Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Athens, Greece, Europe

Beautiful Tourist Places to Visit in Athens, Greece, Europe

Athens is the one of the world’s oldest city and the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens covers Attica region and surrounded by four huge mountains and Lycabettus Mountain is the tallest mountain in the city that offers a stunning views of entire Attica Basin. Athens covers an area of 412 square kilometers (159 square miles) and highest elevation is 338 meters (1109 square miles) and the economy of the city depends on multinational companies, research and development centers.

Athens is bounded by Egaleo, Peristeri, Galatsi, Vironas, Galatsi, Kallithea, Nea Smirni, Nea Lonia and Chalandri and coordinates are 37.9667° N, 23.7167° E.

History of Athens:

Athens is one of the oldest settled cities in the world and presence of humans in the region dates back to 11^th and 7^th millennium BC and was the important hub of the Mycenaean civilization. During the 6^th century BC, Athens was the powerful city and after the Greek War of Independence, Athens was chosen as the capital of the independent Greek state in the year 1834.

Attractions in Athens:

Acropolis:

Acropolis is placed at the distance of 4 kilometers from center of the city is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, constructed during the Bronze Age which controls the Athenian sky and represents the underpinning of contemporary culture and civilization, is the most renowned landmark of the country.

Temple of Olympian Zeus:

Temple of Olympian Zeus was the main temple during the Zeus rule but today one can view the ruins of the temple that was constructed centuries ago and the temple was destroyed during the thunderstorm and it is worth visiting the site.

National History Museum:

National History Museum is located at the distance of 2 kilometers from center of the city, exhibits the Modern Greek history from 1453 to 1940 AD and the building is the best example of neo-classical architecture.

Lycabettus Hill:

Lycabettus Hill is positioned at the distance of 2 kilometers from center of the city is one of the most visited hill location in the city, tourists can reach the hill by walk or by a funicular railway and from top of the mount one can view the stunning views of surrounding areas.

Other places to visit in Athens:

National Archeological Museum
Parnitha National Park
New Acropolis Museum
Museum of Cycladic Art
The National Garden of Athens
Pnyx and Ardettos Hills
Parthenon
Prison of Socrates
Agora Museum
Folk Art Museums
The National Art Gallery
Eretteo
Benaki museum

Best time to visit Athens:

Athens is served by Mediterranean climate with dry hot summer and mild winter and summer season is from June to September and cold season is from December to March and best time to visit Athens is from March to June and September to December.

Reaching Athens:

By Air:

Athens International Airport is one of the 19^th busiest airports in Europe, situated at the distance of 30 kilometers from heart of the city handles regional and international flight services to cities in Europe, Middle East, United States and few parts in Asia.

By Train:

Train service in Athens is provided by Trainose, operates services from Athens to other cities in the Greece and to get around the city tourists can board metro, commuter and tram trains.

By Bus:

Bus services are used by most of the populace in the country and service provided by Ethel or Thermal Bus Company connecting to all the areas in Athens city.

Accommodation in Athens:

Athens is an ancient city in the world and renowned for its historical monuments and tourism destinations and hotels exclusively combines the superiority of an urban hotel and the relaxed atmosphere for both business travelers and tourists and boats facilities like elevators, express check-in/check-out, dry cleaning, newspapers, 24-hour front desk, meeting/banquet facilities, room services, internet services and gym. List of hotels in Athens are as follows: