Welcome to Athens
We stopped in Athens as the last stop (Port of Piraeus) before the end of the Mediterranean cruise in 2013.
We did an all day excursion that included the History Museum, a stop at the original modern day Olympic stadium, and of course a visit to the Arcopolis.
Tremendous amount of history in the city. A really enjoyable day.
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- Population of 664,046
- Metro area 3,090,508
- Findings back to 11 Century BC
- Earliest records 3400 years ago
- Capital of Greece
- One of the worlds oldest capital cities
- Southernmost capital in Europe
- Home to 1st modern Olympics Games in 1896
- Also hosted 2004 summer games
- Acropolis is a UNESCO World Heritage site
- Twinned with Los Angeles
Sailing into the Port
The Acropolis
The Athens Museum
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