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About Athens

Athens is a major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, and it is both the capital and the largest city of Greece. With its urban area's population numbering over three million, it is also the eighth largest urban area in the European Union. Athens dominates and is the capital of 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 beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC. The city was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom.

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It is currently 8:04 PM in Athens. Athens uses GTB Standard Time and also supports GTB Daylight Time.

Trips to Athens

Corfu to Athens Athens Airport ATH to Athens Kateríni to Athens Porto Heli to Athens Leonídio to Athens Antíparos to Athens The Hague to Athens San Francisco Airport SFO to Athens Luxor to Athens Lucca to Athens Beauvais to Athens San Antonio to Athens Islamabad to Athens Dalaman Airport DLM to Athens Brunei to Athens Toccoa to Athens Pefki Central Greece to Athens Lake Vouliagmeni to Athens Akrotiri Beach Resort Hotel Adult Friendly Paleokastritsa to Athens Ottawa Airport YOW to Athens Cáceres to Athens Novotel Athens to Athens Benidorm to Athens Necropolis of Pantalica to Athens Ios Palace Hotel Spa Mylopotas to Athens Nesebar to Athens Sindelfingen to Athens Kota Kinabalu to Athens Wolica Gmina Łubnice to Athens Satu Mare to Athens Varenna to Athens Cornwall England to Athens Neckarsulm to Athens Postino Station to Athens Zrenjanin to Athens Achaea to Athens Jersey Airport JER to Athens Vouraïkós Potamós to Athens Koufonissi Port to Athens Mackay to Athens Shaftesbury to Athens Ionia Greece to Athens FiscardoStudios Fiskardo to Athens Niáta to Athens Burgas Bus Station South to Athens Léon to Athens Domotel Kastri Athens to Athens Kalabak Albania to Athens Kalávryta Station to Athens Platanitis to Athens

Trips from Athens

Athens to Peloponnese Athens to Skiathos Athens to Mikínai Athens to Lavrio Greece Athens to Litóchoro Athens to Lake Vouliagmeni Athens to Brindisi Athens to Folégandros Athens to Flórina Athens to Kaisariani Monastery Athens to Porto Athens to Bologna Athens to Dráma Athens to Riga Athens to Lviv Athens to Bar Montenegro Athens to Jordan Athens to Sveti Stefan Athens to Archaeological Museum of Olympia Athens to Dahab Athens to Prinos Station Athens to Vis Athens to Áyios Vasílios Athens to Akron Athens to Pelópi Athens to Kerí Athens to Espalion Athens to Creta Maris Resort Hersonissos Athens to Leskovik Athens to Lauffen am Neckar Athens to Mount Olympia Athens to Naxos Magic Village Stelida Athens to Athens University of Economics and Business Athens to Kalwang Athens to Kokkino Chorio Athens to Korit Athens to Tripótama Athens to Pinsk Athens to Bormes les Mimosas Athens to Hershey Athens to Sète Athens to Skanör med Falsterbo Athens to Geyikbayırı Athens to Vulcano Athens to Martina Franca Athens to Kavala Airport KVA Athens to Laimós Athens to Provincia de Alajuela Athens to Coimbatore Athens to Verucchio