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Entrance to the Acropolis ( )

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From the iconic Acropolis rising majestically above the expanse of the city to modern art galleries, charming neighbourhood squares and lively bars, bustling Athens is a delightfully quirky clash of past and present, a city that confronts and surprises. Visitors are drawn by ancient monuments bathed in the famous light, but its the citys infectious, creative vibe that enamours and enlivens.

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Acropolis ( )

The greatest symbol of the glory of Ancient Greece, and a wonder of the world, the Acropolis (High City) rises spectacularly over Athens. Explore its magnificent Parthenon, the pinnacle of classical civilisation.

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Acropolis Museum ( )

Natural light cascades through the spacious galleries of the modern Acropolis Museum, illuminating the priceless treasures of the Acropolis. The museums top-floor glass atrium presents the 161m-long Parthenon frieze in its entirety.

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Ancient Agora ( )

Follow in the footsteps of Socrates at the agora , the heart of ancient Athens civic life and the birthplace of democracy. The Agora Museum bursts with unusual finds and the Temple of Hephaestus is exquisite.

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National Archaeological Museum ( )

Greeces pre-eminent museum houses the worlds largest and finest collection of Greek antiquities. Priceless items date from the neolithic era (6800 BC) to the Cycladic, Mycenaean and classical periods.

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Temple of Olympian Zeus ( )

Greeces largest temple took over 700 years to build. Only a handful of its colossal columns remain, but they help conjure the former size of this still mighty site, dedicated to Zeus and completed by the Roman Emperor Hadrian.

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Benaki Museum ( )

This excellent private museum shows the spectrum of Greeces historical and cultural development, and its fight for Independence. More than 20,000 pieces are displayed chronologically over four levels of a stunning neoclassical mansion.

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Keramikos ( )

The citys ancient necropolis and ceremonial entrance is home to the impressive Street of Tombs and a superb small museum illustrating the splendour with which the ancient Greeks honoured their dead.

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Filopappou Hill ( )

The mythical battleground of Theseus and the Amazons is studded with ruins, has a charming Byzantine church and looks over the whole Attica basin, with superb views of the Acropolis.

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