Athens

Exactly how big is Athens? It’s a vast urban conglomerate which spreads out as far as the eye can see over the Attica plain It is an enormous city, its centre overlooks the Aegean Sea for 20 km, and it is spread out inland for another 30 km. The inhabitants of the capital are more than one third of the entire Greek population. The city offers a vast array of choices, resources and opportunities, from history to culture, sport to shows, entertainment to business, great industry to the innumerable services that daily stimulate the hectic pace of the city. It’s a great capital soon to become the main attraction pole for the entire area of the Balkans and the nearby East. *athens-today.com*