When in the main city of Attica. The formation of the Athens State. Myths and historical facts

Attica is one of the historical regions of Greece, which has a richest history, which is confirmed by a multitude of archaeological finds and historical monuments. And the geographical position of the region makes it one of the most attractive towards tourism and recreation.

Geographical position

Attica attracts not only by its history and natural attractions. This is the land on which ancient legends and myths still live. The territory where the attic is located in the southeastern part of Greece and is washed from three sides by the waters of the Aegean Bays: Sironikos from the south, Petalia - from the east, Nootios Evvoikos from the North-East. In the north, it borders with one of the regions of Central Greece - Besotia, and in the West - with Peloponess. The Attica also includes the islands of the Saronic Gulf. Mostly mountainous, especially in the north, gradually decreases to the south. Mountains Kieferon and a parnet, which are a natural border with Central Greece, are stretched throughout the region. They are a stony mountain ridge, only in a higher part covered with a coniferous forest. The largest of the counters of the Parnet are Pentelikon and Gimett. The lower spots of the Kiferon, which goes to the south, are called Kerat, and the southeastern branch merges with the parnas with a height of more than 1,400 meters and forms a mountain area going to the sea. In the south edge of this region, Mount Lavria is held, which ends with the southernmost point of the peninsula - Cape Sunion.

Plains and rivers

Between the ridges are valleys with rocky soil. The largest plains in the attic three:

• Athenian plain is limited from the North of the Mountain Parnet, from the northeast - a chain of Pentelikon, and from the southeast - Gimett mountains;
• Triatic plain, the most even, extends to the north to Kieferon and the Party, and from the east, the parties are separated from the Athenian Valley;
• the valley between the gimett and the chain of the mountains in the East is the most hilly;
• the coast at the expense of apparent lands was formed wide plain stripes, of which the biggest - marathon plain, the other is near the mouth of the asop.

Attica is one of the most arid regions of the country. There are no full-water rivers that could be used for irrigation. The most significant of them:

• the largest river Attica - Kefis, which flows through the Athenian valley, it originates at the foot of the Pentelikon and flows in the south-west direction, but most of the water volume goes to the irrigation of dry plains;
• another orssus river follows from the foot of the gimetta, but will soon be lost in the sands.
• another stream of Enoe flows through the marathon plain.

The attacks of attics are raised by a variety of picturesque and comfortable bays for navigation, the consequence of the development of navalism. Currently, these cozy bays and bays due to the warm climate are a favorite place of recreation surfers and divers, and the coastline is filled with magnificent sandy beaches.

Climatic conditions

The mild subtropical climate of attices is characterized by a long dry summer and a short wet winter. The average summer air temperature is 26-28 degrees, however, in July and August, the temperature can reach 38 degrees. Due to the low humidity, the heat is tolerated quite easily. Bathing season continues from April to October. In winter, the air temperature ranges from five to ten degrees of heat, but there are few rains. Such a moderate climate can be explained by the influence of air flows going from the Mediterranean Sea - in the winter and in the summer - cool winds from the northeast. There is no strong heat and winter colds of continental Europe.

Soil and natural wealth

Attica did not allow to grow grain here. Due to the stony soils and lack of moisture, the valleys were unlikely for agriculture, but still antique authors wrote that even though the bread is not growing on this earth, she contacters a greater number of people than if he has grown here. This will happen thanks to the abundance of a magnificent stone for the construction of temples and altars, as well as the presence of silver existing here in the will of the gods. And for the attic ships, it is an earth that has reliable marins where they can hide from bad weather.

Marble Attica

Mountains of attica consist of limestone and slate, as well as a magnificent marble, which began at once at the turn of 3-2 millennium BC. The ancient Greek temples, which were first built from limestone, began to erect from marble, which was mined on Pentelikon. From it, Parfenon was built. Penthelian marble is distinguished by its purest white color and fine-grainedness. He also wonderfully shines in sunlight, but turn yellow. In the construction of the Acropolis, a Pirass marble of dark tones was used. Another Eleusian marble of almost black color was mined in the Attika, a fine-grained gimett marble. This material was very highly appreciated and exported from Greece to the ancient Rome, where it was used in architecture and sculpture. In the reddish rocks of the Lavrion Mountains were silver mines, and the gimett mountain range was a source of excellent honey.

Pottery and agriculture

The reddish clay of Attica was especially valued, she was a good quality and convenient in work, so a well-developed pottery was well developed. Amphoras were made of clay - large pitchers with a narrow neck and handles in which they were stored and transported wine, olive oil. Clay used for the manufacture of tiles, pipes, barrels and many other business items.

Thanks to a soft winter, a dry fly and the abundance of the sun on the plains of attics, the vineyards were always well grew well, and vineyards were grown on the mountain slopes, so wine, olives, olive oil, figs were always the main products of agriculture and were exported. Attic wool in antiquity enjoyed great popularity, she is famous for now. Sheep, goats, as well as cattle are breeding in the mountains.

The origin of the inhabites of attic

Atticoors mostly belonged to the Ionian tribe - one of the four main Greek tribes, called named the legendary hero. Ionians along with Dorians are considered the main carriers of the National Culture of Greece. The entire population of Attica was divided into four classes by a generic basis, which were called philas:

• heleonts are noble, they were called "brilliant";
• goplites were warriors;
• ergademi - farmers;
• agikikores were kalpas or just shepherds.

Socially, Fili consisted of large clans, each of which was divided into several dozen generic families. Families in a certain order united in phratria, that is, religious groups with their traditions and rites. Such an organization did not concern the conquered tribes and their descendants, although they could also freely engage in crafts, trade or agriculture and had their own associations, they were called the Methek.

Athens: geographical position

Geographically attic divided into two main parts - the capital of the region and the whole country - Athens with its suburbs and the rest of the territory. The capital is named by the name of the Goddess of Wisdom Athens, which, according to legend, gave the inhabitants an olive tree. According to another version, the name of the city comes from the word "Athos" - flower. Athens is located on attics and are surrounded by mountains from the West, the North and the East, and from the southwestern side it has access to Saronyikos Bay. Currently, the city has already taken all the plain, but his suburbs continue to expand.

Antique democracy

Athens are not only an administrative center of the country, in ancient times the city played a crucial role in cultural and economically. It is here as a result of a long and fierce struggle between the generic aristocracy and the demos, such a form of government was born as an antique democracy, which became a model of national board. This unique form of state system has developed in Athens in the 5th century BC. e. And although at the next time, Athens passed the difficult path of destructive wars, the power of many conquerors experienced, in their history there was this period of high citizenship and freedom - democracy.

Golden Age Athens.

The ancient Athens arose as a fortified settlement on the top of the hill, and then turned into a city-state as a result of Sinaikism, which meant the association of attics around the Athenian Acropolis. This process took several centuries. According to the ancient myths, the association occurred thanks to the legendary son of King Egea - Teshe, who also introduced the division of the population of Athens on social sections:

• evapatris - childbirth to know;
• geomoras - farmers;
• demiurges - artisans.

The Athenian state has reached the highest heyday during the reign of the pericles - in the 5th century BC. e. This time got the name of the Golden Age of Athens. During this period, the main temple of Athena was also built - Parfenon, a unique monument of ancient architecture. The temple was built an ancient Greek Masters Kallicrat and Iktin, and beautiful sculpture compositions were made by the famous architect fid. The unusualness of the temple is that from one point of the facade it is visible from three sides, due to the fact that the columns are placed at an angle to each other. FIDI created both the famous statue of Athena from marble and gold. This sculpture is a masterpiece of ancient architecture.

Modernity

The political power of Athens ended with the beginning of the devastating wars with Sparta, and then with Macedonia. Further, the Athens fell under the authority of the Romans, after which the Turks came. For many centuries a fame of the city. Many monuments of history and architecture were destroyed. Only after the long struggle for independence in the 19th century, Athens again became the capital of Greece. Now it is a huge megalopolis with a population of more than five million people who again won the status of the cultural and political center of the country and with many historical monuments.

Piraeus

At the southern outskirts of Athens is the Piraeus - the largest port in Greece, as well as a large industrial center of the country and an important transport node. Back in the 5th century BC. E-annual product turnover was significant amounts. Thanks to the convenient presence of safe harbors, Piraeus became a transit point through which various types of goods were held. In the port there were ship shipyards, workshops, warehouses. Athens with his port was considered the most profitable city, as the merchants could get the merchants for the goods here, which was valued everywhere.

Attica sights

Currently, Attica is a popular tourist area with many historical and architectural attractions, as well as wonderful nature and magnificent beaches. The main symbols of attices are located in Athens. An invaluable monument of history is the architectural complex Acropolis, where the main temple of ancient Athens is located - Parfenon, the place of pilgrimage of a huge number of people. From historical sites in the vicinity of Athens, the Daphny Monastery is very popular. On a high cliff, the temple of Poseidon was built, from which the majestic ruins were now left. Fishermen, leaving the sea, brought a donation here - God Poseidon was for the Greeks the second in meaning, since their life was inextricably linked with the sea. In Eleusin, one of the most important sanctuary of the ancient Attica is the temple of the Goddess Demeter, who gave the Grekam grain. Holidays were held in honor of her every year in the spring and autumn. The Ghost Phalaiokhora is located on the island of Aegina, empty a hundred years ago.

The nature of Attica is also amazing and beautiful. On Mount Imittos there is a wonderful healing source, awarded, by legend, God Hephaeste. The thermal, which is replenished by unique medical properties, is replenished by sources at its depth, and an extraordinary doctor can rejuvenate the skin, cleaning it from dead cells. The endless coastline is covered with a lot of magnificent beaches, recreation and water sports facilities.

A wonderful place to carry out a comfortable summer holiday is Attica - photos demonstrate delicious nature landscapes, and enthusiastic traveler reviews are evidence of the popularity of this region of Greece.

Attica is the peninsular area, an area of \u200b\u200bapproximately 2200 sq. Ax, which is the southeastern tip of mainland Greece, bordering the north with central Greece, and from the south it is washed by the water of the Saronic Gulf. In the north of Noma there are mountains Kiferon (1400 m) and a parkhouse (1413 m), forming its natural border. The relief of attics is mainly mountainous. In the Athenian Plain, small Rivers Illissos and Kafissos proceed. Athens, Eleusin and Marathon are located in the plain part of the region. In the south-west and south, the low ridge of hills gently falls to the sea. The Attic region is athens, which are the capital of the country and its main administrative center.

Attica features a soft, dry Mediterranean climate. Small attic plantations are thick covered with vineyards, fruit trees, not to mention olive trees that grow everywhere.

Attica was formed about 4-5 centuries of our era. Greece was a great influence on this region as part of the Byzantine Empire, which was reflected in the architecture, painting and the attic sculpture. Attica survived many wars and battles, hunger, economic crisis, and at the same time preserved its greatness and uniqueness.

Today Attica is the most industrially developed area of \u200b\u200bGreece. It focuses on the main amount of production and lives more than half of the population of the whole country. In addition, it is a major tourist center. Tourists coming here from all over the world falls a unique opportunity not only to relax and enjoy the wonderful nature, clean sea, sandy beaches, the services of modern hotel complexes, the amazing hospitality of local residents, but also to get in touch with the great past of this extraordinary country.

The attic a lot of interesting sights, many of which are not inferior by Athenian's value - for example, the famous temple of Poseidon (440 BC. Er) at Cape Sunion, one of the most impressive images of Greek architecture. Powerful temple columns standing at Cape, open to all winds, are an unforgettable spectacle. The temple is located 69 km from Athens.

Temple Dimetra in Eleusin - an ancient temple dedicated to the mysterious cult of the goddess Demeter and her daughter Persephone. The famous Eleusinsky Mysteries took place here: everything was known about the rites there, but the details of the ceremonial and the sacred texts were transferred to their mouths to the mouth, to write them prohibited. Therefore, the essence of the Mystery is unknown by modern scientists so far. At the temple there is an archaeological museum. The temple is located 22 km from Athens.

Daphny Monastery is 11 km from Athens. Built on the site of the former sanctuary of Apollo and is surrounded by a serf fence. The church of the 11th century is very picturesque outside and attractive with its mosaic, adorning her interior.

Nearby Cutuki Cave. Natural cave with several halls in the vicinity of Poeania town. The visitor's visitor appears beautiful stalactites and stalagmites of various forms.

Fans of outdoor activities can take up horse riding, mountaineering, tennis, sailing. Glipad has a golf club.

Lake Volgena - Miracle of Nature. It is 50 centimeters above sea level and is constantly coming out of the shores, due to the hot springs filling its water. The water of the lake possess therapeutic properties, you can swim here all year round.

Piraeas - the main port of the country since ancient times. Now this is a beautiful city, famous for its fish restaurants and entertainment facilities. In the summer, the Summer Open Theater Castells ("Waaakio") is working, and in the winter you can visit the Pirainian City Theater.

Gorgeous beaches of Paleo-Faliro, Kalamaki, Glyfada, Voula, Kavuri, Vulita, Varkis, Lagoni.

Palio Faliro resort is located in close proximity to the sea. Convenient location, proximity to the center and the sea make this area attractive for lovers of outdoor activities. It offers tourists: beaches, fish and meat taverns, restaurants, nightclubs, yacht clubs, cafes and bars. Here you will find everything you need for a comfortable holiday on the sea.

Glyfada resort is one of the most fashionable coastal areas of Athens, located 15 km from the center, the favorite holiday destination for the Greeks and tourists themselves. A large number of hotels, restaurants, bars, taverns, sports centers and nightclubs are concentrated here. On the coast is "Moon Park". Gliphad is excellent shopping: many large shopping centers and boutiques. To get to the center of Athens, you will need only 20 minutes by bus.

The resort of vulgmena is located in a green bay 24 km from the center of Athens, on the seafront. It is a picturesque fashionable area with comfortable beaches, fish and meat taverns, restaurants, bars, yacht clubs, an abundance of greenery - one of the most popular resorts among tourists. On the flight bus to the center of Athens can be reached in 35 minutes. In vulagmena is a unique radon lake.

Resorts of Kavuri, Varkis, Voula - these resort regions follow one after another, along the highway leading to the Miss of Sunion and the temple of Poseidon. There are beaches, cafes, taverns, restaurants and other entertainment facilities. Abundant coniferous groves, stretching along the coast, give air unique properties.

The resort of Lagonistic - the luxurious Peninsula of Lagonistic enchants picturesque landscapes and azure marine waters. Attractive neighborhood with Athens (in the capital of Greece can be reached by bus) makes this peninsula such attractive for tourists. The shallow coast of Lagonistic is perfect for those who rest with children, so this resort is ideal for family holidays. Resting in Lagonistic, you can easily familiarize yourself with the sights of Athens.

The resort of Anvissos is a picturesque green village on the southern coast of Attica, lying in 49 km from Cape Sunion. This is a great place to leave. It attracts tourists to the nature of amazing beauty, clean sea and sandy beaches.
This corner is very loved by the Greeks themselves. Certificate for this is a set of cottages, including government. A convenient location allows not only to relax, but also familiarize yourself with the sights of Greece. And the small sea and comfortable coast created a good atmosphere for family holidays with young children.

Sunion - the resort on the Cape of the same name. Cape Sunion, or Cape Colon, is one of the most eastern capes of attices elongated towards the Aegean Sea. In ancient times, the temple dedicated to the sea of \u200b\u200bSea Poseidon was built here. Cape Sunio is the attraction of Athens Attica, a beautiful and fertile land. Here is a mild climate, generous soils with olive groves, a clean coast and a beautiful view of the surrounding islands.
The resort of Sunion is located near the capital of Greece, so that there is a large historical heritage and the rapid development of the hotel infrastructure. Sunion - an expensive and well-kept resort, whose sandy beaches will give an unforgettable impression from the sea, the Sun and Greece.

Mati - Nea Macci resorts are perhaps the most popular resorts in the eastern attic. These resorts are located in the area of \u200b\u200bthe Marathon Valley, where in 490 BC. e. The famous marathon battle took place. Magnificent conditions for recreation provides here Nature itself: beautiful beaches, clean sea, healing aroma of pine boron.

Nea Macci is one of the very first resorts in Attica, is 33 km from Athens. The story of Nea Macci began in the ancient century, during the time of the Stone Age. Now this resort area, located next to the capital of the sea, is experiencing an economic and tourist rise. In Nea Makri you will find a lot of entertainment: discos, nightclubs, numerous bars and restaurants.

Mati - area, which is located 5 km from Nea Macci, 27 km from Athens. This is a quiet holiday place suitable for a full holiday. On the rocky pine coast you will find small, hidden from the eye gorge with sandy beaches.
The immediate proximity of the resorts to Athens will make it easily perform the "mandatory" program for each tourist a program of dating with the sights of this wonderful city.

Vacation in Attica is an excellent opportunity to combine acquaintance with Athenian antiquities and rest on the sea.

In Greece there is everything looking for a modern tourist. This country caresses the sun 300 days a year, her borders is washed by 4 seas and surrounds 1400 islands.

Greece invites you to fascinating hiking in the ancient ruins and museums where antique treasures are stored. This sunny country is manitis with its fruit groves and goodies prepared from the gifts of the Mediterranean Sea.

Greek beaches deserved the title of the best for holidays around the world. Tourists flock here to sunbathe, spend time on youth disco, make unique photo shoots and enjoy the taste of fragrant olives.

One of these tourist places is Attica. It is located in the heart of the country. This area where statehood was laid, and where the capital of Greece is located.

Attica in translation means "coastal country". Attica is located on the peninsula, which is washed from the first three sides by the bays of the Aegean, Evasi, Petali and Saronic seas.

How to get to Attika

And you can get acquainted with this historical area with the help of a developed public transport system.

The suburban buses station is located at 100, Kiffissou Street.. From here, the transport of CTel Aththics will deliver to the attachment bus stations, one of which is located near the Acropolis, and the second on Egyptian Square.

Local train schedule is available at Athenian stations. In addition, the attic acts ferry and flights.

Royal Olympic Hotel. Located within walking distance from Acropolis. From the luxuriously furnished rooms of the hotel offers a magnificent view of the temple of Zeus or a fragrant garden with a swimming pool.

Poseidonion Grand Hotel. Spets is located on the island of Speses and is its attraction, due to his rich architecture. The rooms are furnished with stylish furniture, and wooden floors add luxury. The balconies overlook the sea landscape or flower garden.

What to do in Attics: sightseeing

The land of Attica absorbed the ancient legends and myths who come to life in the eyes of impressionable travelers.

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Walking along the attractions can be easily transferred to the ancient times, when death inhabited all-fat deities. Once in Attica, do not deny yourself the pleasure to visit the following temples and monasteries and just interesting places:

• Temple Poseidona
  
  Unique building located on Cape Sunion. This temple was committed by the sacraments and rites to lean the Terrible Sea God. The towers of the temple, which are framed by a massive structure, affect the imagination. The building combines the subtlety and the greatness, personifying the connection of the Earth and the sea.

• Monastery Daphne
  It can be found 10 kilometers from Athens. This building is erected on the site of the pagan temple of Apollo Daphnia in the VI century. To date, the monastery has the status of the monument.

• Ostrina Island
  
  This small island attracts its luxurious beaches and transparent sea water. It is located in the midst of the Sardonic Bay. In history, this island is known for the fact that about 360 temples were built on it. Most of them have been erased from the face of the Earth, but travelers who love old people can get to the city of Paleochor, who is considered by the ghost, in which no one lives for a long time.

sights

The region of central Greece, located in the south-east of the Balkan Peninsula and washed by the waters of the Aegean Sea. Three bays approach the shores of this peninsula - Evoby, Saronic and Petali. A significant part of the territory of the peninsula is covered with low mountains from limestone and marble. Mountains are covered with coniferous forests.

Attica is the historic region of Greece, the capital of Athens is located on its territory, the legendary city of Marathon, the city of Eleusin, in which the residents worshiped Demetra, the port of Pirae. The first settlements on this land belong to the Neolithic Epoch (III Millennium BC). The ancient historians Plato and Herodotus wrote that the inhabitcies were autochtons - that is, not by the arrivals, and the original inhabitants that occurred literally from the earth itself. In ancient times, every city or area represented a small state, who honored his deity on the territory of attics. There were 12 such states, they combined them, according to legends, the king of the Teskey. The main city of Attica was Athens - the cradle of Greek statehood and democracy. Already in ancient times, the attic managed to nine elected officials, in the hands of which the executive, military and judicial power focused. In a year, these nine were transferred to the power to newly elected magistrees, and they themselves went for life in the areaopag - the body of the aristocracy. Athens themselves became the place of development of culture, arts, philosophy.

The attic climate is soft, temperate Mediterranean. The average temperatures in the summer is almost always higher than +30 degrees. At the end of September, the rainy season begins here, which lasts April. From April to September, the swimming season continues, the sea is warm up to August (up to +26). In winter, here, despite the positive temperatures, snow can fall out, almost immediately melting and not forming snow cover.

Transport

In Athens, an Eleftiios Venizelos International Airport is located in 2001, which serves as an air gate to Greece and at the attic in particular.

Inside attices can be moved on railway transport (electric trains) and long-distance buses. In the eastern and western parts of attices, buses depart from two different bus stations in Athens. The first is located near the Acropolis, the second - on the Egyptian Square. Ferries transport the islands and salamine tourists. One of the rapid ways to move in Athens is a metro with three lines, one of which is terrestrial. Athens also has bus express routes leading to the airport, city bus, trolleybus, tram routes.

Resorts Attica

Administrative attic is divided into four nomas:, Eastern and Western Attica. The most popular, both in terms of beach and in terms of cultural and historical leisure of Nome Athens. The suburbs of the capital are spa towns with the common name "Athenian Riviera". They are located along the coast and except hotels and beaches contain yacht clubs, nightclubs, golf clubs, have their own specifics. So, it is considered a resort for wealthy, lagones - for families with children. Specialization and vulgaria - Improvement.

Rest in Pirae will cost cheaper than in Athens. Due to the location of the port here, only one beach, but beautiful views and ancient sights of Piraeu guarantees.

Attractions and excursions

An acquaintance with the rich heritage of Attica will start with Athens and his sacred hill of Acropolis. The second name of the hill is kecropy, in honor of Kekrops, the first king of Athens. The Achropole also called a well-protected place and a settlement located inside this fortress. In antiquity in the Acropolis and was the main city. According to the legend, he was a residence of a gatherer of the land of Attica Tereus. When the cult of the goddess Athena was established in Athens, the temple was erected here in her honor - Parthenon.

The attractions of various eras are preserved on the territory of the attic. Heritage Eldlas - ruins of the ancient cities and temples dedicated to the greek pantheon gods. For example, at Cape Sunion, the remains of the temple of Poseidon are preserved on the shore. Christian monasteries and temples are preserved from the Byzantines. One of them is a Daphne Monastery near Athens. At the base of the monastery are the remnants of the temple of Apollo. Near the Mountain imitos surrounded by coniferous and cypress forests there is a Kaesarian monastery, also the Byzantine period.

The island of Eagina is visited to see Paleochora. She is called an abandoned city, but in fact it is a valley, in which the buildings of about seven dozen churches and chapels of the Byzantine and later period are preserved. It is believed that each of these structures was built in pursuance of a vow given to the salvation of a loved one. Relatives, wives of fishermen and warriors came to this prayer.

Salamin, even though it is called a "country" island, has places of attractions such as Euripid Cave, another ancient Greek playwright. It is at an altitude of more than a hundred meters, in the city of Salamin in honor of the ancient author annually passes the theater festival. On the island you can also visit the museum dedicated to the folk arts and history of the ancient fleet, the monastery of the pheroman and the old town of Ambolacia with the ruins of the Acropolis.

Wellness holiday

Lutraki, Vouliagmena, Sunion - Resorts where they come for the amendment of health and cosmetic procedures. Lutraki is a center of hydrotherapy, which specializes in the treatment of skin diseases, gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system. Drinking from under the ground sources are saturated with radon, microelements.

The resort of Vouliagmena rose next to the lake of the same name, which is filled with water thermal sources. Here we treat skin problems, joints, diseases of the female reproductive sphere. Air is written with aromas of coniferous forests and helps strengthen the respiratory organs, the nervous system.

Sunion specializes in cosmetology using drugs based on local herbs and minerals. Here are also used methods using sea salt and algae.

Beach rest

Many attic beaches have the highest European reward for the purity of the sea and the shore - the blue flag. Many of the beaches are free. In the vicinity of Athens (the so-called large Athens) all beaches are comfortable - Faliron, Glyfad, rocket and others. The beach in Pirae is called Fatswalekia. On the west coast, the sandy beaches of Lagonissi are good on the eastern best, Schinias is found near the city of Marathon.

In Loutraki, the beaches are covered with small pebbles. This resort features a variety of accommodation: from five stars to low-cost family hotels. The Loutraki resort is also chosen due to the proximity of Corinth cities and Delphi with their famous attractions.

Beautiful sandy beaches are on the island of Aegina, lying in the Saronian bay. From Piraea it separates the half-day trip to the ferry. Another attic island, which can be reached from Piraea, - Salamin. This island is popular primarily among the Greeks themselves. On Salamina there are beaches, but few hotels.

Vacation with children

Entertainment for children in Attica is mainly in Athens. Perhaps it is worth starting with a sightseeing trip around the city on a sightseeing bus to get acquainted with Athens as a whole, and then go to the child who interests the child. Within the framework of cognitive leisure, it is worth planning a visit to the main Athenian attractions of the Acropolis and Parfenon, see the objects of life and art created by the ancient Greeks with their own eyes.

Further recreation may depend on the preferences of the child: animal lovers can visit the center of saving sea turtles and even feed them there, as well as visit the Attiko Zoo. Young artists will be interested in an interactive Museum of Children's Creativity. A visit to the Harimidos puppet theater can be combined with an inspection of Agora - an ancient city square located nearby. Young astronomers waiting for the Athenian Planetarium.

And, of course, any child is unlikely to refuse to visit the Athenian confectionery, the national garden with Park and Zoosad, the city park Flizvos, the Amusement Park Allou Fun Park and water parks, two of which are located in the Athens themselves, one in the suburbs, the third - near the city of Primimia 20 km from the capital. Not far from Athens is an adventure park with a rope track.

Activities and entertainment

Attica will offer a restless set of active leisure options. On the coast, this water sports: rafting, windsurfing, scuba diving. The ancient city of Megara is about 40 km north-west of the capital is known to extremal as a center of parachute sports. There is a parachute school here.

Mountain attics to tourists will be offered to explore on foot and with the help of SUVs: the routes are compiled in such a way that it is possible to see the history of this part of Greece, and the modern life of the inhabitants of small towns, admire the beauty of nature. Some routes are laid through ancient roads.

The footage of the Acropolis, the 156 meter hill in Athens, serves as a start-up of Acropolis racing competitions, which are held in early June.

Club life boils in Athens and resort suburbs, for example, in glyfade. Discos, concerts of world stars, parties and shows are held in nightclubs. Fans of gambling come to Loutraki - there is a casino.

During the entire tourist season in different cities of Attica are festivals. The largest of them is the festival of Athens and Epidaur in the capital. From June to September in Athens, there are performances and concerts, world stars come and Greek artists and teams are coming. From April to October, Acropolis is becoming a venue for light show dedicated to the history of the Greek capital. Eleusin becomes the venue for theater festival in honor of Eschylla, an ancient playwright.

Kitchen and souvenirs

Greek called Russia, and in the Greek itself, peasant, this salad is served here with the olives of the local variety Kolomat. For dessert - local fig. The stony soils of attices are best suited for the cultivation of olives and figs, and local honey herbs add their fragrances to the receiving honey.

Residents of this part of Greece prefer the AVGOL'MENO Soup with the addition of eggs and lemon juice, dolmatakia - a local version of the straw-fried seafood, acute pepper stuffed with cheese. From alcohol it is worth trying here, except for crayfish and a Uzo, a liqueur of a mastich, which acquires a special taste after adding a tree resin from the family of pistachio.

On the coast of Attica mined clay, so ceramic products here are above all praise. Souvenir trade is focused mainly in Athens. Very often come here for buying fur coats or leather clothes, jewelry. There will be a less costly purchase of natural cosmetics, herbal fees, ceramics, gastronomic souvenirs - oils, olives, cheese, honey and traditional honey desserts.