Greece has everything a modern tourist is looking for. This country caresses the sun 300 days a year, its borders are washed by 4 seas and surrounds 1400 islands.

Greece invites you on exciting trips to ancient ruins and museums where ancient treasures are kept. This sunny country beckons with its fruit groves and delicacies prepared from the gifts of the Mediterranean Sea.

Greek beaches have earned the title of the best holiday destination in the world. Tourists flock here to sunbathe, spend time at youth discos, make unique photo sessions and enjoy the taste of aromatic olives.

One of these tourist destinations is Attica. It is located in the heart of the country. This is the area where statehood was laid, and where the capital of Greece is located.

Attica means "coastal country"... Attica is located on a peninsula, which is washed on three sides by the gulfs of the Aegean, Euboean, Petali and Saronic seas.

How to get to Attica

The best way to get to Attica is from Athens, where tourists are delivered by regular international flights from any country in the world.

And you can get to know this historical area better with the help of a well-developed public transport system.

The suburban bus station is located at 100, Kiffissou street... From here, the transport of KTEL Atticis will deliver to the bus stations of Attica, one of which is located near the Acropolis, and the second on the Egyptian Square.

Local train timetables are available at Athens stations. In addition, there are ferry and air connections to Attica.

Royal Olympic Hotel located within walking distance of the Acropolis. The hotel's luxuriously furnished rooms offer magnificent views of the Temple of Zeus or the fragrant garden with pool.

Poseidonion Grand Hotel located on the island of Spetses and is its landmark, due to its rich architecture. Rooms have stylish furnishings and wood floors. Rooms have balconies with views of the seascape or flower garden.

Hotels 4 *

Amalia Hotel is within walking distance to the Acropolis and the central square of Plaka. The hotel has been awarded the Green Key for the use of natural toiletries, cleaning products and organic products.

Herodion located at the foot of the Acropolis. At this hotel, each room is elegantly decorated. The hotel has a magnificent rooftop garden where you can relax in the hot tubs and sun loungers overlooking Athens.

Hotels 3 *

Hermes Hotelhid in a quiet area of \u200b\u200bPlaka. It offers guests a spacious lounge and a roof garden.

The hotel rooms have modern furnishings and light colors.

Plaka Hotel located in the historical center of the capital of Greece. There is a cafe-bar on the roof of the hotel with an impressive view of the Acropolis.

Things to do in Attica: sightseeing

The lands of Attica have absorbed ancient legends and myths that come to life in the eyes of impressionable travelers.

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Walking around the places of interest, you can easily travel back to ancient times, when the mortal country was inhabited by omnipotent deities. Once in Attica, do not deny yourself the pleasure of visiting the following temples and monasteries and just interesting places:

• Temple of Poseidon
  
  A unique building located at Cape Sounion. In this temple, sacraments and rituals were performed to appease the formidable sea god. The slender columns of the temple, which are framed by the massive structure, are amazing. The building combines subtlety and grandeur, embodying the connection between land and sea.

• Daphni monastery
  It can be found 10 kilometers from Athens. This building was erected on the site of the pagan temple of Apollo of Daphnia in the 6th century. Today the monastery has the status of a monument.

• Engina Island
  
  This small island attracts with its luxurious beaches and clear sea water. Located in the middle of the Gulf of Sardonic, the island is famous for the fact that some 360 \u200b\u200btemples were built on it. Most of them were wiped off the face of the earth, but travelers who love antiquity can get to the city of Paleochora, considered a ghost, in which no one has lived for a long time.

ATTICA

The ancient ("Attikn) region of Ancient Greece. Inhabited since the Neolithic. The spurs of Kyferon and Parnet divide Africa into small plains: the Athenian, Eleusinian, Mesogean, and Marathon plains, suitable for the village. In addition to the plain, terraced farming was widespread In ancient times, the main agricultural crops of Armenia were grapes and olives. The yields of barley and wheat were not high, and there was not enough bread. Sheep and goats were raised on mountain pastures. Albania was rich in salt, marble, clay, and silver. In the mountains of Lavrion in southern Armenia.) Crafts were developed in Armenia (pottery, metalworking, and shipbuilding.) The rugged coastline of Armenia, its middle position in ancient Greece, and the need for the import of grain contributed to the development of the sea trade of Armenia (harbors - Piraeus, Phaleron) By the 5th century BC, Armenia gradually became the most developed socio-economic, political, and cultural region (center - Athens) of ancient Greece. .-terr.units - nom.

Lit .: Kolobova KM, Gluskina LM, Essays on the history of Ancient Greece, L., 1958; Wrede W., Attika, Athen, 1934.

Attica of the time of Cleisthenes

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In ancient times, the area in the southeast of Wed. Greece. In modern Greece, Attica is one of the nomes (the center of Athens) ... Big Encyclopedic Dictionary

- (Attica, ή Άττιχή). The most important region of middle Hellas, a mountainous and marginal country; its capital was Athens. (Source: "A Concise Dictionary of Mythology and Antiquities." M. Korsh. St. Petersburg, edition of A. Suvorin, 1894.) ... Encyclopedia of mythology

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Attica - (Attica), reg. in the southeast. parts Center. Greece. In ancient times, there were several. small settlements, which gradually merged into the city of the state of Athens. This process was completed by the 7th century. BC. Families of large landowners continued to live outside ... ... The World History

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In ancient times, an area in the southeast of Central Greece. In modern Greece, Attica is one of the nomes (center of Athens). * * * ATTICA ATTICA, in ancient times, an area in the southeast of Central Greece. In modern Greece, Attica is one of the nomes (the center of Athens) ... encyclopedic Dictionary

Attĭca, ή Άττική (from ακτή, instead of ακτική), was also called Άκτή, "coastal country" earlier, and among the poets Μοψοπία, or Ίωνία, or Ποσειδωνια and was the most important of the 8 regions that made up its own (middle) She had the shape ... The Real Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

- (Greek Attike) in antiquity, an area in the south-east of Central Greece. The political unification of Armenia around Athens (Sinoykism) took place, according to ancient Greek legends, during the reign of Theseus (See Theseus); in reality, this process lasted for ... Great Soviet Encyclopedia

- (Greek ή Αττική, which means coastal country) southeastern region of Central Greece, a connecting link between the Balkan Peninsula and the Archipelago, approximately 2200 sq. km of space; border on S. Viotia, on Z. Megara, on the south and east ... ... Encyclopedic Dictionary of F.A. Brockhaus and I.A. Efron

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• Athens. Between Sky and Sea, Philip Plisson. "Indeed, we, the Greeks, are the first seafarers in the world, and we entrusted Philip Plisson with the creation of this magnificent album. In it Athens, and indeed the whole of Attica, looks like ...
• Ancient Attica at the end of the 5th-4th centuries BC e. Disposal of public land in the polis, Bulycheva E .. The book examines the problem of renting and selling public land in Attica in the 5th and 4th centuries. BC e. The main source of study is epigraphic material. Based on ancient Greek ...

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How to get there

It is easier to go to Attica from Athens, where regular international flights will take you from anywhere in the world. And then the acquaintance with the regions of this fertile part of the country can be continued with the help of a fairly comfortable public transport system: buses and ISAP (electric train).

In Athens, the suburban transport terminal is located at 100 Kiffissou Street. You can get there by bus no. 051, which departs from the stop at the intersection of Zinonos and Menandrou Streets (near Omonia Square). The bus runs every 15 minutes from 5 am to 11:30 pm.

In Attica, routes are operated by KTEL Atticis, which operates two bus stations:

• West Attica - near the Acropolis next to the Fiseos ISAP station,
• East Attica - on Egyptian Square (intersection of Alexander Avenue and Patision St., the nearest ISAP station "Victoria").

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Weather in Attica

It is best to go to Attica in August - October, when the sun no longer bakes, but gently warms, and the fruits are already ripe.

Beach resorts of Attica

So, the ticket is bought, the hotel is booked, you set foot on the ancient land trampled by the heroes of myths and legends, and we proceed to the first part of our plan: tanning, water procedures and languid idleness at the edge of the sea.

The ideal place for this is the so-called Athenian Riviera: Paleo Faliro, Glyfada, Kavouri, Vouliagmeni, Voula. And immediately the thought warms that you will lie down, smeared with aromatic oils, on the sands of the Apollo coast, the coast that includes these areas. Get used to the pretentious and slightly library dusty Greek names. Rest assured that in most cases, instead of the expected bare cliffs and austere huts, you will see luxury yacht clubs, well-maintained upscale beaches, expensive hotels and modern nightclubs that dot this part of Greece.

Vouliagmeni

Glyfada

A great place for a European holiday - Glyfada, 15 km from Athens, with a developed infrastructure, vibrant nightlife and golf courses.

Lagonissi

If you are relaxing with your family, it is better to settle in the small cozy resort town of Lagonissi on the shores of the Aegean Sea. The tranquil atmosphere, sandy beach and walks in shady lemon groves compensate for the lack of vitamin D and serotonin (mood hormone).

Loutraki

To enhance the benefits of "Greek therapy" for tired travelers will help the Loutraki hydropathic establishments. The combination of a mild climate, nature and the healing power of mineral waters, from which you, like Aphrodite from the foam of the sea, will be born again, will give you the opportunity to restore strength and restore peace of mind. There are waters for every taste: chlorine, alkaline, radon; temperature - +30 ... + 32 ° С.

Stage of the Triathlon Cup in Loutraki

Sounion

But those who are chasing the novelties of cosmetology should pay attention to the Sounion resort. Here you can spend a lot of time trying unusual healing and rejuvenating treatments using Greek herbs, flowers, minerals, sea salt and algae. Relax your body in the aquaelixir hydro-toning pool or relaxing jacuzzi.

Popular hotels in Attica

Maps of Attica

Kitchen

The cuisine of Greece is so varied and colorful that each of your dates will open up new flavor horizons for you. And with Greek wine, the receptors will become even more sensitive. On a hot afternoon, the drink “himos portokali” - fresh orange juice, loved by the Greeks - will help to cope with the feeling of thirst. The cost of a glass is 2-4 EUR. Prices on the page are for October 2018.

The best way to get acquainted with the mentality of local residents is to spend an evening or two in a traditional tavern, where Greeks, open and welcoming people, spend their evenings lively, preferring noisy communication and dancing until the morning to TV and home gatherings.

Guides in Attica

Entertainment and attractions of Attica

After an intensive course of sunbathing and water procedures, having gained strength, you can proceed to the second part of the vacation program - immersion in the history of Greece. A lifetime is not enough to study all the mysteries and secrets hidden in the ruins and monuments of ancient architecture of this country - so great is the heritage of the ancient civilization inherited by the inhabitants of the sunny land. But you can touch some of them, and literally.

Athens

Shopping is very developed in Athens. This pleasure will become dear in the Kolonaki area, economical and practical - on Ermou Street, where the best shops of Greek companies are located. In the shops of Metropoleos street you will find furs and jewelry. The shopping streets of Aeolou, Patision, Monastiraki and Afinas Street, famous for their markets and bazaars, will not miss their customers.

But antiques, souvenirs, handicrafts are waiting for their buyers in the area of \u200b\u200bthe old part of the city, on Plaka. At the same time, you can refresh yourself here by choosing one of the many Greek taverns near the Lysicrates memorial. To describe the atmosphere of this square, it is enough to imagine the Moscow Arbat or the Parisian Montmartre. Distinctive features: a leisurely endless stream of tourists, national music coming from overcrowded cafes, antique tubs of olive trees displayed along the boulevards, an atmosphere of a relaxed holiday.

The night panorama of Athens sparkling with lights is a reward for those who reached the top of Lycabettus Hill, which is crowned by the white chapel of St. George. To save time and energy, it is better to use public transport by buying a single bus or trolleybus ticket, or by going down the metro.

The cost of a single ticket, which must be validated within 70 minutes from the date of purchase, is 1.4 EUR, a daily ticket costs 4.5 EUR, a 5-day ticket - 10 EUR. Trying to ride a hare is risky, the penalty for such a prank is too high - 60 times the cost of the ticket.

Daphni monastery

Having studied Athens, let's turn our inquisitive gaze to the suburban areas. 11 km from Athens is the Daphni Monastery - a monument of Byzantine religious architecture in Greece. Its history is unique. Created as a sanctuary for Apollo of Daphnia, the monastery welcomed Christian pilgrims into its arms, then was used as a fortress wall and finally became a psychiatric hospital. Now the restored monastery has the status of a monument. You can visit it daily from 08:30 to 15:00.

Temple of Poseidon

The second shining gem in the collection of Attica attractions is the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. The powerful giant, framed by slender columns, symbolizes the harmonious union of land and sea. Sailors and rulers of Greece made sacrifices to their patrons, believing in the connection between ordinary mortals and the inhabitants of Olympus.

Temple of Demeter

Another recommended place to visit is the Temple of Demeter at Eleusis. Mysterious rites dedicated to the cult of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone were performed here in ancient times. The museum can be visited daily from 08:30 to 15:00, except Mondays and holidays.

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Attica in translation from the ancient Greek "coastal country" is the southeastern region of Central Greece, a connecting link between the Balkan Peninsula and the Archipelago, with an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 3808 km², bordered in the north by Boeotia, in the west across the Isthmus of Corinth - with Megara and the entire Peloponnese. From the south it is washed by the Saronic, from the east - by the Petalian gulfs and from the northeast - by the Euboean gulfs of the Aegean Sea.

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Geography

Most of Attica is covered with hills, consisting of limestone and marble, and is currently only bare, devoid of vegetation.

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Only the higher parts of Kiferon and Parnassus, as well as the northwestern slopes of Pentelikon, are covered with pine and spruce forests. The base of the entire mountain system is Kiferon (now Elatea, the so-called spruce hill, the highest point of which rises 1411 m above sea level).

Kiferon separates Attica from Boeotia with his main ridge; Attica is separated from Megara by its branch going south and bearing the name Kerata (horns); Parnassus (now Ocea), reaching 1413 m, merges with the southeastern spurs of Kiferon, which the northeastern ramifications, now bearing separate names (Belettsi, Armeni, Mavrovuno, Tsastany, Stavrokoraki, Kotroni), extending to the eastern edge of the region, form in this part Attica is a real mountainous country (Diacria or Epacria of the ancients).

The southern continuation of Parnassus is the Aegaleos rising much lower above the sea, which in the southern part, where it juts into the sea against the island of Salamis, is called Korydallos (now Scaramantha), and in the middle, where it is cut through by a gorge that connects the plains of Athens and Eleusis is called Pekilion.

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In the northeast, the Athenian plain is bordered by Brilettos, or, as it is commonly called from the area lying on its southern slope, Pentelikon (now also Menteli). This is a pyramidal hill reaching 1110 m in height with extensive, still successfully exploited marble quarries, which deliver excellent white marble of the finest grain, which goes to buildings and statues. A valley 4 km wide in the south separates the foot of the Pentelikon from the southern belt, almost exclusively consisting of bluish-gray marble, which in ancient times was used for architectural purposes. This ridge - Gimet (now Trelovuno) - rises to 1027 m, is almost devoid of forest vegetation, but is covered with fragrant grasses and therefore is inhabited by wild bees that give excellent honey.

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The eastern edge of the region (at the ancient Paralia) is cut through by less high chains of hills, which to the south of Gimet, where the peninsula narrows, join into one ridge - the Lavrion Highlands, which is enclosed by a steeply sloping cape - Sounium, on which the ruins of the Temple of Athena still rise , according to the columns of which the cape is still called by the sailors Cap Colonnese.

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The Lavrion Mountains were of great importance for Attica in ancient times for their riches in silver; but these mines, at first very profitable, were so intensively exploited that already immediately after the beginning of AD. e. I had to stop mining. Only at a later time did they try, and not unsuccessfully, to take advantage of the slags left over from previous works.

The mountains stretch partly directly to the sea, partly alluvial land accumulated to their soles, forming more or less wide coastal plains, many of which were known in antiquity.

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The most remarkable of them is the Marathon Plain on the northern coast. It is a lowland 9 km long and 2-4 km wide, with a vast swamp to the northeast. Here in 490 BC. e. the Persian army was defeated by the Athenian army.

There are only three more significant plains, which either, starting at the coast, stretch far inland, or are completely separated from the sea, there are only three in the country: 1) the Athenian plain, often called simply "plain" (pedion); 2) the smaller Triassic Plain, separated from the Athenian Aegaleos Mountains (so called after the ancient area of \u200b\u200bTria) and 3) the plain between Gimet and the lower mountain ranges of the eastern coast, which connects to the Athenian plain through the valley that separates Pentelikon from Gimet.

Irrigation of the country is extremely poor. The most significant streams flow through the Athenian plain, namely: Kefiss, which begins at the southwestern foot of Pentelikon in the rich forest area of \u200b\u200bKefisia, fed by various tributaries from Parnassus. It flows through the plain in the southwest direction and to the west of the city is diverted into numerous canals for irrigation of vegetable gardens and plantations; Ilissus begins at the northern foot of the Gimet, flows on the eastern and southern sides of the city and to the south-west of it is lost in the sands. In addition to them, it is necessary to mention another Kefis of the Eleusinian Plain, the Enoe stream cutting through the Marathon Plain (so named for the ancient area lying to the north of Marathon) and Erasinos, which flows further south of the eastern coast, near the ancient area of \u200b\u200bArafen (now Rafina).

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Story

The population of the country, not to mention some of the Pelasgic elements of the prehistoric era and the huge number of foreigners who subsequently permanently resided in Athens, belonged in antiquity to the Ionian tribe. The inhabitants called themselves autochthonous, that is, indigenous, since their ancestors originated directly from the soil of the country and from time immemorial the land was in their continuous possession.

Like all Ionic peoples, the inhabitants of Attica fell into four tribes or classes (phylae): geleons (noble), hoplites (warriors), aegikoreans (shepherds in general and goats in particular) and ergadei (farmers). According to legend, 12 independent cities or unions of communities have existed in the country since time immemorial. These were part of separate, even later existing settlements, such as Cecropia (later Athens), Eleusis, Dhekeleia and Afidna (the last two in the north of the country), Brauron (among the east coast), Torikos (in the southernmost part of the east coast), Kyteros (location unknown), Sfethos and Kefisia, part of the unions of several settlements, such as Epakria (northern mountainous country), Tetrapolis (union of four cities) on the Marathon plain and Tetrakomiya (union of four villages) in the very south of the Athenian plain. According to legend, Theseus united these 12 communities into one political entity, the capital of which was Athens.

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Administrative division

On the map of prefectures (nomes), the decentralized administration of Attica is divided into 4 nomes (nomarchies), shown on the map below:

1. Athens
2. East Attica
3. Piraeus
4. Western Attica

Following the 2011 administrative reform, the decentralized administration of Attica consists of 65 municipalities.

Agriculture and Fossils

The soil of the country is almost entirely a light, rather thin layer of stony limestone, which is not very suitable for the cultivation of wheat, more - for barley and grapes, but especially for olive and figs, and therefore the latter, both in ancient times and now, are the main products of the country and items of its export. Cattle breeding is significant even today, and in ancient times, Attic wool was very famous. In the mountains, not to mention the already depleted silver mines of Lavrion, excellent marble is mined; the soil in many places, especially on the coastal strip running southwest of the harbor of Piraeus and the Falernian Bay and ending at the foothills of Kolias (now Gagios Kosmas), gives excellent clay for dishes, and therefore pottery was a flourishing branch of industry in ancient Athens and his products were very popular.

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Political structure in antiquity

Politically, Attica was in ancient times the most centralized region of Greece.

The main city was not only the seat of the administration, but the court, as well as the assemblies of the people, in whose hands, since the time of the democratic reforms begun by Cleisthenes and completed by Pericles, the supreme decision of all state affairs was concentrated.

The significance that Attica, thanks to its main city, Athens, had in the political and cultural life of Ancient Greece, can only be correctly estimated in connection with the presentation of the general history of Greece.

Administrative divisions in antiquity

The division of the people into 4 phylae remained both under the kings and under the archons. Even the legislator Solon did not abolish this division, but in parallel with it, partly wishing to reduce the influence of the ancient aristocratic families, partly in order to lead to a more equitable distribution of the tax burden among citizens, created a new division of citizens into 4 classes according to their property.

Only Cleisthenes abolished the ancient Ionian division by tribes and replaced it with the division of the people into 10 phyla, each of which bore the name of an ancient Attic hero (eponym).

Each of these phyla embraced a certain number of communities (demos) that lay in different parts of the country.

As a rule, each not very significant area constituted a special “demu”, while large ones, like the cities of Athens and Brauron, fell apart into several demu. The number of dem was not the same at different times: - at the beginning of the Christian era there were 371 of them.

Thanks to writers and inscriptions, the names of about 180 dem have survived to us, but the whereabouts of many are now impossible to establish. The total number of citizens fluctuated, judging by the censuses, during the heyday of the state, to the Peloponnesian War, within 80-100 thousand. The number of the Metoiks who stood under the auspices reached 40,000, the number of slaves reached 400,000, so that the total number of free and non-free population exceeded 500,000. The increase in the number of Phil (10) by two new ones took place in 307 BC. e.

Out of a desire to flatter Demetrius Poliorketa, the latter were named after him and the name of his father Antigonus - Antigonis and Demetriada. But the first one was renamed in 265 BC. e. in honor of the Egyptian king Ptolemy II Philadelphus in Ptolomais, the second in 200 in honor of the Pergamon king Attalus I in Attalis.

Finally, under the emperor Hadrian, the 13th Phila was annexed and named by Adrianides after this benefactor of the city of Athens.

Attica literally means "coastal country". This is a land where ancient Greek myths come to life, where ancient gods live, where harmony and beauty fill all living things, where you are born again and find happiness under the wonderful azure sky, in the warm gentle waters of the Aegean Sea.

Attica is a peninsular area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 2,200 sq. Km, constituting the southeastern tip of mainland Greece, bordered in the north by Central Greece and washed by the waters of the Saronic Gulf in the south. In the north of the nome, there are mountains Kiferon (1400 m) and Parnifa (1413 m), which form its natural border. The relief of Attica is mostly mountainous. The small rivers Illissos and Kathissos flow along the Athenian plain. Athens, Eleusis and Marathon are located in the flat part of the region. In the southwest and south, a low ridge of hills gently slopes towards the sea. In the Attic region there is also Athens, which is the capital of the country and its main administrative center.

Attica has a mild, dry Mediterranean climate. The small plantations of Attica are densely covered with vineyards, fruit trees, not to mention the olive trees that grow everywhere.

Attica was formed around 4-5 centuries AD. This region was greatly influenced by the presence of Greece as part of the Byzantine Empire, which was reflected in the architecture, painting and sculpture of Attica. Attica has experienced many wars and battles, famine, economic crisis, and at the same time retained its greatness and uniqueness.

Today Attica is the most industrialized region of Greece. The main volume of production is concentrated here and more than half of the population of the entire country lives. Moreover, it is a major tourist center. Tourists who come here from all over the world have a unique opportunity not only to relax and enjoy the wonderful nature, clean sea, sandy beaches, services of modern hotel complexes, amazing hospitality of local residents, but also to get in touch with the great past of this extraordinary country.

There are many interesting sights in Attica, many of which are not inferior in importance to the Athenian ones - for example, the famous Temple of Poseidon (440 BC) at Cape Sounion, one of the most impressive images of Greek architecture. The powerful columns of the temple, standing on a promontory open to all winds, are an unforgettable sight. The temple is located 69 km from Athens.

The Temple of Dimetra in Eleusis is an ancient temple dedicated to the mysterious cult of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The famous Eleusinian mysteries took place here: everyone knew about the rituals performed there, but the details of the ceremony and sacred texts were passed on by their mouths, it was forbidden to write them down. Therefore, the essence of the mystery is still unknown to modern scientists. The temple has an archaeological museum. The temple is located 22 km from Athens.

Daphni Monastery is located 11 km from Athens. Built on the site of the former sanctuary of Apollo and surrounded by a fortress wall. The 11th century church is very picturesque on the outside and attractive for its mosaics decorating its interior.

The Kutuki Cave is located nearby. Natural cave with several rooms in the vicinity of the town of Peania. The visitor can see the most beautiful stalactites and stalagmites of various shapes.

Fans of outdoor activities can go horse riding, mountaineering, tennis, sailing. There is a golf club in Glyfada.

Lake Voliameni is a miracle of nature. It is 50 centimeters above sea level and constantly overflows its shores because of the hot springs filling it. The waters of the lake have medicinal properties, you can swim here all year round.

Piraeus has been the country's main port since ancient times. Now it is a beautiful city, famous for its fish restaurants and entertainment establishments. In summer, the open-air theater of Castella (Veakio) is open, and in winter you can visit the Piraeus Municipal Theater.

The beaches of Paleo Faliro, Kalamaki, Glyfada, Voula, Kavuri, Vouliagmeni, Varkiza, Lagonisi are magnificent.

The Palio Faliro resort is located very close to the sea. Convenient location, proximity to the center and the sea make this area attractive for outdoor enthusiasts. To services of tourists: beaches, fish and meat taverns, restaurants, night clubs, yacht clubs, cafes and bars. Here you will find everything you need for a comfortable seaside holiday.

The Glyfada resort is one of the most fashionable coastal areas of Athens, located 15 km from the center, a favorite vacation spot for the Greeks themselves and tourists. A large number of hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, sports centers and nightclubs are concentrated here. Luna Park is located on the coast. Glyfada has great shopping with many large shopping malls and boutiques. To reach the center of Athens, you need only 20 minutes by bus.

Vouliagmeni resort - located in a green bay 24 km from the center of Athens, on the seashore. This is a picturesque fashionable area with comfortable beaches, fish and meat taverns, restaurants, bars, yacht clubs, an abundance of greenery - one of the most popular resorts among tourists. By shuttle bus you can reach the center of Athens in 35 minutes. There is a unique radon lake in Vouliagmeni.

Resorts Kavuri, Varkiza, Voula - these resort areas follow one after another, along the highway leading to Cape Sounion and the Temple of Poseidon. There are beaches, cafes, taverns, restaurants and other entertainment venues here. The abundant coniferous groves along the coast give the air a unique character.

Lagonissi resort - the luxurious Lagonissi peninsula enchants with picturesque landscapes and azure sea waters. The attractive proximity to Athens (the capital of Greece can be reached by bus) makes this peninsula such an attractive tourist destination. The shallow coastline of Lagonissi is perfect for those who are vacationing with children, so this resort is ideal for a family vacation. Resting in Lagonissi, you can easily get acquainted with the sights of Athens.

The resort of Anavyssos is a picturesque green village on the southern coast of Attica, 49 km from Cape Sounion. This is a great vacation spot. It attracts tourists with its amazingly beautiful nature, clean sea and sandy beaches.
The Greeks themselves love this corner. Evidence of this is the many dachas, including government ones. The convenient location allows you not only to relax, but also to get acquainted with the sights of Greece. And the shallow sea and comfortable coast created a good atmosphere for family holidays with small children.

Sounion is a resort on the cape of the same name. Cape Sounion, or Cape Kolones, is one of the most eastern capes of Attica, stretching towards the Aegean Sea. In ancient times, a temple was built here, dedicated to the god of the sea, Poseidon. Cape Sounio is a landmark of Athenian Attica, a beautiful and fertile land. It has a mild climate, generous soil with olive groves, clean coastline and beautiful views of the surrounding islands.
The resort of Sounion is located near the capital of Greece, thanks to which there is a great historical heritage and the rapid development of hotel infrastructure. Sounion is an expensive and well-maintained resort, whose sandy beaches will give you an unforgettable experience from the sea, sun and Greece.

Mati - Nea Makri resorts are perhaps the most popular resorts in the eastern part of Attica. These resorts are located in the Marathon Valley area, where in 490 BC. e. the famous Marathon battle took place. Great conditions for recreation are provided here by nature itself: beautiful beaches, clear sea, healing aroma of pine forest.

Nea Makri is one of the very first resorts in Attica, located 33 km from Athens. The history of Nea Makri began in ancient times, during the Stone Age. Now this resort area, located next to the capital by the sea, is experiencing an economic and tourist boom. In Nea Makri you will find a lot of entertainment: discos, nightclubs, numerous bars and restaurants.

Mati is an area located 5 km from Nea Makri, 27 km from Athens. It is a quiet resort place, suitable for a good rest. On the rocky pine coast, you will find small, hidden gorges with sandy beaches.
The close proximity of the resorts to Athens will allow you to easily fulfill the "must" for every tourist program of exploring the sights of this wonderful city.

A vacation in Attica is a great opportunity to combine acquaintance with Athenian antiquities and relaxation at sea.