the uk s entry, mae muller, will be the last of the 26 acts to perform. now on bbc news, the travel show. this week, it s time to party. it it is the birthplace of the olympic games, french and ancient philosophers and democracy. home to the acropolis and whitewashed houses set against stunning blue sea and sky. we are in greece. greece, a firm favourite with package holiday and culture lovers alike. in fact, almost a million of them arrived here every week last summer to soak up the sun. with summer fast approaching in europe, we thought it s time to take a look back at some travel show greek adventures. and what better place to start than athens, the country s capital city? we went to see the ancient monument of the acropolis, which is facing up to the challenge of becoming more accessible, proving even historical sites need to move with the times. that was a bit of a mission! i m making my way up to the acropolis which, in greek, means high city, which doesn t look nor
Even in the archaic period that means 6th century bc there were ramps leading up to the temple of athena. not the parthenon, because the parthenon didn t existed until the fifth century. but even earlier, there is evidence for this ramp as well and many times, it has been interpreted that it was for the animals to be sacrificed. but it is not only that, it is also for all the people, helping disabled people. there are plans in place to make the site even more accessible with the installation of further paths. i, for one, think this attraction is setting a good example to historic monuments throughout the world and i m really happy that i get to experience the acropolis now.
Even in the archaic period that means 6th century bc there were ramps leading up to the temple of athena. not the parthenon, because the parthenon didn t exist until the 5th century. but even earlier, there is evidence for this ramp as well. and many times, it has been interpreted that it was for the animals to be sacrificed. but it is not only that it is also for all the people, helping disabled people and older people or pregnant women and so on, so that they have a good and easy accessibility towards the temple of the goddess. and the conversation has got quite heated.
Wow! that s incredible. disabled gods, or gods with disabilities. i m learning so many new things. this is amazing. and i m also told that accessibility at the acropolis is not a new thing. even in the archaic period that means 6th century bc there were ramps leading up to the temple of athena. not the parthenon, because the parthenon didn t exist until the 5th century. but even earlier, there is evidence for this ramp, as well. and many times it has been interpreted that it was for the animals to be sacrificed. but it is not only that it is also for all the people, helping disabled people and older people or pregnant women and so on, so that they
And he was lame. wow! that s incredible. disabled gods, or gods with disabilities. i m learning so many new things. this is amazing. and i m also told that accessibility at the acropolis is not a new thing. even in the archaic period that means 6th century bc there were ramps leading up to the temple of athena. not the parthenon, because the parthenon didn t exist until the 5th century. but even earlier, there is evidence for this ramp, as well. and many times it has been interpreted that it was for the animals to be sacrificed. but it is not only that it is also for all the people, helping disabled people and older people or pregnant women and so on, so that they have a good and easy accessibility towards