Best Places to Visit in Athens

[Maria P. Shaver]

Athens could be the capital city of Greece with a registered metropolitan population of 3.7 million inhabitants, but indeed you can find 5 million people estimated. It is in many ways the birthplace of Classical Greece, and therefore of Western civilization. The look of the city is marked by Ottoman, Byzantine and Roman civilizations. Today, greater Athens is by far the economic, political and cultural center of modern Greece, with nearly 50% of the country's population.The weather in Athens is the kind of Mediterranean found in many other coastal cities in southern Europe like Barcelona, Valencia and Palermo. The truth is though that the Athenian weather may vary from area to area for reasons like it's influence from the urban heat island that's present in many metropolises all over the world, it's distance from the ocean and it's altitude. Athens airport is really a major hub in the Aegean, Balkan and East Mediterranean regions. Air Canada, American and Delta maintain non-stop flights from North America on a seasonal basis only, while a big number of European carriers fly directly into Athens. Both amazing things in Athens is wandering through the gorgeous State Botanical Garden of Georgia and eating at uniquely named homemade. This restaurant attempts to generally meet your entire insatiable Southern needs — from tomato pie and deviled eggs to pepper jelly pecans and fried chicken. Unique among Athens'local breweries, Akademia sports a full food menu 7 days weekly, including brunch. Located on Atlanta Highway nearby the mall, Akademia has ample space to spread out, both outside on its expansive patio and inside in a big event space designed for rent that's capable of seating 100 people. The closest to Athens of all of the Cyclades, Kea is really a game of two halves. The yacht set flirt over lobster spaghetti in the bays of Vourkari and Koundouros, while purists commune with nature in the oak-clad hills, where sheep huddle around ice-cold springs and farmers till their fields with donkeys. Whatever your island style, don't miss out the incredible (and incredibly remote) ruins of Karthea, with a temple and Amphitheatre overlooking a sunken city.

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