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2024-05-01 01:01
in Greece2024, Monuments
The Parthenon is of course what Athens is known for, so I put it first on the list. It's supposed to get very busy during teh summer, but I arrived just during the shoulder season when times were moving from winter to summer hours, and when getting in at 08:00 sharp as it opened (with a timed reservation), the place was pretty nice and quiet. By the time we left, around 10:00, it was starting to be overrun with tour busses.
took the less busy south entrance, got in a few mimutes
what is left of the decorations, the rest were stolen by the british
what left of the temple of Olympian Zeus
and the rebuilt Panathenic Stadium where the 2004 olympic games were held
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