Athens is the capital city of Greece and hosts the most gorgeous history in the world, designed by gods and people together to raise the civilization up. It is the city where democracy was born and most of the wise men of ancient times.
The most important civilization of the ancient world flourished in Athens and relives through some of the world's most formidable edifices. Athens is situated in the prefecture of Attica and extends to the peninsula that reaches up to Central Greece.
Athens is constantly inhabited since Neolithic Age. The 5th century was the time of its ultimate bloom, when moral values and civilization surpassed city limits and became the motherland of western civilization. In the centuries that followed, many conquerors tried to take over Athens. In 1834 Athens was chosen to be the capital of the newly established Greek State.
The city, that now hosts more than 4.5 million people, was constructed around the Acropolis walls. Today it is the political, social, cultural, financial and commercial center of Greece. Athens is a city of different aspects. A walk around the famous historic triangle (Plaka, Thission, Psyri) the old neighborhoods, reveal the coexistence of different eras. Old mansions, well-preserved ones and other worn down by time.
Luxurious department stores and small intimate shops, fancy restaurants and traditional taverns. All have their place in this city. The heart of Athens beats in Syntagma Square. Where Parliament and most of the Ministries are. Monastiraki, Kolonaki and Lycabettus Hill attract thousands of visitors all year round.
Athens and Attica in general have the most important archaeological monuments (Acropolis, Odeion of Herodes Atticus, Olymbion, Roman Market, Panathinaiko Stadium or Kallimarmaro, The Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, etc.). In the capital you will admire many imposing neoclassic buildings, true ornaments of the city such as Greek Parliament and, Athens Academy and University.
Remember visiting the museums hosting great treasures of a cultural inheritance Archaeological Museum, Military Museum, Byzantine Museum. Athens has always attracted peoples' attention. The return of the Olympic Games to their birthplace was a great success. The capital is famous, more than any other European capital, for its nightlife.
Athens by night totally changes. The options for entertainment satisfy all tastes. The famous "bouzoukia" are the leaders in the Athenian entertainment. While the numerous theaters all around Athens offer a different type of entertainment.
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