Greece has enchanting places to explore and enjoy, offering you gentleness and joy.

Athens has many sights you can go and see;

• Monastiraki, the Old Town market  is a favorite among tourists and locals alike. Though cheap souvenirs dominate its storefronts, there’s plenty on offer for sophisticated tastes too.

 

•  Parthenon, more than the ruins of an old temple, is an icon of Western civilization, making it the site of Athens’ most essential tours!

 

• Acropolis of Athens, many of Ancient Athens’ most important buildings were erected to protect them from invasion. Ruins they may be, but most still look pretty good for their age.

 

• Erechtheion, is built on the site where legend tells Poseidon and Athena competed to be the city’s patron god, was actually considered more holy than the Parthenon in its time.

 

• Acropolis Museum, of course, the Acropolis is now mostly in ruin – a monument to Athens’ former glory – but almost 4,000 objects excavated from the area can be seen at the museum.

 

• National Archaeological Museum of Athens, widely considered to be one of the best museums in the world, it boasts many of Greece’s most important artifacts, from the prehistoric age to Late Antiquity.

 

• Syntagma Square, named after the Greek Constitution of 1844, at the foot of the Old Royal Palace has been the epicenter of Greek politics ever since.

 

• Temple of Olympian Zeus, in ruins, but once considered the epitome of Doric architecture, the important temple Olympieion was home to the gold Statue of Zeus – one of the original Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

 

• Temple of Athena Nike, nike is the Ancient Greek word for victory, and it was built to aid the Athenian Empire’s wars against Sparta. It didn’t work.

 

• Plaka, this historic district at the foot of the Acropolis is also known as the “Neighborhood of the Gods, it is a great place to wander around and maybe even see an archaeological dig.