The acropolis, awesome and aloof on its limestone mesa above hectic modern Athens, is so integral to the texts of our history books—and the subtexts of our imaginations—that it is one of those ...

The representative of Turkey at UNESCO eroded the British argument that Lord Egin legitimately bought the Parthenon Marbles.

The winding rocky path that led up to the Acropolis was surrounded by numerous small shrines, including one to the god Pan, who had appeared to the runner Phidippides before the battle of Marathon.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Once you're inside the Acropolis Museum, look for the famous caryatids – a collection of marble statues that were replaced by copies on the Erechtheion for the purpose of ...

Open Air -- or "summer" cinemas as Greeks call them are a tradition across Greece with many of the most historic being in ...

Eleftheriou, an architect by training, is director of the Acropolis Restoration Service, where she oversees what could be considered the most daunting project in the history of archaeological ...

By charter three, it is meltdown time.” Below, Yawn reveals more of what’s on Deck for Season 9. For Yawn’s eighth run on ...

I write about travel, culture and food in Europe. The Acropolis is consistently inundated with tourists, with as many as 23,000 visitors clogging up ... [+] the complex on some days. (Photo by ...

Yet in a city like Athens, one of the oldest on Earth, you will find ancient history practically everywhere, such as the ...

When you purchase this tour, you'll have the option to get skip-the-line tickets to the Acropolis and Acropolis Museum, which means you'll breeze by other visitors waiting in line. At the ...

Lamda Development’s $8 billion Ellinikon, now under construction about 20 minutes from the Acropolis in Athens, is the ...

The first site Pausanias described to readers is the Acropolis in Athens and the Parthenon that sits atop it. Obviously, you can visit Athens now, and it wouldn't be complete without a trip to these ...