Dedicated to Athena Parthenos, or "Athena the Virgin," the magnificent Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis, on the site of another lost temple to Athens' patron goddess. Little is known about this ...

On arriving in Athens, the first sight these young tourists would look for was the Acropolis and its crowning glory: the pillared Parthenon, dedicated to the warrior goddess Athena. Yet even as ...

Hurwit: "Acropolis" means the high point of the city. And since the buildings of classical Athens rarely reached higher than a storey or two, the Parthenon, which stands atop the Acropolis like a ...

Nevertheless, thanks to the spacious Acropolis Museum, visitors could see the ruins of the temple and then the Parthenon marbles in the same afternoon. They could also appreciate the irony of the ...

Situated on a rocky outcrop above Athens, Greece, the Acropolis is a citadel featuring some of the greatest architecture of the classical world. The most famous structure there is the Parthenon ...

Author Kari Hesthamar observed “Greece is a good place to look at the moon, isn’t it,” and she is certainly right. I recently ...

Besides the popular attractions, such as the Acropolis and Delphi, there are many more amazing archaeological around Greece ...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America and the Foundation of the Hellenic World (FHW) have announced a historic ...

the head of a statue of Alexander the Great and a gallery with various Parthenon artifacts. Many previous travelers said the Acropolis Museum was one of the best museums they'd ever visited ...

IT WAS so hot tourists were collapsing!” my taxi driver proclaims, throwing his hands in the air as he recalls tales of ...

Athens is a favorite among Israelis, and for good reason. Here's a packed itinerary to help you enjoy its best, from the ...