Athens

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The Parthenon

Greece is known for its culture and heritage descended from the previous time. In fact, this country is considered to be the birth place of the European civilization. At one time the historical cities like, Sparta, Corinth, Athens were eternally occupied in struggles to materialize triumphant in the battle to achieve domination. During the fifth century BC the Mediterranean art, drama, sculpture and literature developed in Athens and several other cities in Greece. The modern Greece is completely different from the one it used to be during those days. It provides its guests with all the modern day luxuries. Moreover, you can easily explore the stark ruins of the erstwhile time as all the best accommodation facilities are within easy reach of the tourist spots.

ATHENS, apart from being the capital of the nation Athens is the largest city in Greece. You will be able to explore the breathtaking view of the surrounding area consisting of all the flat topped hills located at the Acropolis. The 2400 year old monument of Parthenon creates an awe-inspiring view of the area.

Historical center
The historical center of Athens is the most important area of the city for the thousand of tourists who are visiting the Greek capital in order to admire the shrine of Democracy the Acropolis, the Parthenon, the museums and the monuments and theatres from the glorious past of Athens. The Pedestrianisation of the historic centre that is surrounded from the triangle between Plaka, Dionysiou Areopagitou Street and Keramikos includes almost all the magnificent sights of Athens. At Dionyssiou Areopagitou one can go walking from Syntagma square or by metro to the Acropolis station, a few meters away is the new Acropolis museum and opposite is the Ancient theatre of Dionysus, a little bit further is the Herodes Atticus Odeon and after that is the way on the Acropolis. The hills of Filopapos and Pnix are near by as well as the ancient Agora, the temple of Hephestus the oldest neighbourhoods of Athens Plaka, Anafiotika and Monastiraki on the North West slopes of the sacred rock. An amazing planning that gives the opportunity to the visitor to see within a few hours the most important sights of Athens. But Athens has more attractions to offers as we can see in the article about the sights of Athens.


1)If you live in the Americas, the only way to get there is by airplane. There are few airlines that offer non-stop flights to Athens from New York (usually JFK airport).

The Greek carrier, Olympic airways, offers non-stop service from JFK to Eleftherions Venizelos airport in Athens Greece. Delta is the other airline which flies directly to Athens. A traveler can find indirect flights to Athens with many major and minor airlines, an option that is usually preferred by budget conscious travelers.

Air France, Alitalia, Lufthansa, British Airways, KLM, and many other major European carriers offer connection flights to Athens via their respective countries. If you choose KLM for instance, you will fly from New York JFK to Amsterdam, and once you board another plane you will fly from there to Athens.

3)From Europe a traveler can either fly or drive to Greece. All major European airlines and fly to Athens on a daily basis. In addition, large ferry boats connect Italy with the west coast ports of Greece.

Greece borders to the North with Albania, FYROM, and Bulgaria, and to the east with Turkey.

Many western European visitors who decide to drive to greece travel through Italy to take advantage of the highways, and then board a ferry to either Igoumenitsa in northern Greece, or Patra in the western Peloponnese.

3)Yachting is a great way to get to Greece. Sailing the Ionian and Aegean islands can take a traveler to places inaccessible by regular transportation.

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