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Acropolis Museum Guide – Visiting Tips & Highlights

ByKaterina April 10, 2025April 24, 2025

In this Acropolis Museum Guide, you’ll find everything you need to know to plan the perfect visit to what must be the most important museum in Athens and one of the best museums in Greece and the world.

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Athens

Visiting The Acropolis of Athens – The Only Guide You Need

ByKaterina February 18, 2025April 24, 2025

There’s no doubt that visiting the Acropolis is an essential part of any trip to Athens.

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Kerameikos Cemetery – An Underrated Ancient Site in Athens
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Kerameikos Cemetery – An Underrated Ancient Site in Athens

ByKaterina January 19, 2025April 24, 2025

Unlike the Acropolis of Athens, the Ancient Agora of Athens, and the Acropolis Museum – all three of which seem to get all the love and attention from visitors – Kerameikos Cemetery is one of the Greek capital’s most underrated historic sites.

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Panoramic view of the central courtyard and the west wing from the minoan town on the slope.
Crete

Visiting The Minoan Palace of Zakros in Eastern Crete

ByKaterina January 9, 2025April 16, 2025

Surrounded by the raw beauty of Eastern Crete’s spectacular scenery, the Minoan Palace of Zakros is a hidden gem patiently waiting to be discovered by ancient history enthusiasts willing to reach the island’s easternmost edge.

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Malia Palace Archaeological Site – Complete Visiting Guide

ByKaterina January 3, 2025April 16, 2025

The Malia Palace Archaeological Site may not be as popular as other Minoan Palaces in Crete, but its finds will impress you.

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Panoramic view of the Panathenaic Way and the Agora.
Athens

Ancient Agora of Athens Visiting Guide with History & Facts

ByKaterina December 26, 2024April 24, 2025

This thorough Ancient Agora of Athens visiting guide is here to help you navigate what must be the most important archaeological site in Athens, second only to the Acropolis.

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Two standing and one lied on the ground column in Olympieion. The Acropolis is in the background.
Athens

Athens Temple of Olympian Zeus & Hadrian’s Arch Guide

ByKaterina December 19, 2024April 24, 2025

A pleasant stroll from Syntagma Square, the Athens Temple of Olympian Zeus or Olympieion is one of the most interesting and easiest-to-visit archaeological sites in the Greek capital.

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Panoramic view of the church's ruins.
Athens

Hadrian’s Library in Athens – A Full Visitor’s Guide

ByKaterina December 6, 2024April 24, 2025

Hadrian’s Library in Athens is one of the most compact archaeological sites in the Greek capital.

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Panoramic view of the archaeological site of the Roman Agora.
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Roman Agora in Athens – The Ultimate Visitor’s Guide

ByKaterina November 28, 2024April 24, 2025

Also known as the Roman Forum of Athens, the Roman Agora in Athens is where the heart of the ancient city used to beat in Roman times.

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Lykeion Archaeological Site – Aristotle’s School in Athens
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Lykeion Archaeological Site – Aristotle’s School in Athens

ByKaterina November 22, 2024April 24, 2025

Lykeion Archaeological Site, Aristotle’s School in Athens, Lyceum of Aristotle, Lykeion Athens, it’s funny that one of the least-known ancient sites in Athens would go by so many different names.

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