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Welcome to Athens

Syntagma Square

Present-day Athens toric edifice, used today as a venue for
official ceremonies and meetings. The
The Greek capital is a modern me- horseshoe shaped Panathenaic Stadium
tropolis; one which can cater for all – an all- marble Stadium where the first
of its visitors’ needs. Public transport Modern Olympic Games took place – is
means include the Athens Metro un- a nearby must-visit site, too.
derground railway (Attiko Metro),
electric trolley buses, the tram rail sys- Take a stroll down Patission St. (from
tem (Athens Tram), the suburban rail- Omonoia Sq.) where the National
way (Proastiakos) and a dense city bus Technical University and the Nation-
network. Board the metro from the al Archaeological Museum are locat-
Athens International Airport – Elefther- ed; climb on Lycabettus Hill, a green
ios Venizelos and travel everywhere in location, on the top of which you will
the city and all the way to the country’s enjoy a lovely view of the entire city;
port, Piraeus, or take express bus lines go shopping in Kolonaki district, an
X93, X95, X96, X97 from and to the uptown area with designer boutiques;
airport. and walk along Vasilissis Sofias Avenue
which is lined with neoclassical build-
A favorite tourist destination is ings, embassies and museums.
Syntagma Sq., where the Greek Par-
liament is located with the Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier fronting it. Two
Evzones - members of the Presidential
Guard (a select military corps) – stand
on both sides of it, in traditional cos-
tume. Stroll to the south of the adja-
cent National Garden, where Zappeion
is located - an emblematic 19th c. his-

i GR E E C E TR A V E L Evzones, Parliament building