Athens Action & adventure, Aircraft, Art, Beach, Bird, Coastal, Island & reefs + People pictures

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Admire views over the Ancient Agora from this hill, the site where ancient murder trials were staged and where, according to the Bible, St. Paul preached.

The Glorious City has a pedigree like no other, counting its life in millennia and its icons as the best-known in the world.

Crowded between some of Athens’ most iconic attractions are the narrow streets and squares of Monastiraki, where history, shopping and ouzo pleasantly blend.

The Parthenon – the iconic symbol of Greek culture and civilization – is just one of the many temples on the Acropolis that still inspire awe, 2500 years later.

The city centre square where lawns lie, trees sway and parliament lives – as does the changing of the guard.