ATHENS HIGHLIGHTS
Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning around 3,400 years. Classical Athens, as a landlocked location was a powerful city-state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus.
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A centre for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy, largely due to the impact of its cultural and political achievements during the 5th and 4th centuries on the rest of the then known European continent.
Today a cosmopolitan metropolis, modern Athens is central to economic, financial, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece.
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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. (http://www.greece-athens.com/). Athens has a wide variety of restaurants from elegant to quaint.
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. (http://www.greece-athens.com/). Athens has a wide variety of restaurants from elegant to quaint.
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. A few kilometers from the historic center
in Faliro, Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni, you can enjoy the sea breeze.
Or you can head up north and enjoy the fresh air at the more classy neighborhoods of Marousi, Melissia, Vrilissia and of course Kifisia. (http://www.greece-athens.com/) capital is also famous, more than any other European capital, for its nightlife. The options for entertainment satisfy all tastes.
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For shopping in Athens please visit
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Tipping is not mandatory in Greece. However, it is customary to add 5% in restaurants if you are satisfied with the service. In September, the Summer (Daylight-Saving) Time is observed in Greece, which is three hours ahead of Greenwich.
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