"ATHENS" Top 5 Page for this destination Athens by STRATOS79

Athens Travel Guide: 5,577 reviews and 9,962 photos

The history of Athens is
one of the longest
of any city in the world.
Athens name is related with the goddess
of wisdom Athena.
It is also known
as the birthplace of democracy
The Acropolis(and Parthenon)is one of
the world's most famous landmarks
It is the city where Aeschyles,Aristophanes,
Euripidis,Sophocles( dramatists )
Aristotle,Plato,Socrates( philosophers )
Herodotus,Thucydides,Xenophon( historians)
were born

Athens today is the capital
and the largest city of Greece.
The metropolitan area is the centre
of economic,financial,industrial,
cultural and political life in Greece.
Athens was the host city
of the first modern-day Olympic Games
in 1896 and in 2004
Athens nowdays is very famous
for it's nightlife, hospitality,
climate and it's traditional cuisine

GREEK WORDS

KALIMERA---------------------GOOD MORNING
KALINIHTA--------------------------GOOD NIGHT
EFHARISTO-------------------------THANK YOU
PARAKALO--------------------------YOUR WELCOME
NE------------------------------------YES
OCHI---------------------------------NO
MILATE ANGLIKA-------------------DO YOU SPEAK ENGLISH
THEN KATALAVENO----------------I DON'T UNDERSTAND
POSO KANEI------------------------HOW MUCH IS IT
LOGARIASMO PARAKALO---------THE BILL PLEASE
Y-A-MAS ----------------------------CHEERS
ENDAXI-----------------------------OK
AFTO--------------------------------THIS ONE*

Intro Updated Jul 11, 2007
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Comments (8)

armandj Apr 19, 2010 at 7:00 AM Report Abuse

thanks. will definitely consider this if our plans push through.
evariia Apr 16, 2010 at 1:17 AM Report Abuse

Attica Park might be interesting!
angiebabe Oct 21, 2008 at 2:04 AM Report Abuse

Hi youre featured member at the moment so Ive come for a roam around your pages!Very good and informative page here on Athens with good photos - I visited Athens&Greece for the 1st time in May &of course loved it!
freddie18 Jul 5, 2008 at 5:56 AM Report Abuse

Hi Stratos. Thanks for your informative and inspiring facts about Athens. I will be in Athens on the first week of October 2008 and would love to see most of the attractions you have listed here. Thanks for sharing.
woodfit Oct 30, 2007 at 10:46 AM Report Abuse

VERY GOOD PAGE ABOUT ATHENS
SLLiew Sep 15, 2007 at 10:55 PM Report Abuse

Amazing number of things to do in Athens. Would love to explore all the ruins and museums. Cheers, SL
Lilasel Aug 6, 2007 at 4:47 AM Report Abuse

ya sou Strato! lovely page about my adorable Athens! I remember Koutouki cave, it was really inpressive. hope you are ok in such heat in Athens... Best wishes from France. Eleni
athenian80 May 25, 2007 at 2:57 AM Report Abuse

Very good work on this page. Great variety of tips. Well done!