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Temple of Hephaestus

Day 24 - Athens

May 27th 2014
Today Pam decided to get her nails done so off she went to a place just down from the hotel and I trudged off to the old Roman Agora the ancient centre of Athens only a 10 min walk from the hotel. The main centrepiece is the old temple built circa 500ad and still standing virtually complete today, it is the best preserved ancient temple in Greece and likely the world. The balance of the agora is o ... read more
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Greek Flag 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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