Temple of Olympian Zeus

Canon 400D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
ISO 100 - 1/125sec - f/8,
Location: View of The Acropolis from the Ancient Agora, Athens, Greece

This view looks like back to the past.

Canon 400D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 100 - 1/400sec - f/11,
Location: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece

Temple of Olympian Zeus is the largest in Greece, exceeding even the Parthenon in size. Work began on 6th century BC, in the reign of the tyrant Peisistratos but it was not completed until 650 years later. The Roman Emperor Hadrian dedicated the temple to Zeus Olympios during the Panhelenic festival of AD 132. He Also set up a gold and ivory inlaid statue of the god inside the temple.
Now, only 15 of the original 104 Corinthian columns remain, each 17m high – but enough to give a sense of the enormous size of this temple, which would have been approximately 96m long and 40m wide. [ref.DK]

Canon 400D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 100 - 1/320sec - f/10,
Location: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece

Canon 400D, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
ISO 100 - 1/320sec - f/11,
Location: View of The Acropolis from Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens, Greece

Many people said stay away from the flare... but i just like the feel of the flares!!
But it is so difficult to control!

Canon 400D, Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
ISO 100 - 1/125sec - f/9,
Location: The Hadrian's Arch, Athens, Greece

The Hadrian's Arch, next to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, built in AD 131. It was positioned deliberately to mark the boundary between the ancient city and the new Athens of Hadrian.

As you can see, I've been fascinated by the stories and myth of the Ancient Greeks, adventures of a wide variety of gods, goddesses, heroes, heroines, and other mythological creatures. Stories like the Odyssey focusing on events surrounding the Trojan War and others.

So where is the best place to experience some of this atmosphere other than Athens?!