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