Western culture and Greece’s Athens – Attica region have remained inextricably linked throughout the passage of centuries. Athens, a city almost 3,500 years old, offers to its visitors abundant treasure of ancient sites and edifices, Byzantine churches, as well as world-renowned monuments, the most famous of which is the majestic Acropolis with its crown jewel, Parthenon.
Besides is rich cultural history, the sparkling Athens is also a meeting place for a wide range of world-class events. Countless archaeological sites, museums, art galleries, concert halls and cultural centres are testimony to the region’s ability to attract the finest exhibitions and performances from both Greece and abroad.