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ParthenonErechtheion

Those textbook columns really are enormous

From the temples of the Acropolis to contemporary museums. If you studied proportions and column orders, the real things will stop you in your tracks. The lack of shade seems unchanged since antiquity, which is less ideal.

Explore Greece
Exploring
Allow time for outdoor walking at archaeological sites, and choose visiting hours to suit the season and weather.
Exploring
Combine the hilltop monuments with walks in the surrounding city to understand where the temples sit in the urban landscape.

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