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Athens

A visit to Athens will prove to be a trip back in time. You will experience the excitement of visiting places where great historic events actually happened, 25 centuries ago.


Acropolis

You can see the Dionysos Theatre (the world's oldest theater where great plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were first performed), or walk around the Pnyx (the birthplace of democracy), where Athenian citizens assembled and voted on major political issues. You can also stroll through the Agora (ancient marketplace) as Socrates, Plato and Aristotle once did.

All these places are located in the unique archeological site around the Acropolis, which features famed monuments such as the Temple of Olympian Zeus, the Keramikos Cemetery, the Hephaistos Temple and the Attalos Arcade in the Ancient Agora.

The most memorable part of your visit to Athens could well be the ascent to the Acropolis. The magnificent Parthenon, built on top of the hill in the 5th... more

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51 reviews of Athens, Greece
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July 27, 2009
We have just returned from a fabulous trip to Greece and wish to thank GreeceTourExpert very much for arranging everything. It all went very smoothly and the hotels were a great location and quality. We plan to go on another trip next year and look forward to using their services again.... More
We have just returned from a fabulous trip to Greece and wish to thank GreeceTourExpert very much for arranging everything. It all went very smoothly and the hotels were a great location and quality. We plan to go on another trip next year and look forward to using their services again.
Date of Trip to : June,2009
Cost of your stay: $2,001-$3,000
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Submitted by:Btreebs
February 24, 2008
Athens: Love the People and HistoryMy wife teen daughter and I went to Greece as part of a tour package. We found the people to be super friendly in all the market places as well as on the streets they seemed to genually care about us and not just out to make a buck. The history is spectacular we also went ot Olympia and Delphi and an island tour including Hydra where we walked to a \beach\ stone platform on the Agean to swim the water was beautiful. All side trips were worth the time to get... More
Athens: Love the People and HistoryMy wife teen daughter and I went to Greece as part of a tour package. We found the people to be super friendly in all the market places as well as on the streets they seemed to genually care about us and not just out to make a buck. The history is spectacular we also went ot Olympia and Delphi and an island tour including Hydra where we walked to a \beach\ stone platform on the Agean to swim the water was beautiful. All side trips were worth the time to get to. We had also gone to Italy where we found more history intact but very rude people. I would go back to Greece in a heart beat.
Date of Trip to : June2006
Purpose of your trip: Personal
Cost of your stay: $2001-$3000
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