Greece Tourist Attractions
The most visited city of Greece is Athens of course, the capital. With a population of 3.3 million people, Athens is the economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural center of Greece. The city has taken a considerable momentum on its way to becoming the biggest business in the European Union.
Ancient Athens was a powerful city-state and also a center of art, study and philosophy, being the place where Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum were located. Many politicians, philosophers and writers of prominent ancient world were born here. Among them are: Socrates, Sophocles, Pericles. Athens is regarded as the cradle of Western civilization and the place where democracy was born, mainly because of the impact of political and cultural achievements gained in the fifth century and fourth century . Parthenon is regarded as a symbol of ancient Greece and of Athenian democracy, is one of the greatest monuments of the world and together with the Acropolis, it was inserted in the list of protected monuments by UNESCO. The Parthenon replaced an older temple of Athena, the Parthenon or Pre-old Parthenon, which was destroyed during the Persian invasion in 480 BC. Like most Greek temples, the Parthenon was used as cash. In the 6th century, Parthenon became a Christian church dedicated to Virgin Mary. After the Ottoman conquest, it was converted into a mosque (early 1460). In 1806 Thomas Bruce, seventh Duke of Elgin, took the sculptures of the Parthenon to England some after an agreement with the Ottomans. They sold the museum the British Museum in 1816. The Greek government continued to fight for return of their owns to the country, but so far without any success. Around the Acropolis and Plaka there are some ruins, some other Greek novels. There are some very interesting museums, including the Benaki Museum and the National museum. From Athens for one day trips to Delphi, Sounion, Meteora, Nafplio and the Argolis. Although there are some pieces of heaven, once isolated from the rest of the world, the monasteries of Meteora attract thousands of visitors today. Other monasteries are open on different days to allow the monks in monasteries to work - so you should find out beforehand what you may visit. If you have a certain monastery on the list it would be good for you to be sure that it is open and available for visits. Some were even converted into museums. You like to climb stairs ? This would be good, because many of the monasteries are accessible only after climbing quite a good part which can only be done on foot. Holy Monastery of St. Stephen is the most accessible and less accessible to the Holy Trinity. Prepare for pain the day after the climbing legs.
Greece is an amazing country, with a lot more interesting touristic spots that are longing for people`s all over the world to visit them. Also, Greece is the main attraction for the sea lovers, because of its almost complete hot season, and the beautiful beaches and resorts.