Athens is the name of the current capital city of Greece, one of the countries with the richest and most influential history in the entire West. Athens is located in the south east of Greece, on the Attica peninsula of which it was always the most outstanding city. In addition to being the most populous, Athens was always the city with the greatest political and economic power in the region, except for some specific periods of decline. Athens is the cradle of very important elements for today's Western society such as philosophy, democracy, theater, history, among others.
Today Athens has an area close to 39 thousand square kilometers while its population is almost 750 thousand inhabitants, which is why its density is quite low compared to other capital cities in the world. In any case, Athens has an important metropolitan region in which a large part of the population that surrounds the city is found. This city is administratively organized into seven major districts, some of them ancient and others more modern.
The history of Athens is incredibly rich and powerful for Western culture. The name of the city is considered to come from the fantastic goddess Athena, who is the protective goddess of the city. While Athens as a city is estimated to have existed for over 3,400 years, it would not be until the 5th century BC that this city would achieve its greatest splendor. This era, considered the classical period of Athens, was the moment in which democracy was created, the most egalitarian form of government ever created by man.
Athens is an important tourist center as well as being the capital and economic center of the country. Its important tourist dynamism has to do with the presence of fabulous and impressive monuments of antiquity, among which the Parthenon or temple of the gods occupies the most prominent place.
