The Acropolis of Athens: The essence of Greek civilization, encapsulating its long history

I am the sea-gazing and wave-listening tour+ global traveler, please follow me! (Published the 1645th travel photography article in 56 countries/regions across 5 continents) Visiting Greece, the first stop is definitely Athens. As one of the oldest cities in Europe and even the whole world, Athens has a history of over three thousand years and is known as the 'cradle of Western civilization'. Most of Athens' well-known ancient sites are within the city area and can be visited on foot. Among them, the most famous is what 'National Geographic' magazine described as 'a place of rest for the spirit and ideals of every traveler in this mortal world'—the Acropolis of Athens. Walking towards the Acropolis on the hill, you will pass by ancient ruins all the way. Today's Acropolis, although incomplete, still has three temples with their frameworks relatively intact: the Parthenon, the Temple of Athena Nike, and the Erechtheion. The rest are just the remains of their foundations. At the easternmost part of the Acropolis, there is an observatory where you can overlook the entire city of Athens. The land now densely covered with houses once nurtured the greatest civilization in Europe.