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Tuesday, 07 September 2010
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  • The City Center
  • The Unification of Athens Archaeological Sites
  • Historic Center of Athens
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  • Plaka
  • Monastiraki
  • Psiri
  • Gazi
  • Kolonaki

THE CITY CENTER

Athens - a city with a history of thousands of years gathers in its center not only the interest for its citizens and their daily routine needs that must be covered, but also the attractive, delightful and sometimes exotic interest for the visitors who come from every corner of the country and the world.

The area under and around the Acropolis Hill is the meeting location for the locals and the foreigners who come to explore this exciting city.

The Historical Center of Athens conceals one of the best markets of the city, while the entertainment areas of Psiri and Gazi are connected by routes that include points of archaeological interest.

The City of Athens, after all, can be called anything but boring.

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