The Acropolis in Athens is breathtaking, the Parthenon one of the most recognizable landmarks in the world. The ruins remind us of a great civilization that nursed the Western World, thru art, politics and culture.

Athens is the capital and largest city of Greece.

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Hostelworld.com's Colm Hanratty walks through 17 cities, 12 countries and 4 continents in 156 seconds.

A mixture of great greek views and experiences, of Corfu Island, Santorini, Ios, Athens and of course the great 2004 Olympic Games, where i had the chance to participate as a volunteer inside the olympic stadium... enjoy :)

The Greek island of Spetses and around the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. Includes a traditional Greek dance.

Our trip to Athens & Island Hopping, June 2004

The slideshow with some movie clips to the music of Goran Bregovic (Mavro Xioni) sung by Alkistis Protopsalti covers the route from the Albanian border in Ioannina province going downhill through Ioannina city all the way to the Gulf of Corinth and across to Peloponnese and then east towards Athens from where we caught a ferry to Turkey.

This is one of the Raphael Room in the Vatican Museum. It includes one of the most famous works in history, Raphael's 'School of Athens'