Athens, Greece's capital and by far its largest city, is modern, noisy, polluted and chaotic. But it has its charms and attractions. During antiquity it grew to become the centre of a rich, powerful and influential city state (polis) which attracted philosophers, artists and political leaders. Today, the fame of those glory days and the remains of buildings and treasures created by the ancient Athenians attract hundred of thousands of visitors from all over the world every year.
The My Favourite Planet guide to Athens will be expanding over the coming months to include more detailed information about this fascinating city. We begin with our photo galleries, featuring photos of some of its main attractions. Each gallery page contains background information to the places, people and objects in the photos. |
See also The Cheshire Cat Blog photo essays about:
Athens Meteora
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| Athens facts and figures |
| name: |
Athens (Athena, Athina, Αθήνα)
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| country: |
Greece
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| periphery: |
Attica
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| prefecture: |
Athens
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| coordinates: |
37 58 N, 23 43 E
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| local time: |
Eastern European Time (EET)
Daylight Saving Schedule:
Summer (from last Sunday in March)
GMT/UTC +3 hours
Winter (from last Sunday in October)
GMT/UTC +2 hours
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| currency: |
Euro (€)
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| climate: |
Mediterranean
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| total area: |
Athens municipality 38.964 square km
metropolitan area 411.7 square km
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| population: |
Athens municipality 745,514 (estimated)
metropolitan area 3,761,810 (estimated)
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| language: |
Greek
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map showing the position of Athens and Attica
See also our interactive map of Greece.
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Text, map and photos: © David John 2003 - 2011
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Acropolis gallery
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