Acropolis is among 30 places in Europe you must see before you die according to Telegraph.The British newspaper describes the famous Greek monument as follows:
“There’s a good reason some three million people visit the Acropolis in Athens every year. The “sacred rock” dates from the 5th century BC, and the Parthenon, its most famous temple, supported by 46 Doric columns, is considered to be the most influential buildings in classical architecture. Jane Foster, Telegraph Travel’s Athens expert, advises walking below the Acropolis at night , “when it is at its most magnificent, bathed in golden floodlighting.”
The full Telegraph’s short-haul bucket list includes the following:
1. Var, Provence, France
2. Gaud?’s Barcelona, Spain
3. Sistine Chapel, Italy
4. Acropolis, Greece
5. Pamukkale, Turkey
6. Semana Santa, Spain
7. Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, Turkey
8. Matterhorn, Switzerland
9. Chateau de Chenonceau, Loire Valley, France
10. The Atlantic Road, Norway
11. Blue Mosque, Constantinople, Turkey
12. Northern Stars (Aurora Borealis) in Scandinavia or Iceland
13. Sainte Chapelle, Paris
14. Red Square, Moscow, Russia
15. Piza Tower, Italy
16. Charles Bridge, Czech Republic
17. Brandenberg Gate, Germany
18. Tuscany, Italy
19. Lake Bled, Slovenia
20. Colosseum, Italy
21. Ephesus, Turkey
22. Eiffel Tower, France
23. Alhambra, Spain
24. Venice, Italy
25. Black beaches of Iceland
