Once known for smog, traffic and tacky architecture, Athens is a city reformed thanks to fortunes brought by the 2004 Summer Olympics. Spotless parks and streets, an ultra-modern subway, new freeways, an accessible airport and all signs in perfect English make the city easily negotiable. Meriting more than a stopover en route to the islands, sophisticated Athens sites include many pillars of Western history, from the Acropolis to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, as well as treasures in the National Archaeological Museum.
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CAMP! is located within the very heart of Athens, the historical center, and constitutes a modern and innovative meeting point of diverse cultures and individuals. The three storey preservable neoclassical building hosts contemporary art exhibitions, experimental music and theatre performances, and innovative film and video art productions. Have you coffee, drinks and snacks on the beautiful art cafe on the ground floor, read an art book or a magazine from CAMP! Bibliotheque and then visit the exhibition space above. Entrance is free.
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A modern street lined with the city's chicest boutiques, coffee houses and restaurants.
In the grand neighbourhood of Kolonaki between National Garden and Mount Lycabettus is this pleasantly tranquil space. With greenery, nicely laid out paving and paths, statuary and seating, its popularity is not difficult to understand. Amongst the gleaming white sculptural busts of notables are some more abstract creations. One shows a woman without a head but with one wing. Slightly slouching on a seat a big stringed instrument is on her lap.
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Kotzia Square (Greek: Πλατεία Κοτζιά) is a square in central Athens, Greece. The square retains several characteristics of 19th-century local neoclassical architecture, such as the City Hall of the Municipality of Athens and the National Bank of Greece Cultural Center. It is named after Konstantinos Kotzias, former Mayor of Athens.
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