Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence started somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC. The population of Athens is about 3,1 million. Athens is built around a number of hills. Athens port, Piraeus, is both the largest passenger port in Europe, and the second largest in the world.
Classical Athens was a powerful city-state – a center for arts, learning and philosophy. It is referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. Athens is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. Athens was the host city of the first modern-day Olympic Games in 1896, and 108 years later it hosted the 2004 Summer Olympics.
I have visited Athens in 1967, 1980, 2000 and 2003.