building ever built, and to many people it is the very symbol of civilization. The Parthenon, which means "Shrine of the Virgin," dominates the Acropolis, the flat-topped rock that contained many of the great public buildings of Ancient Athens. It was a temple dedicated to the Greek goddess Athena, who was the protector of Ancient Athens. A large statue of Athena, sculpted by Phidias, was the centerpiece of the temple, and was dedicated in 439 or 438 B.C. Construction of the Parthenon took place between 447 and 438 B.C. It replaced an earlier temple, called the Pre-Parthenon, which was destroyed by a Persian invasion in 480 B.C. The Parthenon is in the Doric style of architecture, and many consider it to...

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Ancient Delphi.

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Ancient Delphi is one of the most important sights in Greece.First of all this was the site of the famous oracle from Delphi, but also the sight of the pythian games which bears a lot of resembla´nce to the olympic games and the saying "the navel of the earth" comes from Delphi.You can actually see the navel of the earth at the ancient site.Apart from the site you also have a very good museum located right next to the ancient site and it is certainly well worth an excursion.

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A walk through history

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The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies on the archaeological site of Makrygianni and the ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.The museum was founded in 2003 while the Organisation of the Museum was established in 2008. It opened to the public on June 21, 2009. Nearly 4,000 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square metres. The Organisation for the Construction of the new museum is chaired by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, Dimitrios Pandermalis.

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Explore the Citadel of Athens!

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On the Acropolis:The Parthenon - The largest temple on the Acropolis, originally dedicated to the goddess of the city, Athena, later converted to a church and then a mosque. Built between 447 and 438 BCE at the height of the Classical period. Original home to what some refer to as the "Elgin Marbles", now in London's British Museum. The Temple of Athena Nike - First temple on the Acropolis to be built in the Ionic style, and one of the few exemplars of an amphiprostyle temple in all of Greece: what made it truly unique was the unit by which it was planned, which turns out to be the Egyptian foot of 300 mm. The Erectheion - Dedicated to the worship of the two principal gods of Attica, Athena and Poseidon-Erechtheus. The Propylea - The ancient monumental gateway to the Acropolis. -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------On the South...

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