| The cradle of the greatest civilization | | | | Games. Due such a great event the city |
| of the antiquity, the heart of the Greek | | | | was renewed a lot, so the citizens and |
| Empire and the capital of the modern | | | | guests still enjoy the harvest of those |
| Greece, Athens still saves the evidences | | | | renovations. |
| of the events, which changed the world | | | | The most of the tourists are attracted |
| history and the art masterpieces, still | | | | by the remains of the ancient |
| unsurpassed. | | | | civilizations. The most of them get |
| A lot of civilizations fell into | | | | going to the Acropolis with the |
| oblivion since the time Athens was born, | | | | magnificent Parphenon - the temple of |
| but Athens is still alive. The history | | | | Athena. The Acropolis is the citadel of |
| of Athens began in about 1600 BC. It | | | | the Greece and the place where Athens |
| became the capital of Attica and then of | | | | began. The age of the ruins is about |
| the whole Greek Empire. As the world | | | | 24-25 centuries. |
| leader of the time, Athens concentrated | | | | At the footsteps of Acropolis lies Agora |
| the best minds and the most talented | | | | - the ancient center of commerce, where |
| artists. The works of the ancient | | | | Socrat and Plato once liked to walk. |
| sculptors still impress with its beauty | | | | The center of the prestige is Syntagma |
| and realism. | | | | square. Here the most luxurious hotels |
| Later the Romans took the leading | | | | and restaurants are concentrated. The |
| position in the world, but they borrowed | | | | building of the Parliament also stands |
| a lot from the Greeks - they copied | | | | here. |
| their art and even their gods - they | | | | Omonoia square presents a contrast with |
| just changed names - Aphrodite became | | | | this oasis of fashionableness. Narrow |
| Venus, Jupiter turned into Zeus. The | | | | streets around Omonoia are full of cheap |
| most brilliant samples of the Roman art | | | | shops, numerous cafes and bars. |
| are mostly just copies of the Greek | | | | Those who are fond of the ancient |
| treasures, somehow lost. | | | | culture can find various interesting |
| Now the population of Athens reached 1 | | | | museums to visit in Athens - National |
| million (4 millions with suburbs), it's | | | | Archaeological Museum, The Benaki |
| the largest city in Greece and the | | | | Museum, The Goulandris Museum of |
| Greeks themselves find it very dusty and | | | | Cycladic and Ancient Greek Art, Museum |
| overcrowded. Aphens is also known for | | | | of Greek Folk Art, National Historical |
| its smog hanging over the city. A couple | | | | Museum and Byzantine Museum are just |
| of years ago Athens housed the Olympic | | | | some of them. |