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AAdrianou h s a a AAtticustticus lo VVas. Amalias T LLisikratousis u TTheaterheater h ikr r a a s tou PPnyxnyx HHillill 3 s o s 6 i l n l V o o a DDionysiouio Ar r s nys u . O io y u Areopagieop lga agitotou VVyronos TTempleemple ooff s RRovertoo ver OOlympianlympian ZZeuseus tou Galli Ga KKallisperiallisperi lli 5 M AAkropolikropoli D i iako n u A n tha a na Previous page: A statue of a discus thrower in Athens. y s i io r u k a M 05__9781118045961-ch01.indd9781118045961-ch01.indd 8 88/15/11/15/11 77:17:17 PM 9 The Best ven if you’ve set your sights on a sunny Aegean island, Eyou will not want to overlook the city that gave rise to much of western culture. Give yourself at least a day to explore this sprawling metropolis, where all you have to do is lift your eyes to gaze upon in the symbol of the Golden Age of Greece, the Acropolis. A day hardly One Day does justice to the city, but it will be enough time to see many of the masterworks of the ancient world, and to get a sense of modern Greek life as well. START: Thissio Square. Metro: Thissio. days when St. Paul preached Christi- ★★ 1 Plateia Thissio. Begin the anity here and Socrates sat on a day as many Athenians do, lingering bench expounding his philosophical over a coffee and a “toast” (a grilled principles. @ 1 hr. See p 34. cheese or grilled ham-and-cheese sandwich) at a cafe. Athinaion Polit- 3 ★★★ Grand Promenade. A eia (33 Apostolou Pavlou and 1 Aka- cobblestone-and-marble, pedes- mantos sts.; y 210/341-3795) and trian-only boulevard skirts the other cafes on this animated square Acropolis Hill, providing a stroll afford views of the Ancient Agora, through the millennia all the way the Acropolis, and across the city, from the Agora (p 34) to Hadrian’s Lycabettus Hill. @ 30 min. Apostolou Arch (p 31). Follow the walkway Pavlou and Iraklidon sts. $. through scented pine, olive, and cypress groves around the base of Filopappou Hill, then make the 2 ★★ Ancient Agora. The cen- ascent for a close-up look at the ter of commercial, administrative, Acropolis through the Beule Gate. and social life in ancient Athens is @ 15 min. See p 26. today a jumble of broken columns and crumbling foundations strewn 4 ★★★ Acropolis. The beloved, among olive, pink oleander, 2,400-year-old landmark of Greece’s cypress, and palm trees. The sole Golden Age stands high above the remaining ancient structure is the city (Acropolis means “High City”), an Hephaisteion, the best-preserved enduring symbol of perfection that Greek temple in the world, from the instills pride in even the most hard- 5th century B.C. The Stoa of Attalos nosed Athenians and awe in their vis- is a mid-20th-century reconstruc- itors. Wars, plunder, pollution, and tion, but all the same evokes the neglect have taken their toll on the For 2,400 years, a climb to the Acropolis has proven to be a peak experience for visitors. 05__9781118045961-ch01.indd9781118045961-ch01.indd 9 88/15/11/15/11 77:17:17 PM 10 Full-Day Tours The Best The entrance to the Acropolis Museum overlooks the Makriyanni excavation site. Parthenon, the harmonious temple galleries. What’s not here are many to Athena, and the smaller monu- segments of the Parthenon Frieze, ments that surround it on the hilltop. carted off to England from 1801 to Even so, in its sun-bleached beauty, 1804. Greece wants these treasures the Acropolis continues to show the back, and stunning quarters on the heights to which a civilized society museum’s top floor await their can aspire. @ 2 hr. See p 22. return. @ 2 hr. See p 28. 5 ★★★ Acropolis Museum. 6 ★★ Hadrian’s Arch. This The sculptures and statuary that beautifully preserved, albeit soot- once adorned the temples of the darkened, triumphal arch was Acropolis—a breathtaking presence erected in honor of the emperor in through the tall windows—are A.D.
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