Athens, Greece

 Place: Athens, Greece

Weather: Mainly sunny, 54/70F.

Route: From Corinth 83 km east on A8 and E94.

Population: 664,064 (3.7 million in the metro area)

Places to visit: Acropolis (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Acropolis Museum, National Archaeological Museum, Panathenaic Stadium, Herod Atticus Odeon, Benaki Museum, Museum of Cycladic Art, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Theater of Dionysus, Byzantine and Christian Museum, War Museum, Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology, National Garden, Kerameikos Cemetery, Museum of Ancient Agora, Jewish Museum of Greece, Museum Herakleidon, Monastery of Daphni.

Images:

The acropolis above the modern city (from whc.unesco.org)

The Odeon of Herodes Atticus, a theater still in use (from nationsonline.org)