Visiting Greece 3 months before the 2004 Summer Olympics is a big mistake. Most of the attractions renovated and even most of the museums were closed. But I can still ‘see’ the evidence of the greatness of Greece in the past

ATHENS

the acropolis of athens

Odeon of Herodes Atticus-Yanni’s Live at the Acropolis performance in September 1993

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

theatre of dyonisos

Erechtheion

Erechtheion

others

Ancient agora – The entrance to the Odeon of Agrippa

Temple of Hephaestus, ancient agora

Roman Agora and the Tower of Winds

national library

temple of olympian zeus

olympic flame

built entirely of white marble

changing of  the guard

parliament building-old royal palace

Evzone-presidential guard

PELOPONNESE

OLYMPIA

PATRAS

CORINTH CANAL