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Athens

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Athens is one of the world's most culturally endowed cities and holds the promise of cosmopolitan pursuits and a great deal of entertainment.

Today's Athens is a chaotic city, crowded, which expanded well after the Olympic Games were held so successfully here.

It's ancient and more recent monuments, its museums, its sights, its attractive, lively traditional districts, the wonderful sunny Attic climate, and its fascinating past are more than enough reasons to spend time here.

Athens has the finest restaurants and the most varied nightlife in the country and remains a major European centre of culture, celebrated each year at the Athens Festival.

Population

4,200,000 (2001)

Area

427 sq km

Worth to see

Acropolis
Acropolis Museum
Theatre of Dionysos
Agora
National Archaeological Museum
Byzantine Museum

Panathenaic Stadium (also known as The Marble Stadium)

History

c.3000BC - Evidence of first settlemet around the Acropolis

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