Acropolis

On the way up..

Ancient underground dwellings at the Acropolis Museum.
Statue of the late great opera singer Maria Callas

Socrate’s prison. I made a post about it a while back.

On the way up the Philopappos Hill on a semi-cloudy day in February in Athens.

Dionysos Areopagitou road, near the Acropolis station, is the most beautiful and historically significant road in Athens. It is about 830 meters with so much to see and explore. The Acropolis museum and Parthenon temple can all be found on the cobble stone street.

The street was named in 1884. It was named after the Athenian parliament member Dionysos, who along with his wife were one of the first to convert to Chritianity after Apostole Paul visited Athens in the year 50 A.D. He was Bishop of the city of Athens and was canonized after his martyrdom, by fire, during the reign of Domitian. He is the patron saint of the city and patron of the judiciary and his memory is celebrated on October 3rd.

Then there is a hike up to the Philopappos Hill which offers exquiste views of the city as well as the Acropolis.

Athens Landscape
The best preserved-in Greece- Temple of Hephaestus in the distance
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens.

A few photographs that I took of the stunning view of the Acropolis, and the rest of the center of Athens, from a roof top cafe. These were taken weeks before the strict measures for covid-19 were implemented again. The downtown core is a hot spot for covid-19 cases are going up. It was inevitable, not the least bit surprising as it can get congested in the touristy areas with the cafes and social distancing is not possible. No one wants to wear a mask outdoors, but now with the new measures people will have to if the want to go downtown. So, I guess we will be headed for another lock down soon as the fatalities are increasing, and I probably won’t be heading downtown for a long time. 😦