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Athens has been inhabited continuously for over 7000 years. Its acropolis, supplied with spring water, commanding views of all seaward approaches and encircled by protective mountains on its landward side, was a natural choice for prehistoric settlement and for the Mycenaeans, who established a palace-fortress on the rock. Its development into a city-state and artistic centre continued apace under the Dorians, Phoenicians and various dynastic rulers, reaching its apotheosis in the fifth century BC. This was the Classical period , when the Athenians, having launched themselves into an experiment in radical democracy, celebrated their success with a flourish of art, architecture, literature and philosophy that has influenced Western culture ever since.
Athens, the city capital of Greece is situated in the region of Attica. It is one of the biggest cities of the Mediterranean with a very long and interesting history.
Athens was named after the goddess of wisdom, Athena.
My journey begins in
Athens passing thru to Corinth --> Mycenae -->Nafplion -->Epidaurus --> Olympia --> Delphi -->Meteora -->Kalambaka and returning to Athens. Not forgetting, island hopping to Aegina, Poros and Hydra.
- Cons:Two million vehicles in the city !
- In a nutshell:Athens is a cosmopolition city which will make your stay unforgettable !
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The old nineteenth-century quarter of...
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Is a mix of Turkish, Neoclassical and Greek-island architecture, and an array of intriguing little museums devoted to... more travel advice
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The first night, we stayed on the 6th floor and the view from the window was great - we got the room with the Acropolis... more travel advice
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We departed from Kuala Lumpur -> Doha -> Athens with Qatar Airways. The first sector, the plane was old and one of... more travel advice
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Managed to try the metro and is designed to handle almost half a million passengers a day and is fast, quiet and... more travel advice
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More food photos will be up...stay tune! (grin)
Wow greece.. always wanted to travel the whole europe.. soon i hope. Am now working in KL, busy with new job and stuff, have been missing in action from VT. PG is still same-o-same-o.
Great tips!
looking forward to discussing greece with u at the next KL meet, whenever that would be ;-)
Hello, I am looking for more infos ;) Nice start. Greetings from Poland.
Your photo from the plane depicts, Rafina, the town where i live! i have taken a photo of Rafina from plane too (check out my rafina page). Good work!
hi meileng! looking forward to more tips from greece!!! hoping to visit someday soon!
so Greece was your destination of choice hey :-). Its on one of my 'want to go places' - hope you had fun!
Fulamakkkkkk !! Dashyat :-)))) Will come by here soon ... Happy Deepavali-lar !!
Hi Mei Leng, great start, lovely pix and lovely Travelogue. looks like you had a good time in Athens and hot I think!! greets Wal
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