While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece, it's this one in central Athens ... of monuments and ruins built throughout the 5th century BC , including the Parthenon ...

The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral ... imaginations—that it is one of those near-mythic monuments you feel you've seen even if ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon ... and copies of Greece’s great monuments.

but the Parthenon never disappoints. Poised above the concrete clamour, this classical icon has dominated the Athens skyline for 2,500 years. To commune with the monument, you need to avoid the ...

Parthenon sculpture ... chest to finance the defence of Greece against the Persians. In time, though, this fighting fund became protection money, demanded by Athens from the other Greek cities ...

Summers in Athens are about historical sights like the Parthenon, colorful markets and ... as tourists flocked to Greece beyond just the summertime. Tourism is a double-edged sword in Greece.

Around 1800, Lord Elgin removed some of the sculptures from the ruins of the Parthenon ... Greece against the Persians. In time, though, this fighting fund became protection money, demanded by ...

You will most likely spend the majority of your stay within central Athens near ... ancient monuments – including the Herod Atticus Odeon, Erechtheion and, of course, the Parthenon – are ...