Everywhere you look in Athens, you will see a part of the city’s – and even the country’s history. The Greek capital is full of paradoxes between the old and the new, from the classical to the progressively modern. Although it is a city that keeps changing, surprising even its permanent residents with its neverending upgrades and transformations. With new hotels, restaurants, stores, galleries, cafes and bars constantly opening to accommodate an increasing, global demand, Athens’ innumerable landmarks and monuments remain like anchors of the city’s fascinating past identities.

Here we have selected the most unmissable places or things to visit, offering you a more profound and meaningful understanding of Athens’ many features and attributes. Visit historic personalities who stand in squares as reminders of their great achievements and impact on the lives of millions, or ancient temples that still invite us to connect with the sacred just as Greeks did millennia ago. Walk through parks where legendary philosophers once traipsed or take a close look at commemorative works that tell of pain and loss as much as about glory and triumphing overcome the greatest of challenges.

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