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Athens, capital of Greece

Official · Greece, since 1834Official · Attica

Athens is the seat of Greece, a country, and of Attica, a region.

Population
664,046
2021
Population
643452

About Athens

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Best of Athens

Six questions about Athens that nothing published can answer as well as somebody who has been. Nobody has answered them here yet.

  • Where should someone eat?
  • What should they make sure they see?
  • Where do people actually shop?
  • Where does the evening go?
  • Where do you go to get out of the city?
  • What is worth the day, just outside?

Sources

  • wikidata
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