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Athens (pronounced /?æ??nz/; Greek: ?????, Athina, IPA: [a??ina]), the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery: as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans at least 3,000 years. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens

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• 36 Hours in Athens, Greece by JOANNA KAKISSIS May 04, 2008 Athens is reinventing itself as a city where antiquity meets edginess. Museums and galleries abound, and new ones are in the works. (read article)
• 36 Hours in Athens, Greece by JOANNA KAKISSIS May 04, 2008 Athens is reinventing itself as a city where antiquity meets edginess. Museums and galleries abound, and new ones are in the works. (read article)
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• Athens: Melissinos Art by CYNTHIA ROSENFELD August 24, 2008 In fashion’s endless recycle, Greek sandals have been this season’s must-have, particularly a variation on the calf-hugging gladiator style known as the No. 7 Cleopatra. (read article)
• Athens: Melissinos Art by CYNTHIA ROSENFELD August 24, 2008 In fashion’s endless recycle, Greek sandals have been this season’s must-have, particularly a variation on the calf-hugging gladiator style known as the No. 7 Cleopatra. (read article)
• Athens: Are they off their trolley ? ? April 22, 2000 From classic beauty to chaos and squalor - it's all there in Athens. And the time-honoured mode of transport from one to the other is set to vanish. It's just not the ticket, reckons Paul Mansfield (read article)
• Athens: Are they off their trolley ? ? April 22, 2000 From classic beauty to chaos and squalor - it's all there in Athens. And the time-honoured mode of transport from one to the other is set to vanish. It's just not the ticket, reckons Paul Mansfield (read article)
• Athens: City guide by Paul Miles December 14, 2001 Visit the Greek capital in winter, says Paul Miles. The nightlife is livelier, the air is cleaner, but the weather's still mild - and the city's treasures are more accessible than ever (read article)
• Athens: City guide by Paul Miles December 14, 2001 Visit the Greek capital in winter, says Paul Miles. The nightlife is livelier, the air is cleaner, but the weather's still mild - and the city's treasures are more accessible than ever (read article)
• Greece: Classical Greek by James English August 04, 2003 James English goes in search of hearty home-cooked food and decent plonk at a traditional taverna in Athens (read article)
• Greece: Classical Greek by James English August 04, 2003 James English goes in search of hearty home-cooked food and decent plonk at a traditional taverna in Athens (read article)
• My kind of town: Athens June 11, 2007 Paul Johnston loves Athens for its frenetic energy and capacity to surprise. (read article)
• My kind of town: Athens June 11, 2007 Paul Johnston loves Athens for its frenetic energy and capacity to surprise. (read article)
• Classical Baby Grand Athens: hotel watch October 27, 2007 Joanna Symons stays at a quirky hotel in the heart of the Greek capital. (read article)
• Classical Baby Grand Athens: hotel watch October 27, 2007 Joanna Symons stays at a quirky hotel in the heart of the Greek capital. (read article)
• Warming to Athens in winter December 22, 2007 Visit the ancient capital of Athens at this time of year and you'll find the city of the locals, not the tourists, says Paul Mansfield. (read article)
• Warming to Athens in winter December 22, 2007 Visit the ancient capital of Athens at this time of year and you'll find the city of the locals, not the tourists, says Paul Mansfield. (read article)
• Athens travel guide February 02, 2008 Our essential guide to what to see and where to sleep, eat and shop in the Greek capital, Athens. By Jane Foster. (read article)
• Athens travel guide February 02, 2008 Our essential guide to what to see and where to sleep, eat and shop in the Greek capital, Athens. By Jane Foster. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide top five excursions May 30, 2008 From the Citadel of Mycenae to the first capital of modern Greece before Athens took over, Jane Foster selects five fascinating excursions. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide top five excursions May 30, 2008 From the Citadel of Mycenae to the first capital of modern Greece before Athens took over, Jane Foster selects five fascinating excursions. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide the basics May 30, 2008 Jane Foster offers a complete cruiser's guide to Athens, from arrival in the port of Piraeus, to choosing the best sites, excursions, restaurants and shops in the Greek capital. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide the basics May 30, 2008 Jane Foster offers a complete cruiser's guide to Athens, from arrival in the port of Piraeus, to choosing the best sites, excursions, restaurants and shops in the Greek capital. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide top five attractions May 30, 2008 From the Acropolis to Mount Lycabettus Jane Foster picks five must-see sites in and around the Greek capital. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide top five attractions May 30, 2008 From the Acropolis to Mount Lycabettus Jane Foster picks five must-see sites in and around the Greek capital. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide restaurants cafs and shopping May 30, 2008 Jane Foster offers a guide to the best eating and shopping in the Greek capital. (read article)
• Athens: a cruiser's guide restaurants cafs and shopping May 30, 2008 Jane Foster offers a guide to the best eating and shopping in the Greek capital. (read article)
• Seasoned traveller: Acropolis now by Paul Mansfield October 07, 2008 Paul Mansfield previews Athens' New Acropolis Museum and hopes that the Elgin Marbles will soon be heading home. (read article)
• Seasoned traveller: Acropolis now by Paul Mansfield October 07, 2008 Paul Mansfield previews Athens' New Acropolis Museum and hopes that the Elgin Marbles will soon be heading home. (read article)
• Athens comes of age April 05, 2006 Britons are increasingly replacing their two-week holidays with briefer trips. Our writers explore some of the best places for a short break. (read article)
• Athens comes of age April 05, 2006 Britons are increasingly replacing their two-week holidays with briefer trips. Our writers explore some of the best places for a short break. (read article)
• On and off the rails November 25, 2006 Twenty years ago, London to Athens by train via Italy was one of the greatest journeys in Europe. Or is it just that Paul Mansfield remembers it that way? He boarded the nostalgia express to find out. (read article)
• On and off the rails November 25, 2006 Twenty years ago, London to Athens by train via Italy was one of the greatest journeys in Europe. Or is it just that Paul Mansfield remembers it that way? He boarded the nostalgia express to find out. (read article)
• Athens basks in its ancient glory by John Gimlette March 22, 2009 With a toddler and grandmother in tow, John Gimlette sets out to discover if the Greek capital will enthral his family. They are left speechless. (read article)
• Athens basks in its ancient glory by John Gimlette March 22, 2009 With a toddler and grandmother in tow, John Gimlette sets out to discover if the Greek capital will enthral his family. They are left speechless. (read article)