Kostantin Kaini’s Acropolis guidebook

Sightseeing

If you ask me the first step is the Happy Train and Sightseing Bus

Stadio Panathenaic

A must see 10 minutes away from home. I would recomend it on the start of your tour or in the end of your tour . It would be difficult when there is too much sun . Athens' Panathenaic Stadium or Panathinaiko, is also known as the Kallimarmaro (Καλλιμάρμαρο), which means "beautifully marbled" and is the world's only stadium made entirely of marble which coomes from nearby Mount Pendeli. It is opposite the National Garden and its first building was made of wood in 330 BC. The marble structure that has survived to date was realized by Herodes Atticus. It was the venue where the athletic games took place during the Panathenaic feast. Today's stadium was built in 1869-1870 and has a capacity of 60,000 seats. He hosted the first Olympic Games of Modern History (1896).The top of the Panathinaiko Stadium gives you the best shot of the Acropolis. The stadium was used during the 2004 Olympics and still hosts Atheletic events and majorconcerts such as Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Tina Turner, Black Sabbath, REM and Sakis Rouvas, and even the Harlem Globetrotters have played here. The area behind the stadium is wooded and is a popular place for joggers and power-walkers.

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Stadio Panathenaic

Leoforos Vasileos Konstantinou

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A must see 10 minutes away from home. I would recomend it on the start of your tour or in the end of your tour . It would be difficult when there is too much sun . Athens' Panathenaic Stadium or Panathinaiko, is also known as the Kallimarmaro (Καλλιμάρμαρο), which means "beautifully marbled" and is the world's only stadium made entirely of marble which coomes from nearby Mount Pendeli. It is opposite the National Garden and its first building was made of wood in 330 BC. The marble structure that has survived to date was realized by Herodes Atticus. It was the venue where the athletic games took place during the Panathenaic feast. Today's stadium was built in 1869-1870 and has a capacity of 60,000 seats. He hosted the first Olympic Games of Modern History (1896).The top of the Panathinaiko Stadium gives you the best shot of the Acropolis. The stadium was used during the 2004 Olympics and still hosts Atheletic events and majorconcerts such as Bob Dylan, Depeche Mode, Tina Turner, Black Sabbath, REM and Sakis Rouvas, and even the Harlem Globetrotters have played here. The area behind the stadium is wooded and is a popular place for joggers and power-walkers.

Punto panoramico del Monte Licabetto

It is the highest hill of Athens (277m), a beautiful forest and offers a wonderful view across the basin.

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Punto panoramico del Monte Licabetto

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It is the highest hill of Athens (277m), a beautiful forest and offers a wonderful view across the basin.

Museo dell'Acropoli di Atene

This is a must to see . Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 11742, Tel .: +30 210 9000900, www.theacropolismuseum.gr The new Acropolis Museum is a total of 25,000 m² and has 14,000 square meters of exhibition space. The museum has 5 halls with permanent collections, the Acropolis Hall, the Hall of the Archaic works, the Parthenon Hall, the hall including exhibits of the propylaxes, the temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, and finally the hall including exhibits from the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD.

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Museo dell'Acropoli di Atene

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This is a must to see . Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 11742, Tel .: +30 210 9000900, www.theacropolismuseum.gr The new Acropolis Museum is a total of 25,000 m² and has 14,000 square meters of exhibition space. The museum has 5 halls with permanent collections, the Acropolis Hall, the Hall of the Archaic works, the Parthenon Hall, the hall including exhibits of the propylaxes, the temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion, and finally the hall including exhibits from the 5th century BC to the 5th century AD.

Benaki Toy Museum

Be carefull there are three museums of Benaki . The closest one is the one on Koumpari street . Benaki Museum Address : Koumpari 1 · 21 0367 1000 Benaki Museum Address : Pireos 138 · 21 0345 3111 Benaki Museum / The Ghika Gallery Museum Address Kriezotou 3 · 21 0361 5702

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Benaki Toy Museum

138 Pireos

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Be carefull there are three museums of Benaki . The closest one is the one on Koumpari street . Benaki Museum Address : Koumpari 1 · 21 0367 1000 Benaki Museum Address : Pireos 138 · 21 0345 3111 Benaki Museum / The Ghika Gallery Museum Address Kriezotou 3 · 21 0361 5702

Botanical Museum of the National Gardens

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Botanical Museum of the National Gardens

Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias

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Sala Zappeion

Built between 1874 and 1888 by architect Th. Hansen, it hosted some of the most important moments of the country's modern history, such as European sessions, election results and important political announcements. The funding for the erection was made by the cousins of Zappa, whose statues are in front of the mansion.

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Sala Zappeion

Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas

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Built between 1874 and 1888 by architect Th. Hansen, it hosted some of the most important moments of the country's modern history, such as European sessions, election results and important political announcements. The funding for the erection was made by the cousins of Zappa, whose statues are in front of the mansion.

Giardino nazionale di Atene

A must see 10 minutes away from our apartment . In an area of 160 acres you will be able to admire five hundred different species of plants, shrubs and trees from all over the world. The planting took place during the period 1838-1860 in order to function as a palace garden. As you walk through its paths, you will find a lake with ducks, a small zoo, the Botanical Museum, the small traditional cafe, the children's library and playground, as well as scattered monuments of antiquity and busts of celebrities of modern Greece.

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Giardino nazionale di Atene

1 Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias

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A must see 10 minutes away from our apartment . In an area of 160 acres you will be able to admire five hundred different species of plants, shrubs and trees from all over the world. The planting took place during the period 1838-1860 in order to function as a palace garden. As you walk through its paths, you will find a lake with ducks, a small zoo, the Botanical Museum, the small traditional cafe, the children's library and playground, as well as scattered monuments of antiquity and busts of celebrities of modern Greece.

Arco di Adriano

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Arco di Adriano

50 Leoforos Vasilisis Amalias

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Collina di Licabetto

The world's strangest train. It leaves from the top of Ploutarch street in Kolonaki. Some people walk up but I think the effect is more spectacular when you go on what they call the Funicular Railway. If you have kids this is the way to go. It's like a ride at an amusement park...sort of. It costs about 2 euro each way and you can buy r/t tickets but the walk down is easy and you can choose which part of Athens you want to end up in.

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Collina di Licabetto

Likavittou

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The world's strangest train. It leaves from the top of Ploutarch street in Kolonaki. Some people walk up but I think the effect is more spectacular when you go on what they call the Funicular Railway. If you have kids this is the way to go. It's like a ride at an amusement park...sort of. It costs about 2 euro each way and you can buy r/t tickets but the walk down is easy and you can choose which part of Athens you want to end up in.

National Art Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos

It is the largest Gallery of the country and is one of the living cells of the cultural movement in Athens. It consists of 117 paintings, recorded in 1878. The Gallery was then enriched by private collections donated by many Greek painters and collectors such as Al. Soutzos and Koutlidis. Do not miss to see: "The Kissing" by N.Lytra, "The Engagement" by N.Gyzi, "The Concert of the Angels" by Dom. Theotokopoulos, "The Deeproix's Greek Kavalaris".

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National Art Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos

Leoforos Panagioti Kanellopoulou

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It is the largest Gallery of the country and is one of the living cells of the cultural movement in Athens. It consists of 117 paintings, recorded in 1878. The Gallery was then enriched by private collections donated by many Greek painters and collectors such as Al. Soutzos and Koutlidis. Do not miss to see: "The Kissing" by N.Lytra, "The Engagement" by N.Gyzi, "The Concert of the Angels" by Dom. Theotokopoulos, "The Deeproix's Greek Kavalaris".

Parlamento Ellenico

It was built between 1834-1838 and was the palace of the kings of Greece. This simple and simple building houses the Hellenic Parliament today. In front of it there is the Monument of the Unknown Soldier as two Evzons, dressed in the old uniform of the Greeks belonging to the presidential guard.

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Parlamento Ellenico

2 Βουλής

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It was built between 1834-1838 and was the palace of the kings of Greece. This simple and simple building houses the Hellenic Parliament today. In front of it there is the Monument of the Unknown Soldier as two Evzons, dressed in the old uniform of the Greeks belonging to the presidential guard.

Syntagma Square

It is the central square of the city and took its name when on 03/019/1843 in the area in front of the then palace, today's Parliament, the people and the guard of Athens revolted by asking for the granting of a Constitution by King Otto. Some of the most modern restaurants and cafes are located in this area, and you will find every kind of object, from aspirin to souvenirs and of course newspapers and magazines of foreign and Greek press.

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Syntagma Square

Platia Sintagmatos

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It is the central square of the city and took its name when on 03/019/1843 in the area in front of the then palace, today's Parliament, the people and the guard of Athens revolted by asking for the granting of a Constitution by King Otto. Some of the most modern restaurants and cafes are located in this area, and you will find every kind of object, from aspirin to souvenirs and of course newspapers and magazines of foreign and Greek press.