For us, Athens, Greece is the perfect city to explore for a weekend, while stopping over between other destinations. This year, we traveled to Rhodes, Greece and on the way back, stopped in Athens before heading on the southern France. We had 36 hours to explore Athens, with a 14-month old in tow, and that was the perfect amount of time to see the highlights, featured below.

temple of zeus

arch of hadrian

The acropolis

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