Athens

If you like a quiet environment ,you should go to Athens, there are many urban parks and quiet places fit for you. Every season in Athens is enchanting, no matter you are passing by Athens when you go to an island in the summer, or just considering Athens is the threshold of Greek mainland, she will attract you a lot. Athens prepared everything for everybody whom come to here, and the Athenians are all proud of their city.
Athens is the capital of Greece, and it is the largest city and industrial center of Greece, Athens is located in the Attica plain which is in the southeast of Greek peninsula ,with the Krensi bay in the northwest and Salol Nick bay in the south. There are all mountains in the east ,west and north of Athens, with light sunshine, fresh air and pleasant climate,about six million people come to visit there annually.
Athens is famous for its abundant historical relics, and it is called to”the cradle of European civilization”,and it have a five thousands years history just from 8th century B.C, the hegemon of ancient Greek alliance is ancient Athens, which was built by Ionians. Ancient Athens is the origin of western culture, Athenian have made great contributions in art, philosophy, law and science.5th century B.C is the most prosperous period, many great masters were born or lived there, for example, the great tragedy writer Euripides,the great comedy writer Aristophanes ,the philosopher Socrates,Plato,Aristotle and the historian Herodotus etc.Athens is the center of Greek cultural relics, it have lots of ancient cultural relics,The Athenian museum is world-famous.
Athens is the sea and air transportation center of every country in eastern Mediterranean sea, it’s 10 kilometers far from the outside harbor Piraeus, almost all the import and export trades of Greece were carried on here. The northeast of the urban district is the center of politics and culture, and the southwest and the port is trading estate. There is a peculiar marble reservoir in the Marathon reservoir in the northeast which provide the urban drinking water. Athens is the vacation resort for travel fans, The blue Aegean sea welcome visitors of all the world.

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