La visite d'Athènes commence par la colline de l'Acropole, qui illuminera votre journée. Sur cette colline historique, vous aurez l'occasion d'admirer l'Odéon d'Hérode Atticus, le temple d'Athéna Niké, les Propylées, l'Érechthéion et bien sûr le célèbre Parthénon, le temple principal dédié à la déesse vierge Athéna.

Les Propylées sont les entrées monumentales de l'espace sacré dédié à Athéna, déesse protectrice de la ville. Construites par l'architecte Mnésiclès en marbre pentélique, leur conception était avant-gardiste. Au sud-ouest des Propylées, sur un rempart protégeant l'entrée principale de l'Acropole, se trouve le temple ionien d'Aptéros Niké.

Le Parthénon, temple principal dédié à la déesse vierge Athéna, symbole éternel de la démocratie athénienne et de la civilisation occidentale.

Temple of Poseidon and Athena, the most sacred place in ancient Athens.

Temple dédié à la déesse Athéna Niké ou Victoire sans ailes.

L'Agora grecque antique, considérée comme le berceau de la démocratie, de la philosophie et de la liberté d'expression.

Dans l'ancienne Agora grecque, vous visiterez le temple d'Héphaïstos (le temple le mieux conservé de Grèce, en grande partie tel qu'il a été construit) consacré au dieu des forgerons et des volcans.

Ancient Greek Agora which is considered the birthplace of democracy, philosophy and free speech, in its small museum you will see findings from their daily life and learn about their constitution.

Kerameikos was named after the community of the potters (kerameis) who occupied the whole area along the banks of the river Eridanos. The walls of Athens, which were constructed in the 5th century BC by Themistocles, divided the area into two sections, the "inner" and "outer" Kerameikos. The wall had two monumental gates, Dipylon and the Sacred Gate, placed at the outset of the two most important processional roads of Athens, the Panathenaic Way which led to the Acropolis, and the Sacred Way which led to Eleusis. Nearby is the Dipylon gate which was the main entrance to the city, where the Panathenaic procession began and where the prostitutes congregated so they could make themselves available to weary travelers. Between the two gates is the Pompeion, where the preparations were made for the Panathenaic procession which was in honor of Athena.

Iera Odos was the most importan Sacred Way in ancient Greece. It began at the Sacred Gate in the Kerameikos and led from Athens to Eleusis following the same course as modern Iera Odos. The street and adjacent cemetery were revealed during excavations for the extension of Line 3 of the Athens Metro.

Visit the archaeological site of Eleusis with the Great Propylaea, the Sacred Well, the Telesterion, Demeter’s Temple, the entrance to the Underworld and the little church. The mycenean cult of Demeter was introduced, as the worship of a deity connected to nature and the growing of cereals. The continuity of Demeter's cult is attested until Roman times, by the erection of successive temples on the east side of the hill. Here were celebrated the famous Eleusinian Mysteries in which the participants swore to secrecy. While in the Museum are exhibited findings from the area, most important the huge statue of Kore, a female featured statue that decorated the Propylaea.

We will drive back to Athens, following the same, sacred way like the ancient mystics.