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Greece's Culture Welcome to Greece. You are about to embark on a 10 day journey through one of the finast historical sites in the world. As we begin our journey you will be imersed in history and modern day culture. Greece is unlike many other places, a place where the ancient and modern worlds stand side by side. The Greek peninsula, covering an area of 131,944 square kilometers with a population of roughly 10,000,000 people. Greece is made up of the mainland and the islands. On this tour you will see facinating parts of both. Our first stop will be Athens, capital of the ancient world named after the goddess Athena. Here we will spend 3 days 2 nights.The crowning glory of Athens is definatly the Parthenon which is situated on the Acropolis. Since the age of Pericles this fortress has been the site of purly majestic proportions. By nothing short of a miracle, the 2,500 year old Periclean Acropolis is still standing despite the poplution of modern day. Due to this polution the states have since been removed and are now located in the Acropolis museum. Athens is home to over 44 musems the most famous being the National Archaeological Museum which houses a glory of ancient artifacts. To see this museum in its entirity would take weeks, however a few hours will provide you with a satisfying flavour of this magnificent collection. Shopping in Athens provides a variety of stores sure to satisfy any person. From the up-scale boutiques of Stephanel, to Gucci, to Max Mara, to the local Greek designers spreading their designs overseas. The most famous shopping street is Ermou, which is located across from the Parliament building. Here you will find a McDonald’s on the cornor and as you move farther away from the square the the... ... middle of paper ... ...l encounter the history filled city of Delphi. After the Acropolis, Delphi is the most popular archaeological site in Greece. Located 180 kilometers from Athens, a trip to Delphi is listed in just about every tour itinerary and is by far the most popular day trip out of Athens. Many people don't even know why they are going there. It's just something they know they are supposed to do when they go to Greece. But for those people who read, Delphi has a special meaning, more then just another collection of ruins in a country that is full of them. Delphi in ancient times was considered the center of the known world, the place where heaven and earth met. This was the place on earth where man was closest to God. In Mythology, Delphi was the meeting place of two eagles, released by Zeus and sent in opposite directions. Where they met indicated the center of the earth.

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