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6 places worth your time in Athens, with what each is actually like and when to go.
The fifth-century BC citadel above the city, with the Parthenon, Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike.
Purpose-built at the foot of the hill, with the Parthenon frieze displayed at its original orientation and spacing.
The civic and commercial heart of classical Athens, with the best-preserved Doric temple in Greece.
The old quarter under the Acropolis, and above it a cluster of Cycladic-style houses built by island masons.
The Mask of Agamemnon, the Antikythera mechanism and the bronze of Artemision — the deepest collection in the country.
The highest point in central Athens, by funicular or a half-hour climb, for the full view over the Acropolis to the sea.
