Athens sprawls across the Attica Basin ... For more details about security concerns in Greece, visit the U.S. State Department's website.

While there are many more acropoleis (the plural of "acropolis") in Greece ... Athens that garners the most attention. In fact, it's routinely referred to simply as "The Acropolis." The site ...

For a city with so much mythical and cultural baggage, Athens is surprisingly modern ... parties by clambering up to the Acropolis when the site opens at 8am (pro tip: where sneakers, not flip ...