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Acropolis and Parthenon

Historic Half day difficulty: Moderate with kids: yes

The sacred hill of Athens, crowned by the Parthenon, the marble temple that has watched over the city from above for 2,500 years. You climb a stone ramp polished by millions of footsteps.

The pop wink

The gods your daughter knows from Percy Jackson really lived here: the Parthenon is the temple of Athena, the goddess the city — and half the saga — is named after.

With kids

Find the faces of the Caryatids together, the columns shaped like women
Count the columns of the Parthenon from below and from above
Tell your daughter this is the temple of Athena, the goddess the city is named after
Feel the smooth, cool marble of the tiers of the Theatre of Dionysus

Accessibility: 6+ years — there are steps and strong sun, bring water and a hat

With family

Go up early, before the heat, and watch all of Athens wake at the foot of the hill
Head down to the Acropolis Museum to see up close what stands broken above
Have a late-afternoon snack in the Plaka district, beneath the lit-up rock
Take the family photo with the Parthenon behind you at golden hour

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