ACROPOLIS
ACROPOLIS Looming majestically over the city, the Acropolis complex has been the heart of Athens since the 5th century BC. Although each Greek polis had an acropolis (high point …
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Travel to Wyoming
Travel to Wyoming GRAND TETON NATIONAL PARK 310,520 acres. Surrounded by National Forest lands, spectacular Grand Teton National Park is located directly south of Yellowstone National Park, in northwest …
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MAP VERMONT
APPALACHIAN TRAIL MAP VERMONT This famous trail coincides with the Long Trail (previous entry) for 98 miles, from the Massachusetts border to Sherburne Pass, where the Appalachian Trail turns …
PATRAS
PATRAS Sprawling Patras (pop. 155,000) Greece’s third-larg-est city and one of the official cities for the 2004 Olympic Games, serves largely as a transport hub for island-bound tourists. During …
RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA
RECOMMENDED LOCATIONS OF WEST VIRGINIA GEORGE WASHINGTON NATIONAL FOREST 101,000 acres in West Virginia (1,300,000 total). While most of this huge National Forest is in Virginia, two sizable tracts …
Travel to Athens
Travel to Athens ACCOMMODATIONS The Greek Youth Hostel Association, Damareos 75 in Pangrati, lists hostels in Greece. ( 210 751 9530; y-hostels@ote.net.gr. Open daily M-F 9am-3pm.) The Hellenic Chamber …
Greece Guide for Tourist
Greece Guide for Tourist TOURIST SERVICES AND MONEY Police: 100. Hospital: n 106. Ambulance: 166. TOURIST OFFICES. Tourism in Greece is overseen by two national organizations: The Greek National …
Greece Map
Greece Map MUSIC Rembetika (gutsy blues music with folk influences) first made its appearance in Greece in the late 19th century. After decades of inauthentic performances, interest in traditional …
Athens Guide for Tourist
Athens Guide for Tourist AGORA. The Agora served as the city’s marketplace, administrative center, and hub of daily life from the 6th century BC to AD 500. Here, the …
Athens Travel
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 …