Athens is one of the most beautiful central European cities. The Greece capital has an incredible past; being one of the oldest cities in the world Athens is the birthplace of the democracy. Visiting this city is an incredible experience. Just walking the streets is a unique experience because Athens architecture combines many styles from the earliest in the history to the newest.

The Acropolis of Athens including the Parthenon, the Erectheion, and the Temple of Athena Nike is certainly the cities landmark and it is definitely worth visiting. These are architectural masterpieces and the most important ancient Greek monuments. If you want to make a complete tour of the city, you should take the funicular railway. It starts in Kolonaki and covers the entire city including the port of Piraeus and the island of Aegina. Read the rest of this entry »

The downtown areas of Omonia, Votanikos, Gazi and Psyrri have received the most dramatic upgrades in recent years, with the 2004 Summer Olympics accelerating the completion of much-needed projects that seemed mired in perpetual construction. Omonia in particular saw the removal of the unsightly billboards that had infested the area and a thorough cleanup of its seedy underbelly. The public works have been a catalyst for a multicultural flourishing and new businesses lining Sofokleous promise to inspire further development in the area. With Athens having the lowest crime rate in Europe, these downtrodden districts were not off-putting to tourists in the past for their violent reputations, but rather because they had no real draw, a situation that is rapidly changing thanks to all of this new development.

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