According to popular tradition, three brothers were the founders of Kiev, who each built his own settlement on a different hill.

The small town that emerged over time and the union of the three settlements took the name of Kie, the older brother.

With rich history, lush parks and architectural masterpieces, Kiev fascinates the visitor with its cultural splendor.

It is also worth visiting the 11th-century Hagia Sophia, one of the UNESCO’s cultural heritage sites, and the Baroque Saint Andrew.

Starting your tour from the Upper Old Town, you will find yourself at the Golden Gate, one of the most important monuments of the city dating back to the 11th century.

In the Lower City you will wander through the picturesque alleys and beautiful parks and you will experience the Ukrainian cuisine in one of the many restaurants in the area.

The Independence Square is the most central and busiest square in the city, while on the paved Adriyinsky Uzviz street you will enjoy outdoor events and music and dancing performances.

Wander through the Park of Eternal Glory with the Flame of Memory, Kontraktova and Poshtova Squares and the Baroque Mariyinsky Palace and see the statue of the famous writer Michael Bugakov close by.

You can also visit the National Museum of the History of the Great Patriotic War in the Pechersk region, a museum dedicated to the Ukrainian struggle against the Nazi atrocities of the Second World War.

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It is known for its university institutes that attract thousands of students each year. In the large natural harbor of the city one can enjoy water skiing.

It is worth visiting the Museum of Prehistory Mosgkarnt, an open-museum where visitors can turn back to 1800.

It houses artifacts from the Stone Age to Viking days and there is the most famous citizen of Aarhus, the Man of Gkraoumpale.

The excellently preserved old town and the De Gamle By museum which is a reconstruction of a historic village, are an inevitable stop for the visitor. With modern architecture, numerous festivals and museums, the city is an ideal destination for art lovers. The Aarhus Kunstmuseum Aros is one of the largest art museums in northern Europe.

Modern Troborg neighborhood in the north of the center and the pedestrian Vedestedet with shops, cafes and restaurants attract the interest of tourists. The imposing cathedral of Aarhus is built in Gothic style and the many glass buildings city eye catching architecture, creating an interesting contrast.

In Aarhus you can taste the famous Scandinavian cuisine and ride a bike to the beautiful neighborhoods that are filled with small shops.

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The Český Krumlov in southern Bohemia surrounded by the meanders formed by the River Vltava and stems from the area.

The historic center is full of buildings in gothic and romantic lanes ideal for walks.

It is worth visiting the Renaissance style town hall with its beautiful arches and domes of the city’s main square and the Gothic church of St. Vitus, which dates from 1439.

The imposing Castle is the second largest in the Czech Republic and is part of a medieval fortress.

Built in the late 13th century and has vast gardens, ponds and ditches.
There are plenty of museums to choose the visitor, as the waxworks museum, the Museum of Torture, the local historical museum with finds from the region of Bohemia and the museum dedicated to the painter Egon Schiele.

Throughout the year various festivals are organized with the most important festival of the five-petaled Rhodes with traditional theater and music.

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• Decide which place you want to visit and how many days are you going to stay.
• Make sure you have your passport ready!
• Book your tickets early. It is very likely to find good offers.
• Find the right accommodation for you. The most difficult part in organizing a trip, is where will be the location of your accommodation. Pick a place either near the Underground or the Bus Lines. Prefer more central places.
• Check the currency of the Country you will visit. If they don’t use the same currency as you, you must do currency.
• Download 2 maps. The first will be the map of the town and the second the map of the local transportation.
• Find the Sightseeing. Note the hours, the days of operation, the price of the ticket and the location.
• Decide how you want to move around city. Will it be the Underground? The bus? The taxi?
• Book your tickets for the museums, the archaeological places, etc, online. In many sightseeing, the queue you have to wait is huge! Buy yourself that time and enter before the others.
• Locate beautiful neighborhoods and places of great interest. Some places worth a visit but they are not in the mainstream tourist walk plans.
• Use Trip Advisor and related websites, to find local restaurants, coffee houses, etc. The tourist’s opinion counts!
• Make a rough plan. Write down the days that you are going to stay and what do you want to visit. By doing that, you will be sure that you visited everything you wanted.
• Prepare your luggage. If you are traveling by airplane, make sure you meet the airport’s restrictions.

Have a nice trip!!

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The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to host every object that has been found both on the sacred rock of the Acropolis and at its foot. The new building was founded in 2003 and opened to the public on June 21, 2009.
The artifacts cover a wide period from the Mycenaean period to Roman and Early Christian Athens. The museum is built on the archaeological Makrigianni space. Underneath the museum, the visitors have the opportunity to see the residue of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.

The museum is divided into 5 thematic categories:

• The Gallery of the Slopes of the Acropolis,
• The Archaic Gallery,
• From the 5th c. BC to the 5th c. AD.,
• Propylaia, Athena Nike, Erechtheion (In this section you can visit the famous Caryatids, waiting patiently for their sister to return from the British Museum),
• The Parthenon Gallery.

The most important part of the museum is located on the last floor. We talk, of course, about the Parthenon Gallery. The installation of the frieze of the Parthenon on the rectangular cement core that has exactly the same dimensions as the cella of the Parthenon enables a comprehensive viewing of the details of the frieze, as one takes the perimetric walk of the Gallery. The narrative of the story of the Panathenaic Procession is pieced together with a combination of the original blocks of the frieze and cast copies of the pieces in museums abroad, such as the British Museum and the Louvre.

Get to know the Acropolis Museum (For our little friends).

If you have kids and you want to show them the Acropolis Museum, you can do it by using the online interactive games of the Museum.

• Athena, Goddess of the Acropolis
• The Parthenon Frieze
• Color the Peplos Kore

Tickets:

General Admission Fee: 5€
You can buy your ticket either from the Museum’s Ticket Desk, or via its e-ticketing service.
Free entry: 25 March, 18 May and 28 October

Dates & Times:

Official Webpage:

http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en

Metro Station:

Acropoli (Line 2)

A short visit to the Acropolis Museum:

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