Parthenon - Athens

Like most of the major sites on our trip so far, the Parthenon was also 'Under construction', but it was still very impressive

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2007-07-05 Santorini and Athens

July 5th 2007
After seeing Santorini and Athens we can say that Mykonos and Ios were our highlights of Greece. Santorini was pretty cool in that we hired scooters to explore the island but there were really no beaches that were that nice to swim or sunbake at. Athens was really too hot to appreciate how amazing it really is - although we met people on the islands who had been in Athens when it was 49 degrees (C ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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