Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece. It dominates the Attica region and is one of the world’s oldest cities, with its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years and its earliest human presence started somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennium BC.
Athens is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic, financial, industrial, maritime, political and cultural life in Greece. It is a global city and one of the biggest economic centers in southeastern Europe. It has a large financial sector, and its port Piraeus is both the largest passenger port in Europe, and the second largest in the world.
Athens is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. It is also home to several museums and cultural institutions, such as the National Archeological Museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient Greek antiquities, the Acropolis Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the Benaki Museum and the Byzantine and Christian Museum.
These fascinating photos from
Nikos Vatopoulos that captured street scenes of Athens in the 1960s.
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| Syntagma Square, Athens |
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| Acharnon Street, Athens |
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| Athens from above |
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| Athens from Hilton towards Syntagma |
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| Brazilian, Athens |
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| Brazilian, Athens |
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| Eleftheroudakis Bookstore, Stadiou street, Syntagma, Athens |
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| Kallirois Avenue, Athens |
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| Kiok at Syntagma Square, Athens |
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| Mont Parnes Hotel, Athens |
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| National Garden, Athens |
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| Omonoia, Athens |
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| Papazisis Architect, Deinokratous street, Athens |
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| Syntagma Square, Athens |
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| Syntagma, Athens |
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| Syntagma, Athens |
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| Syntagma, Athens |
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| Vas. Konstantinou, Athens |
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| Villa Margarita, Athens |
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| Zonar's, Athens |
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