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It hurt my heart a lot more than I expected to see them without their sister 💔 #caryatids #acropolis #greekhistory #thebritishmuseum #athens
It hurt my heart a lot more than I expected to see them without their sister 💔 #caryatids #acropolis #greekhistory #thebritishmuseum #athens
Every Sunday at sunset, the Evzones of the Greek Presidential Guard make their way up the Sacred hill of the Acropolis for the formal ceremony to lower the Greek flag. 🇬🇷 #athens #acropolis #athensguide #parthenon
Every Sunday at sunset, the Evzones of the Greek Presidential Guard make their way up the Sacred hill of the Acropolis for the formal ceremony to lower the Greek flag. 🇬🇷 #athens #acropolis #athensguide #parthenon
this is what I call therapy 🏛️🤍✨ 📍 Acropolis Museum #athensgreece #travel #caryatids #acropolismuseum #historylover
this is what I call therapy 🏛️🤍✨ 📍 Acropolis Museum #athensgreece #travel #caryatids #acropolismuseum #historylover
The Acropolis is the soul of Greece, a monument to the endurance of human thought and art . #acropolis #art #greece #monument #photooftheday @greecewhispers @enjoygreecegr @discover.greece @greekgetaway @visitgreecegr @npress_gr
The Acropolis is the soul of Greece, a monument to the endurance of human thought and art . #acropolis #art #greece #monument #photooftheday @greecewhispers @enjoygreecegr @discover.greece @greekgetaway @visitgreecegr @npress_gr
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all that ivory is gold 💛☀️🫶🏻🌄 wearing @shukraofficial_ 🤍 (Athens Greece Travel Holiday Vacation Wardrobe | Orizontes Lycabettus Hill Sunset Golden Hour View | Acropolis of Athens Rooftop | Ivory Gold Skirt Coord Set | Vacay Outfit | Summer Fashion | Dinner fit Inspo | Date Night look inspiration idea | Europe dress | European Summer styling)
THIS IS … 🏛️ ✨Follow for slow travel itineraries in Europe with a focus on Sicily and Belgium ✨ It might look like the Acropolis, but you’re actually looking at one of Sicily’s greatest treasures: the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. 📜 A LITTLE HISTORY Despite its name, this isn’t a valley but a ridge overlooking the Mediterranean. The temples were built over 2,400 years ago when Agrigento (then called Akragas) was one of the wealthiest Greek cities in the Mediterranean. Today, it is one of the best-preserved collections of Ancient Greek temples anywhere in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ✨ DON’T MISS • The Temple of Concordia, one of the best-preserved Greek temples in existence. • Walk the entire archaeological park, especially around golden hour when the honey-coloured stone glows. • Stay until sunset if you can. The changing light completely transforms the landscape. ℹ️ PRACTICAL INFO 🎟️ Tickets: around €17 for the archaeological park (combined ticket options are available for nearby sites). ⏰ Opening hours: Daily, generally from 8:30 AM until 8:00 PM, with extended evening opening during summer. 🥾 Allow at least 2–3 hours to explore. The site is much larger than most people expect. 🚗 Best reached by car, although buses also connect Agrigento station with the entrance. ☀️ Bring water, sunscreen and comfortable shoes—there is very little shade. Sicily itinerary | Valley of the Temples | Agrigento Sicily | Things to do in Sicily | UNESCO Sicily | Sicily travel | Sicily itinerary | Ancient Greece in Italy | Southern Italy travel
THIS IS … 🏛️ ✨Follow for slow travel itineraries in Europe with a focus on Sicily and Belgium ✨ It might look like the Acropolis, but you’re actually looking at one of Sicily’s greatest treasures: the Valley of the Temples in Agrigento. 📜 A LITTLE HISTORY Despite its name, this isn’t a valley but a ridge overlooking the Mediterranean. The temples were built over 2,400 years ago when Agrigento (then called Akragas) was one of the wealthiest Greek cities in the Mediterranean. Today, it is one of the best-preserved collections of Ancient Greek temples anywhere in the world and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. ✨ DON’T MISS • The Temple of Concordia, one of the best-preserved Greek temples in existence. • Walk the entire archaeological park, especially around golden hour when the honey-coloured stone glows. • Stay until sunset if you can. The changing light completely transforms the landscape. ℹ️ PRACTICAL INFO 🎟️ Tickets: around €17 for the archaeological park (combined ticket options are available for nearby sites). ⏰ Opening hours: Daily, generally from 8:30 AM until 8:00 PM, with extended evening opening during summer. 🥾 Allow at least 2–3 hours to explore. The site is much larger than most people expect. 🚗 Best reached by car, although buses also connect Agrigento station with the entrance. ☀️ Bring water, sunscreen and comfortable shoes—there is very little shade. Sicily itinerary | Valley of the Temples | Agrigento Sicily | Things to do in Sicily | UNESCO Sicily | Sicily travel | Sicily itinerary | Ancient Greece in Italy | Southern Italy travel
What do you MEAN this is a regular day in Athens. What do you MEAN these structures are 3200 years old and I can have a Gyro LOOKING AT IT??!!!??? . #Athens #Greece #Acropolis #Parthenon
What do you MEAN this is a regular day in Athens. What do you MEAN these structures are 3200 years old and I can have a Gyro LOOKING AT IT??!!!??? . #Athens #Greece #Acropolis #Parthenon
over 1,400 miles apart 🏛️ the six caryatids have been separated for over 220 years after a lifetime together. originally they supported the porch of the maidens at the erechtheion in athens, greece. what you see at the acropolis now are replicas with the original five pillars residing in the acropolis museum with a space remaining for the sixth which is housed in the british museum. the one in london is actually quite hard to find and she isn’t in the main parthenon gallery. it’s a hugely contested issue - should she be returned? #caryatids #museum #athens
over 1,400 miles apart 🏛️ the six caryatids have been separated for over 220 years after a lifetime together. originally they supported the porch of the maidens at the erechtheion in athens, greece. what you see at the acropolis now are replicas with the original five pillars residing in the acropolis museum with a space remaining for the sixth which is housed in the british museum. the one in london is actually quite hard to find and she isn’t in the main parthenon gallery. it’s a hugely contested issue - should she be returned? #caryatids #museum #athens
POV: Standing where Greek mythology was born. There is nothing quite like looking up at the Parthenon in Acropolis and realizing you are walking the exact grounds where ancient myths took shape 2,500 years ago. This citadel was built as the ultimate sanctuary to honor to Greek gods, especially Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war. If you are adding the Acropolis of Athens to your travel bucket list, save these quick tips for your visit: - Wear sneakers, not sandals: The ancient marble steps are incredibly smooth and slippery. - Beat the heat: Go right at 8:00 AM opening or 4 PM for the best lighting and fewer crowds. - Book the ticket online: so you won’t join the long ticketing queue or wait for the time entrance availability. Which Greek myth is your absolute favorite? Let me know below! 👇 #greece #athens #acropolis #odyssey Soundtrack credit: Go The Distance (Hercules) - Happily After Show
POV: Standing where Greek mythology was born. There is nothing quite like looking up at the Parthenon in Acropolis and realizing you are walking the exact grounds where ancient myths took shape 2,500 years ago. This citadel was built as the ultimate sanctuary to honor to Greek gods, especially Athena, the goddess of wisdom and war. If you are adding the Acropolis of Athens to your travel bucket list, save these quick tips for your visit: - Wear sneakers, not sandals: The ancient marble steps are incredibly smooth and slippery. - Beat the heat: Go right at 8:00 AM opening or 4 PM for the best lighting and fewer crowds. - Book the ticket online: so you won’t join the long ticketing queue or wait for the time entrance availability. Which Greek myth is your absolute favorite? Let me know below! 👇 #greece #athens #acropolis #odyssey Soundtrack credit: Go The Distance (Hercules) - Happily After Show
Everyone goes to Greece in summer. We go in winter, and I think we've got it right. In November, Athens is nineteen degrees in the day and the sea is still twenty. We had the Acropolis almost to ourselves, and on the first and third Sunday of every month from November to March, every state museum and ancient site in the country is free. Including the Acropolis. The Acropolis Museum runs its own scheme, so check that one. What nobody warns you about is the snow. It rarely reaches Athens, but the mountains get buried, and twice in the past five years it came down to the city and shut everything. The problem with Greece in winter is the islands. A lot of hotels and tavernas shut for the season, some ferries stop, and Greece gets medicanes. Mediterranean hurricanes. Rare, mostly autumn, but they shut ports and they flood. But that doesn't stop us from going, because we house sit. Greek homeowners go away during winter, and they need their home and their pets looked after. We apply and get homes in Greece for free. Six sits open in Greece right now, mostly cats. One caveat. Flights and food are still on you. But the room is the biggest cost of any trip, and that's the one we never pay.
Everyone goes to Greece in summer. We go in winter, and I think we've got it right. In November, Athens is nineteen degrees in the day and the sea is still twenty. We had the Acropolis almost to ourselves, and on the first and third Sunday of every month from November to March, every state museum and ancient site in the country is free. Including the Acropolis. The Acropolis Museum runs its own scheme, so check that one. What nobody warns you about is the snow. It rarely reaches Athens, but the mountains get buried, and twice in the past five years it came down to the city and shut everything. The problem with Greece in winter is the islands. A lot of hotels and tavernas shut for the season, some ferries stop, and Greece gets medicanes. Mediterranean hurricanes. Rare, mostly autumn, but they shut ports and they flood. But that doesn't stop us from going, because we house sit. Greek homeowners go away during winter, and they need their home and their pets looked after. We apply and get homes in Greece for free. Six sits open in Greece right now, mostly cats. One caveat. Flights and food are still on you. But the room is the biggest cost of any trip, and that's the one we never pay.
Athens 2150 Ancient Greece meets a starbound future as the Acropolis shines beneath a skyline of megatowers and starships—would you want to see Athens like this? *** Read my stories for free — head to the website (link in bio)! 🚀📖 #futuristiccity #scifiart #odyssey #athens🇬🇷 #greece
Athens 2150 Ancient Greece meets a starbound future as the Acropolis shines beneath a skyline of megatowers and starships—would you want to see Athens like this? *** Read my stories for free — head to the website (link in bio)! 🚀📖 #futuristiccity #scifiart #odyssey #athens🇬🇷 #greece
The Caryatids of the Erechtheion have stood on the Acropolis for more than 2,400 years, six sculpted women serving not simply as statues, but as architectural columns supporting the sacred porch. But today, the sisters are separated. Five of the original Caryatids remain in Athens, preserved in the Acropolis Museum. The sixth was removed from the Erechtheion in the early 1800s by Lord Elgin and was eventually taken to Britain, where she remains in the British Museum. There is something deeply moving about seeing the five in Athens with an empty space representing the sister who is missing. This image imagines a moment history has not yet given us: the sixth Caryatid returning home and standing beside her sisters once again. More than marble. More than archaeology. They are part of the cultural memory of ancient Athens — created together, meant to stand together. 🇬🇷 #Caryatids #erqchtheion #AncientGreece #BringHerHome
The Caryatids of the Erechtheion have stood on the Acropolis for more than 2,400 years, six sculpted women serving not simply as statues, but as architectural columns supporting the sacred porch. But today, the sisters are separated. Five of the original Caryatids remain in Athens, preserved in the Acropolis Museum. The sixth was removed from the Erechtheion in the early 1800s by Lord Elgin and was eventually taken to Britain, where she remains in the British Museum. There is something deeply moving about seeing the five in Athens with an empty space representing the sister who is missing. This image imagines a moment history has not yet given us: the sixth Caryatid returning home and standing beside her sisters once again. More than marble. More than archaeology. They are part of the cultural memory of ancient Athens — created together, meant to stand together. 🇬🇷 #Caryatids #erqchtheion #AncientGreece #BringHerHome
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