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Acropolis of Athens

Greece Attica Athens

Acropolis of Athens
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The rocky citadel above Athens crowned by the Parthenon, the great marble temple to Athena completed in 438 BC, a symbol of classical Greece and the birth of democracy. Also see the Erechtheion with its porch of maiden statues (the Caryatids), the Propylaea gateway and the Temple of Athena Nike.


Tickets are timed; book online and go at opening time or late in the day to avoid heat and crowds. It closes in extreme heat. Wear shoes with grip, as the marble is slippery. The ticket for the slopes includes the Theatre of Dionysus.

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