Walking tour to enjoy ancient Athens.
Includes the Acropolis Museum and the ancient triptych of Athens: the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora and the Ceramic.
We started our second pleasant walk along the elegant pedestrian street of Dionysiu Aeropayitu, making a mandatory stop at the Acropolis Museum, where you can see the copies of Phidias, the wonderful archaic sculptures of the sixth century BC, the five original Caryatids of the Erechtheion, and on the top floor of the museum is exposed the beautiful decoration of the Parthenon (pediments and friezes). In this same pedestrian street, on the same sidewalk as the museum, at number 21, is the headquarters of the Spanish Embassy in Athens, a neoclassical building by the German architect Ziller.
Opposite the Museum is the Theater of Dionysos, the oldest theater in Athens and all of Greece, the true cradle of dramatic poetry, and then we see the Sanctuary of Aesculapius, God of medicine, the oldest hospital in Athens, and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, where great musical performances take place in the summer months. We suggest you to climb the sacred rock of the Acropolis, symbol of Greek civilization, and visit the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the Parthenon and the Erechtheion.
From the sacred rock of the Acropolis you can see the Areopagus, the Supreme Court of Ancient Athens, where the Apostle Paul preached in the first century of the Christian era.
Once the visit to the Acropolis is over, on our right is the hill of the Muses with the funerary monument of the benefactor Philopapus and then the hill of the Nymphs, or Pnika, where the famous Athenian Assembly was held in ancient times. Between the two hills, at the base, is the small chapel of St. Demetrius. On the northwest side of the Acropolis is the hill of the Areopagus, where the Supreme Court of Athens was held and where St. Paul preached. Continuing along Apostolu Pavlu Street, on the right, you will see the Ancient Agora of Athens, the cradle of Democracy and the heart of ancient Athens.
The pedestrian street of Apostolu Pavlu leads to the neighborhood of Thisíon (Cisíon). There you can stop at Iraklidon Street and sit in one of its cafes or bars, with magnificent views of the Acropolis, for a coffee, a drink or a snack.
We continue our pleasant walk along Apostolu Pavlu street until the end. On the right hand side is Ermú Street, which leads to the ancient Cemetery of Athens, the Ceramic Cemetery (Keramikós in Greek), the official cemetery of the ancient Athenians for 1,500 years (1,100 BC until the end of the 5th century AD), an open-air archaeological area with a very interesting museum.
Thus ends our second day of sightseeing, full of cultural, artistic, spiritual and culinary richness.
