Location: Athens
Attica, Greece
Country: Greece
Geographic region: Central Greece
Administrative region: Attica
Regional unit: Central Athens
Districts: 7
Government• Type: Mayor-council government
• Mayor: Giorgos Kaminis (Ind.)
Area• Municipality: 38.964 km (15.044 sq mi)
• Urban: 412 km (159 sq mi)
• Metro: 2,928.717 km (1,130.784 sq mi)
Highest elevation: 338 m (1,109 ft)
Lowest elevation: 70.1 m (230.0 ft)
Population (2011)• Municipality: 664,046
• Rank: 1st urban, 1st metro in Greece
• Urban: 3,090,508
• Urban density: 7,500/km (19,000/sq mi)
• Metro: 3,781,274
Demonym(s): Athenian
Time zone: EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST): EEST (UTC+3)
Postal codes: 10x xx, 11x xx, 120 xx
Telephone: 21
Vehicle registration: Yxx, Zxx, Ixx
Patron saint: Dionysius the Areopagite (3 October)
Website: www.cityofathens.gr
Top Things to do in Athens
Things to do in Athens, Attica: The Best Ancient Ruins
December 30, 2021 Matilde Konrad
Once known for smog, traffic and tacky architecture, Athens is a city reformed thanks to fortunes brought by the 2004 Summer Olympics. Spotless parks and streets, an ultra-modern subway, new freeways, an accessible airport and all signs in perfect English make the city easily negotiable. Meriting more than a stopover en route to the islands, sophisticated Athens sites include many pillars of Western history, from the Acropolis to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, as well as treasures in the National Archaeological Museum.
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