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Saturday, February 22, 2014

Athens, Greece-Norwegian Jade- 14-night Ultimate Mediterranean Cruise

Athens, Greece
NCL-Norwegian Jade
14-night Ultimate Mediterranean Cruise - 2nd Port of Call is the ancient city of Athens, Greece.

Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a high rocky outcrop above the city of Athens. This historical cite contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.

Close to the present-day Acropolis is the stone theatre structure of the Odeon of Herodes Atticus. A stone theatre located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens. This theatre was built for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000.

The Plaka District is a charming area at the foot of the Acropolis. There are plenty of neoclassical homes, pedestrainized streets, shops and restaurants and ruins to explore in this charming area of Athens.

Athens, Is the capital city of Greece with a metropolitan population of 3.7 million inhabitants. It is in many ways the birthplace of Classical Greece, and therefore of Western civilization.



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