GREECE
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ATHENS
 Athens
is not what
it used to
be. It is
better. What
they have
done to
Athens to
prepare for
the Olympics
is turn a
city, known
for its
faults as
much as its
assets, into
one of the
most walk
able,
livable,
exciting,
art, music
and
entertainment
centers in
the world.
By unifying
all the
antiquities
with parks
and
pedestrian
streets and
avenues and
tying them
in with the
nightlife
areas of the
Plaka,
Psiri
and
Thission
they have
created a
model that
other cities
are sure to
follow. With
the new
highways
that divert
traffic from
the downtown
they have
not only
made the
city streets
safer and
the air
cleaner but
they have
made it
easier to
get in and
out of town
by car, bus
or taxi.
 The
new metro
makes the
trip to the
airport and
the port
easier and
opens up new
neighborhoods
to visitors
who used to
be confined
to an island
downtown
surrounding
the
Acropolis.
The coastal
tram means
you can get
on one of
the new
air-conditioned
light-rail
cars and go
to the
beach, or
shop and
have dinner
in the
coastal
suburbs.
Athens is no
longer a
city that it
takes awhile
to
get-to-know
before you
actually
like it.
Athens is
entering a
second
Golden Age.
The museums
and
galleries
are
renovated,
air-conditioned
and bigger
and better
with more
opening
every week.
The streets
are clean,
hotels have
all been
renovated
and
restored,
many made
accessible
to the
disabled.
The
restaurants,
tavernas,
cafes, clubs
and bars
stay open
late and as
many who
came for the
 Olympics
discovered,
ATHENS ROCKS
like
no other
city on
earth.
And if you
prefer a
more quiet
Athens there
are parks
and quiet
neighborhoods
that will
suit you
too. What
this means
is that
anytime of
the year
Athens is
entertaining,
whether it
is your
stop-off on
the way to
and from the
Greek
Islands in
the summer
or if you
visit during
the 3 other
seasons and
use it as
your base
for daytrips
to explore
the
Peloponessos,
(Peloponnesus)
and the
mainland.
Athens has
something
for
everybody
and suddenly
the
Athenians
have good
reason to be
proud of
their city.
Athens and
Attica in
general have
the most
important
archaeological
monuments (Acropolis,
Odeion
of
Herodes
Atticus,
Olympian,
Roman Market,
Panathinaiko
Stadium
or
Kallimarmaro,
The Temple
of Poseidon
in
Sounio,
etc). In the
capital you
will admire
many
imposing
neoclassic
buildings,
true
ornaments of
the city
(The Greek
Parliament,
Athens
Academy and
University,
etc). Don't
miss
visiting the
museums
hosting
unique
treasures of
our cultural
inheritance
(Archaeological
Museum,
Military
Museum,
Byzantine
Museum,
etc).
Athens has
always
attracted
peoples'
attention.
During the
2004 Olympic
Games proved
that,
despite all
the slings
and arrows
of
outrageous
fortune, she
never - not
once - lost
the talent.
The return
of Olympic
Games to
their
birthplace
was a great
success.
The capital
is famous,
more than
any other
European
capital, for
its
nightlife.
Athens by
night
totally
changes. The
options for
entertainment
satisfy all
tastes. The
famous "bouzoukia"
are the
leaders in
the Athenian
entertainment.
While the
numerous
theaters all
around
Athens offer
a different
type of
entertainment.
Athens is a
divine city.
Let it
enchant you.
To get
detailed
information
about
Athens, its
sightseeing,
Athens
hotels,
Athens map,
facilities
and Athens
tours,
please click
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