Major Attractions in Athens
If you’re planning a visit to Athens but undecided about how to spend your time in this old city, the following ideas might help you get the most out of your trip as you explore the tourist attractions in Athens. Many of the most-visited sights and places in Athens are the wonderful neoclassical buildings, and the breathtaking view of the Acropolis. Take time to marvel at the Acropolis that houses the best building during the Greek Classical age. If you want to uncover the wonders of the ancient world, then you should not miss out on the Parthenon.
You can also visit the Erectheion and the Temple of Athena Nike. Tourists are normally charged 12 Euros to enter these areas, but if you’re attending a university in the EU and you brought your ID with you, then you can enter for free. The purchased ticket can also grant you entry to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Agora, Roman Agora, Kerameikos, and the Theater of Dionysus. If you want to take sight of the Acropolis view, then set foot on the green space of Ancient Agora.
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A friend of mine, I met in Chicago, who is visiting New York, just reiterated that very statement to me today. She said she had fallen in love with New York, and that she saw it as an impossibility of ever getting bored here. There is SO much to do. Chicago is fun, but compact. New York’s city spreads before a person for miles and within each of the miles there is more than enough to do in one week, even without visiting all of the iconic places known to tourists and New Yorkers alike.
Think about all the different places and things that can be done just to exercise, outside. Getting ready, for a half or full marathon–go to Central Park or Riverside Park or even walk the length of Manhattan. Walking the length of Manhattan might sound daunting, but when training for a marathon, my walking coach had me walk at least half the marathon within a week of the walk. Pick an avenue, favorite or one of the famous avenues to walk or mix it up and walk a little more than the 13 miles of Manhattan’s length. My favorites to walk are Broadway and Avenue of the Americas (commonly known as Sixth Avenue) and Fifth Avenue. If you’re a morning person and it is the spring time, start at the bottom of the island on Broadway, before the rush of all the people going into their various Wall St. jobs. Passing on your left will be the famous Bull, for the bull market. Keep going north through Wall St. and its various shopping conveniences, City Hall, along with its beautiful park, will come up on your right, how many times have you told your guests to visit City Hall. Looking just east is the Brooklyn Bridge, which could be a side track walking experience in itself. Imagine getting out onto the middle on a beautiful day to see three of the five boroughs close at hand. It’s amazing, plus all the other bridges. It’s beautiful.
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