A travel for Atenas

Turistic Guide for the wonderful city of Atenas

Athens is the capital of Greece and its most important urban center. In the city live about 665,000 people, more than 4 million if we count it’s metropolitan area.

Athens is recognized as the cradle of ancient western philosophy and it’s mythology, for its infrastructure, landscapes, culture and history about our wonderful past, which is why it is one of the favorite destinations for travelers from around the world

When to go:

You can go in any time that you want, but is recommended go in:

December or end of the year.
Summer (since June to September) in the Atenas festival , the main summer event.

Where to go:

Plaka: To begin to know this beautiful city, I recommend that you go to Plaka to visit the oldest neighborhood, as well as one of the most attractive and lively areas of the city, known as the neighborhood of the gods due to its proximity to the Acropolis. The Plaka neighborhood is one of the best areas of the city to find souvenir shops where you can buy some souvenirs, or try Greek cuisine in one of its many terraces and «tavernas». The Acropolis: It is the most important place in Greece, its ruins represent its time of greatest splendor. It is located on a summit that rises 156 meters above sea level, and it is possible to see it from most areas of the city. The Acropolis of Athens contains some of the best-known monuments of the classical Greek era: the Parthenon, the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Niké and the Propylaea are some of the most important and striking constructions.

The Parthenon

Is the main building of the Acropolis architectural complex, as well as the greatest symbol of the beauty of classical architecture in ancient Greece. Built between 447 and 432 B.C., the imposing building with a Doric style was created to shelter a colossal sculpture of Athena Parthenos made of wood, ivory and gold, which had a height of twelve meters.

Erechtheion: Is an Ionian temple built in the most sacred place of the Acropolis, where the goddess Athena made the first olive tree of the Greek lands flourish. The most striking area of the Erechtheion is the roof of the southern gallery, which is supported with the help of the Caryatids, six female-looking columns that hold the temple’s roof.

the Licabeto hill:

Is a small mountain of 278 meters high since where get the best wiew of the city. Is in the neighborhood and from there can see the Acropolis and big part of the city.