Athens, GREECE

It is a cosmopolitan and modern city located in Greece, Europe which is marked by each one of the eras that have spent througth the centuries of their existence.

Currency:Euro (EUR)
Language:Greek

City: 772,072 population

If we will travel there we could visit places like these:

- Acropolis: This is a central place of this city cause it shows the thoughts and architecture from the Ancient Greece…. So it`s become in an important place to when we`ll arrive. Here can find: The Partenón, the Temple of the goddess of the wisdom, this built with marble of Pentélico.

-The Plaka neighborhood: It`s a place full of life with their small, narrow streets. It has a lot of stores with typical articles and restaurants of Greek food named taverns. Their houses of style classic, the monuments of the old era that are in all sides.

- Sintagma: It is the main square of Athens and the administrative center of the country, here could find important museums as Benaki, Bizantino, shops, coffees, resorts, commercial centers, etc.

Close from here it’s the hill of Licabeto it is the highest point in the center of Athens, from where we could see the best views in the city and in clear days we could be seem the islands of Salamina and Egina.

But don´t forget us to mention about in the north of Athens they are the Olympic Facilities, remodeled especially for the Olympic Games of 2004.

I chose this city because a friend lives there but he was living in our city some months ago and he told me that his city is very beautiful and I would really love to travel there when I finish my studies.