athens city Archives - ToursMaps.com ® http://toursmaps.com/tag/athens-city Mon, 21 Nov 2016 16:29:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.0.9 Visit to Athens http://toursmaps.com/visit-to-athens.html http://toursmaps.com/visit-to-athens.html#respond Sat, 03 Dec 2016 01:30:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=226038 Visit to Athens DAYTRIPS FROM ATHENS TEMPLE OF POSEIDON. The Temple of Poseidon has been a dazzling white landmark for sailors at sea for centuries. The original temple was constructed around 600 BC, destroyed by the Persians in 480 BC, and rebuilt by Pericles in 440 BC; 16 Doric columns remain. The temple sits on a promontory at GCape Sounion, 65km from Athens. (Open daily lOam-sunset. ‚4, students ‚2. EU students free.) Two bus routes run to Cape Sounion from Athens; the shorter and more scenic route begins at the Mavromateon 14 stop near Areos Park (2hr. every hr. ‚4.30).

The post Visit to Athens appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

]]> http://toursmaps.com/visit-to-athens.html/feed 0 Athens Travel http://toursmaps.com/athens-travel.html http://toursmaps.com/athens-travel.html#respond Fri, 25 Nov 2016 18:00:00 +0000 http://toursmaps.com/?p=226023 Athens Travel HELLINIKON OLYMPIC COMPLEX (HCO). The Hellinikon should be the worldwide symbol of recycling. Once the site of the old airport, parts of many of its buildings are reconstructed using the skeleton of old aviation buildings; in July 2003, an International Flights sign still hung from an entrance. The Hellinikon will host 7 sports. The Olympic Baseball Centre’s two fields will accommodate 7000 and 12,000 baseball fans (Aug. 15-18, 20-22, and 24; finals Aug. 25). The venue for softball (Aug. 14-20 and 22; finals Aug. 23), the Olympic Softball Stadium has also been built from the ground up. The

The post Athens Travel appeared first on ToursMaps.com ®.

]]> http://toursmaps.com/athens-travel.html/feed 0