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General Information :
Found in 800 BC , covering an area of about 427 square kilometers Athens is the capital of Greece and the biggest city of the country. With a population of about 4, 200,000 people the city is named after the Greek goddess Athena. In the prehistoric era Athens was a seat of learning. Legendary personalities LIKE Plato and Aristotle ran their learning centres in this city. It was supposed to be the crib of Western civilization. With the changing times Athens has now gained its importance as one of the fast developing business centres of European Union. The city enjoys a Mediterranean climate with humid summers and cool winters.
Tourists Attractions :
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· Olympic Sports Complex
· Belvedre Terrace
· Beule gate
· Klepsydra Springs
· Monument Of Agrippa
· Temple of Olympean Zeus
· The sacred caves of aglauros, Apollo Hypoakraios and Pan
· Erechtheion : the site of classical ruins
· Parthenon : is the temple of Virgin Athena and a masterpiece constructed by Phidias.
· Temple of Athena Nike
· Acropolis Museum
· Athens city Museum
· Kaissariani Monastery and scenic forest Park
· Koutouki Stalactic Cave
And lots of other museums and monuments fill the capital city of Greece.
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· City Centre : A very crucial point for the tourists of this city as it has some interesting monuments within its area. The Lyskrates monument, Roman Agora and church, The tower of winds, Temple of Hephaestus, Museum of Greek Folk art, Mikri and Megali Mitropolis, The Christmas tree lit up with numerous lights in Sindagma Square, The Parliament Building and the Glass Man sculpture are a few wonderful attractions of the city centre.
Transportation :
Athens being the capital city of Greece has excellent transportation facilities. Buses , Street cars or Trolleys and taxis are the mode conveyance in the city. Travelling in a trolley is exciting as the wide windows give you an opportunity to have alook at the colourful city outside. The taxis can be stopped at any corner of the street even if it already has passengers inside it,. If your destination matches with the driver';s then there is no difficulty in getting up into one of those.
Shopping :
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Coming back from Athens empty - handed is not just what your friends and family expects. Crafted jewellery of gold and silver, vases, statuettes, prayer beads, souvenirs, clothing, accessories etc of diverse kinds are available in the city. Ermou off Syntagma square has the latest trendy things. Tsakalof is the most expensive shopping destination of Athens and perhaps one of the costliest in the world. Here exclusive boutiques of different items go hand in hand with modish restaurants. The Plaka and the Monastariki area are two other wonderful shopping points. Traditional woven rugs, copper coffee pots, miniature religious iconsand museum pieces are the best tokens to be purchased from Athens.
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Hotels :
Athens is quite an expensive city but that doesn't make it a place to be visited only by the elite class. There are exclusive five star accommodations like the Grand Bretagne Hotel charging $337, and Athens Hilton priced at $317 , Life Gallery Athens Hotel at $326 and King George II Palace at $449 per night respectively. Apart from these there are middle ranged hotels like the Amazon Hotel, Herodion Hotel, Acropolis View etc which are ranged between $130 - $175 per night. The budget accommodations include Economy Hotel at $78, Hotel Parnon at $79, Hotel Tempi at $41, Evripedes Hotel at $84 and so on.
Pack your bags without wasting a single moment to taste the tradition of Greek culture at Athens.
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