About Athens
Athens, the ‘heart of Greece’, once the most powerful and dominant capitals now occupies the attic of the world’s oldest cities. It is the center for arts, learning and philosophy; home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum. Viewed as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, Athens is known for its cultural and political impact on the European continent.
With a climate altering between prolonged hot and dry summers and mild winters with moderate rainfall, Athens provides us with an optimal condition to be awed at the ancient Athenian temples, their artifacts and natural vegetation surrounding it. The Ancient Agora of Classical Athens, The Acropolis of Athens, The Acropolis Museum, Kerameikos Cemetery, and Temple of Olympian Zeus are few among the various spots that bring us close to deep embedded history of Athens.
With a climate altering between prolonged hot and dry summers and mild winters with moderate rainfall, Athens provides us with an optimal condition to be awed at the ancient Athenian temples, their artifacts and natural vegetation surrounding it. The Ancient Agora of Classical Athens, The Acropolis of Athens, The Acropolis Museum, Kerameikos Cemetery, and Temple of Olympian Zeus are few among the various spots that bring us close to deep embedded history of Athens.
Highlights in Athens?
- The Acropolis Museum: Inaugurated in June 2009 is a light, airy glass-and-concrete building designed by Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi.
- Plaka: Built into the hillside below the Acropolis, Plaka is Athens’s oldest residential quarter.
- Mt Lycabettus: We can see the whole city of Athens atone go from this highest vantage point (970ft).
- Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounion: Built as a place for worshipping the god of the sea, Poseidon, the fifth-century-BC, the Temple stands on thevsouthernmost point of Attica peninsula.
- Delphi: It is one of the most beautiful classical site in Greece, Delphi was the home of the fabled Oracle whose prophesies were spoken through a priestesses.