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This was one of the most interesting archeological sites because it is preserved in almost original form! Also has great view of the city
It lets get a bit of an idea of how the Parthenon looked like, but in a smaller scale. It's still pretty cool though.
This was actually the best part of our Athens/ruins trip, in part because we had lower expectations. It was so beautiful here, we were thrilled with the beauty, and we also got to see beautiful birds and turtles. The museum here wasn't exciting, but the...More
This temple is so beautiful! Extremelly well preserved, located on top of a hill it offers amazing views of the Acropolis.
This temple was one of the best ancient sites we went to, and there were a few wild tortoise roaming around which was surprising and really cool.
Had an interesting walk through a neighborhood, past bars and houses, from the Acropolis to this temple. Hercules is depicted in the faded art up at the top. This was a cool stop. Big place, big site. It borders on Plaka neighborhood, which I recommend...More
great place to see some history. try going early in the morning or after 6 when the sun isnt maximum. better then the acropolis as it is in better shape.
Rick Steves has a wonderful guided tour of this place and gave good information about this temple. It is nice to see a temple close to the final construction.
The best preserved temple in Greece, in beautiful condition with no scaffolding (unlike the Parthenon). IMO nicer than the Parthenon and the main thing to see in the agora.
Get there right when it opens and you can take a bunch of pictures without anyone in them. To think how they stacked those columns. This is part of the ancient agora and well worth a visit. Look around for the tortoises. According to the...More
