ATHENS( GREECE} THE ANCIENT LIVING CITY

It is hard to imagine what the world would be today without Greece's contributionto every field of human endeavour,from science to philosophy to politics. And the prima donna of all of Greece's glorious cities was the ancient city state of Athens,the birth place of Socrates.It isn't called the cradle of western civilization for nothing. Archimedis exclaiming EUREKA! in his bath in Athens. Athens credited as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans at least 3,000 years. Athens of today is,ofcourse, a popular and bustling,even an overcrowded ,metropolitan city. Athens is reguarded as the birth place of democracy. It spawned the world's first parliament. The most precious gift of Athens to the world is greatest sporting event,the Olympics

On travel point of view it is famous for classical,Roman,Byzantine and Ottoman monuments. Best time to travel is spring and late autumn.

Athens is given the name the city of ancient GODS.