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About Athens

Athens is a major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, and it is both the capital and the largest city of Greece. With its urban area's population numbering over five million, it is also the fifth largest urban area in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, and its earliest human presence beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. The city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom.

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It is currently 11:18 AM in Athens. Athens uses GTB Standard Time and also supports GTB Daylight Time.

Trips to Athens

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Trips from Athens

Athens to Skiathos Athens to Peloponnese Athens to Lake Vouliagmeni Athens to Brindisi Athens to Folégandros Athens to Porto Athens to Bologna Athens to Dráma Athens to Lviv Athens to Bar Montenegro Athens to Flórina Athens to Sveti Stefan Athens to Kaisariani Monastery Athens to Catanzaro Athens to Aegean Islands Athens to Bormes les Mimosas Athens to Athens University of Economics and Business Athens to Sète Athens to Klaipėda Athens to Brienz Athens to St George Lycabettus Lifestyle Hotel Athens Athens to Celle Athens to Akron Athens to Kerí Athens to Archaeological Museum of Olympia Athens to Porto Castello Fira Athens to Archiá Athens to Kokkino Chorio Athens to Northern Transylvania Holocaust Memorial Museum Athens to Vulcano Athens to Marib Athens to Nerea adorable 2 bedroom Vacation home with patio Kitriaí Athens to Zanzibar Zanzibar Central South Tanzania Athens to Áyios Vasílios Athens to Malatya Athens to Vis Athens to Naxos Magic Village Stelida Athens to Tripótama Athens to Pinsk Athens to Laimós Athens to Provincia de Alajuela Athens to Pelópi Athens to Espalion Athens to Creta Maris Resort Hersonissos Athens to Leskovik Athens to Lauffen am Neckar Athens to Mount Olympia Athens to Korit Athens to Skanör med Falsterbo Athens to Geyikbayırı