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Travel To Athens: A Gift From The Gods

Travelers who expect to be greeted by loneis just northeast of Athens and the ancient
standing relics of ancient Greece will beMycenaean excavation site at Velatouri is to
awestruck by the sprawling urban metropolisthe south, boasting the unearthed Thorikos
of todays Athens. The capital city is antheatre. While the Grecian period is
explorers paradise as historic gems areomnipresent, Greece has fascinating Turkish
embedded within the modern day melee andand Persian cultural influences as a result
cultural nuances of a turbulent past areof many wars and takeovers until the collapse
written between the lines of concrete and theof  the  Ottoman  Empire in the 20th century.
sparkling blue Aegean Sea. Everywhere in
Athens is a testament to why this mythicClub  Hopping  or  Island  Hopping?
peninsula is considered the cradle of Western
civilization  and  modern  democracy.In the spring and summer evenings, enjoy the
cafs and restaurants as they begin to spill
Of particular interest, Athens received ainto the streets and squares. Greece, and
much needed facelift in preparation for theparticularly Athens, is notorious for its
2004 Olympics. Notorious for its nefos (smog)boisterous and tireless nightlife. The Port
resulting from rapid growth and congestionof Piraeus comes to life as many vacationers
following World War II and the Cold War,head out for their island excursions from
Athens realized the need to clean up its actthis historic cove. Athens is the perfect
when it became clear that historic monumentsplace to become immersed in Greek culture and
were eroding at an alarming rate due to acidlife before taking a ferry ride to one of the
rain from air pollution. Due to this Olympicsurrounding tranquil, historic or party
makeover, it is extremely easy to navigateislands the choice is yours. The port itself
around the well marked streets in English andis also of particular historic interest. One
Greek and transportation has never been moreof the oldest in the world, the port was
streamlined.heavily used during the Peloponnesian Wars in
the 4th century BC and remnants of the long
Mythological  MythosThemistoclean Walls, which fortified the port
and Athens together during this time period,
Ancient Greece reached its societal peak instill  survive  today.
the 1st century BC when magnificent monuments
like the Parthenon and the Temple of AthenaA trip to Athens is not only a journey of
Nike were constructed on the fortifiedhistory, but one of modernity and progress.
Acropolis and Socrates and Plato developedAfter Greeces golden age, Athens grandeur was
their Western thinking schools of thought.squandered to nearly nothing by invaders and
While most of the major attractions from thethe sweeping tides of history. Today, the
time period are in the center of the city,free and booming capital city is again a
travel in the outskirts of Athens will bringtestament to its historic commitment to
encounters with many significant locationsforward thinking civilization. Experience the
from this time period. Marathon, of therebirth of the foundations of the western
famous battle (and todays 26.22 mile race),world in Athens!



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