Athens to explore the city and visit the Acropolis

Driving along the central avenues of the city of Athens, we get acquainted with a number of architectural and historical monuments. The Olympic Stadium ("Panafinaikos"), where the 1896 Olympic Games of the new era were objected to. Sculpture by Costantina Varotsos “Runner”, created from glass. The temple of the god Zeus of Olympia, which is among the ten largest temples in the world. A monument to Byron. Parliament of the Greek government in Syntagma Square ("Constitution"). The Parliament has a monument to an unknown soldier, where the guard of honor ("Evzones") stands. Heinrich Schliemann House, today a nomismatic museum. The trilogy of the Hansen brothers: the Academy of Sciences, the State University, the National Library - in which the beauty of the classical period of ancient Greece was revived. Omonia Square. Drama theater. Karaiskaki Square with a monument to Icarus. Stadium Avenue. Historical Museum, which originally housed the Parliament. Monument to the national hero of the Greek liberation movement from the Turkish yoke Fedor Kolokotronis. Russian Church (Saint Trinity Cathedral). Adrian's Arch.

After exploring the city, we climb the Acropolis, where we get acquainted with the masterpieces of architecture of the classical period of Greece. With the Propylaea, the temple of the goddess Nike, Erechtheion, with the pearl of the Acropolis - the Parthenon temple. Other architectural buildings located around the Acropolis: Pnica, Areopagus, Agora, Philopapapou Monument. All this is included in the program of acquaintance with the city of Athens and the Acropolis.