After a quick check of the apartment on arrival last night, 10 March, we went out to seek provisions for the next few days. Found a kebab takeaway for an easy supper topped up with purchases from a friendly little corner shop. After a relaxing morning enjoying our sunny rooftop terrace with awning and breakfast patisserie from the local baker we decided to find the Ancient Agora we could see below us.
No reduced entry for non-EU pensioners in Greece and no combo. tickets for tourists, so it will be ‘pay as you go’ and may work out quite expensive to explore all the sights here! The Ancient Agora was the Athens forum with a modern reconstruction at one end to form a museum. Entrance is via the temple to Hephaistos, God of the forge.
Several churches were demolished during excavation/reconstruction with only one left remaining. We stopped at a bar with views of Thyssos then clambered up Areopagus Hill at sunset, a rocky outcrop opposite the Acropolis, seemingly a popular spot to watch the sun go down over another view of the Parthenon. There are steps to the top of the hill, so we took these back, instead of trying to scramble down our ascent route in the dark.
