Docked in Piraeus, Greece |
Peace and Friendship Stadium, Piraeus, Greece |
Cultural Center, Piraeus, Greece |
The Acropolis of Athens was inhabited as early as the 6th Millenium BC |
Athens, Greece |
Mount Lycabettus, Athens, Greece |
The 4th Century BC Theater of Dionysus seated 17,000 People |
Crowds entering the Ancient Buildings of the Athens Acropolis |
Entering the Propylaea (437-432 BCE) on the Acropolis of Athens |
The Porch of the Caryatids (421-05 BC) on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece |
The Erechtheion (421-406 BC) is a Temple dedicated to Athena and Poseidon |
These six Caryatids support the roof of the false south porch of the Erechtheion on the Athenian acropolis |
The Parthenon (447-38 BC) is the most important Buidling of Classical Greece |
The Parthenon is a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena (patron of Athens) |
Horse Head and Lion Spout on the Parthenon |
East pediment of the Parthenon on the Athens Acropolis |
Ruins from the Temple of Rome and Augustus (19-17 BC) on the Athens Acropolis |
Column from the Temple of Rome and Augustus |
View of Mount Lycabettus from the Acropolis of Athens |
Temple of Olympian Zeus had 104 columns in the 2nd Century AD |
Another view of the Erechtheion of the Athens Acropolis |
Details on the Erechtheion of the Athens Acropolis |
Exiting through the Propylaea of the Acropolis of Athens |
The Agora (marketplace) of Athens dates to the 6th Century BC |
The Temple of Hephaestus (449-415 BC) is on the NW side of the Agora of Athens |
The Panathenaic Stadium hosted the first Modern Olympic Games in 1896 |
The Panathenaic Stadium is the only Stadium in the World built entirely of Marble |
Statue of Discobolus in front the Panathenaic Stadium (1927), Athens, Greece |
1835 House in Athens, Greece |
Greek Restaurant for Lunch |
Alfa Beer brewed in Athens, Greece |
Ran into Steve (met on cruise in 2003) in Athens, Greece restaurant (#small world) |
Bill and Dimitris (our guide) after Lunch |
Bill, Dimitris, and Susan |
Relaxing on the Streets of Athens |
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Athens, Greece |
Guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens |
Building in Athens, Greece |
The Academy of Athens established 1926 contains 6 Million Books |
Statues of Apollo, Athena, Plato and Socrates at the Academy of Athens |
The National Library of Greece was established in 1832 |
The Old Parliament Building of Greece was inaugurated in 1875 |
Traffic and Pedestrians in Athens |
In the Plaka (Old Athens) |
Liquor tasting in Brettos Distillery, Old Athens (Plaka) |
Church of Agia Aikaterini, Athens, Greece |
One of the Caves beneath the Athenian acropolis |
Hadrian's Gate was built in 131 or 132 AD |
Looking at the Acropolis through Hadrian's Arch |
The Temple of Olympian Zeus was started in 174 BC and was completed by Roman Emperor Hadrian in 131 AD |
The Temple of Olympian Zeus held giant statues of Zeus and the Temple's main benefactor Hadrian |
The Temple of Olympian Zeus columns were capped by Corinthian capitals carved from two massive blocks of Marble |
Leaving Athens |
Baklava for Dessert from our Athens Tour Guide, Dimitrius |
Good Night Elephant |