In the Shadow of the Gods – The Ancient City of Athens Greece
If you want to get up close and personal with history and a visit to Athens is the perfect choice, because this city lives and breathes history in the true sense of the word. No matter where you are a tourist attraction is a place where you can find everything from archeology, museum sites, attractions and incredible ocean beaches, good food, and last but not least, the people.
This is a tremendous sense of grandeur, fills you from head to toe for the first time at the foot of the Acropolis. It is located in the heart of Athens, is 150 m (490) above the city, and I want to be closer to the gods, and must say that this is a necessity. The announcement of the Parthenon to the entire experience, as if the column is mostly just to show the way to the virgin goddess Athena, protector of the city. Join and enjoy the many guides that tell the history of almost all the statues and stone.
But remember, besides the beauty of the ancient acropolis, and the views of the city, it offers, is also fantastic, seen from below. To visit the ancient Agora, public market and meeting place of ancient Greeks, and let your imagination when he painted the lives and voices of the sellers, buyers, craftsmen, and the children are past, while Sophocles and Plato, with a long white robe that hangs from the shoulders relaxed walk by your side and revel in the praise of philosophy. Remember to see the hill and saw the gleaming marble columns of the temple of Athena.
All people with old structures, buildings and temples, such as the Theatre of Dionysus, which not only the oldest theater in the world, is also the birthplace of drama. Museums of all sizes and shapes are round and isolated to provide treatment. You can see and admire the remains of all periods of more than 5000 years of history.
There are over 100 places in Athens, so that an unforgettable visit to the city. Visit as many or as little as you want and enjoy not only the scene of the story, but today the streets and life. Try some traditional Greek dishes such as gyros and souvlaki, and Athens, as you can. Is a natural person, friendly, vibrant and expressive. People living just because life is worth living.
There is still one important thing I have to say. Try a trip to Athens in the spring or autumn. Summer temperatures are too high to qualify, especially if you want to take a walk through the city streets during the rainy winter and will not allow all the beauty of turquoise jewelry from Athens to see the Mediterranean.
