Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world and is the largest city in Greece, returned with a history of more than 3400 years.
The city is named after Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, peace, strategy and reason. The Parthenon was built as a place of worship, like mythology, Athena was a part of everyday life in ancient Greece. Today, the Parthenon, one of the most visited places in Athens.
The architecture of Athens is a perfect blend of other times andModern Times. Take a walk in the historical triangle, and for insights into old neighborhoods of old homes. Head-to-Kolonaki, to see life as people respected in Greece. Kolonaki is a neighborhood and shopping center encompasses Lycabettus, full of cafes, boutiques, galleries and much more.
From the center of Athens is built on Mount Lycabettus. To reach the summit you can do hiking, if you like, or you can take the funicular Lycabettus (a small train to the summit). At the top ofThis mountain is a theater, a chapel of the 19th Century and a café that overlooks the beautiful city below.
Athens is home to many great men in history as the philosophers Socrates and Plato. Led the first edition of the Olympic Games in 1894. Athens not host another Olympic Games until 2004. The games are known in the Olympic Stadium in Athens, rather than as Spiridon "Spiros Louis Stadium (after the man appointed to be the first modern Olympic marathon) victory in 1896. In 2004Olympic games, all games except the archery competition was held in this stadium. The shooting and the goal of the marathon were the Panathinaiko or Panathenaic stadium. This is the only stadium in the world, which is built entirely of white marble.
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