Athens · Acropolis Hill · Greece

Acropolis of Athens

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moderate

10/10

best: morning, evening

contemplative, adventurous, nostalgic

A local would say...

Walk the same route Pericles walked — past the very monuments he built with the wealth of an empire.

The magnificent limestone hill crowned by the Parthenon temple, rising dramatically above the sprawling modern city. A 3km pedestrian promenade links the Acropolis to Athens' other major ancient sites, transformed from a traffic-choked corridor into Europe's longest archaeological walking park. The entire hill is floodlit at night by French designer Pierre Bideau, revealing ancient Athens in an entirely new light.