Bye bye Athens

Athens - Day 3

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September 10th 2013
Note to self; If you are planning to visit a Museum, check the LP guide for its opening hours! Today I had intended to do some Museum hoping starting at the Benaki, then the Cycladic Art museum then up to the Acropolis Museum. Turns out the Benaki and Cycladic are closed on Tuesdays. Couple that with my failed visit to the Acropolis Museum yesterday and that's 3 for 3. So I went for a walk through ... read more

Europe » Greece » Attica » Athens

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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