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The
Temple of Olympian Zeus, aka Olympeion, Athens, number two on the map
below.
This Athens photo gallery is mainly based on what you would see if you followed
the orange brick road mapped below.
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The New
Acropolis Museum, Athens, fully opened to the public 24th June 2009.
This magnificent new building is a work of art itself and deserves
a half-day visit at a cost of €1.
A
map of walkways [in orange] seen outside the Acropolis, joining
most of the city's key sites.
The black/white numbers above are Bugbog's addition. See below
for our key to this map.
Number 1: Syntagma Square, a metro station, the Parliament building and guards in pom-pom clogs.
Number 2: the Olympeion, though not much is left barring a dozen massive Corinthian columns and the Arch of Hadrian.
Number 3: the Acropolis, including the Theatre of Dionysos and the Parthenon.
Number 4: Filopappos Hill, a calm green walk, some good views, the Dora Stratou Theatre and a pleasant café.
Number 5: Thision metro stop and access to fashionable, non-touristy Psiri district [11] and Keramikos cemetary [6].
Number 6: lovely, tranquil, Keramikos cemetery.
Number 7: the Ancient Agora [market place], including the Agora Museum inside the reconstructed Stoa of Attalos, and the Temple of Hephaestus.
Number 8: Monastiraki metro stop, Athens Flea Market, the Ceramic Museum and shopping galore.
Number 9: the Roman Agora, and up the hill expensive dining and cute little Anafiotika village.
Number 10: Plaka sweet Plaka, homebase for a million Athens travellers.
Number 11: Psiri, the best area for eating and drinking alongside affluent young locals, as opposed to neighbouring Plaka's tourist herds.
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