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Travelers will find widest choice of most unusual attractions in Athens. After resting and spending some very nice time in a nightclub, you can move your feet to the indoor market located on Athens Street. It works around the clock and features widest choice of products. In addition to many truly interesting items you will find cozy taverns, in which you can relax conveniently until dawn. Light and music performances are very popular in Athens. The best place to enjoy them is Pnyx Hill. Shows are conducted daily starting from April 1 and until the end of October. Each show starts at 10:10 pm. Music lovers should not forget to visit the Palace of Music, which has become a regular venue for various concerts and festivals. Travellers with children must surely visit Adventure Park located in the suburban area of Athens. It works all year round and here visitors will find truly stunning choice of rides and carousels. Allou Fun is the newest entertainment park of the city, so all most exciting rides, slides and a huge Ferris wheel are located in it. Fans of speed should go to Athens Kart, and nature lovers will surely find much interesting in Attica Zoological Park. Those, who cannot imagine a vacation without shopping, will find much interesting in Ermou Street as it’s full of …

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Athens

From the series “The Oldest Inhabited Cities on the Planet”

Amazing Athens has long been synonymous with bright ancient culture. Founded in 1400 BC, this Greek city has being improving for over 3,500 years. It has to endure a lot of important events, periods of decline and prosperity. Travelers associate Athens with unique ancient monuments, beautiful myths of ancient Greece and the names of prominent philosophers. The culture of this ancient city is extremely interesting and original.

Currently, the city has more than 200 museums and galleries introducing history and culture to visitors. The most visited among them are the Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum showing guests of the city the collection of priceless archaeological finds. The modern capital of Greece is the cradle of a great civilization; ruins of beautiful … Read all

Dionysiou monastery

From the series “The Most Remote Monasteries and Temples in the World”

Monasteries of Mount Athos are prominent landmarks of world importance. One of the most famous is Dionysiou monastery. It was founded in the 14th century on top of a steep and incredibly narrow cliff of about 80 meters height. The founder of the monastery was Dionysius the Reverent, who had started to collect funds for the construction of the monastery and has received support from the Emperor Alexius III Comnenus.

Unfortunately, the pristine building failed to survive to the present day, as it was completely destroyed by fire in 1535. The monastery was completely rebuilt only a hundred years later. Today, it stores hundreds of ancient manuscripts and books. Currently 50 monks reside in the monastery. Code Dionysus, the unique manuscript, whose age is more than 1100 years, is stored … Read all

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