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The Acropolis of Athens (Ancient Greek: ἡ Ἀκρόπολις τῶν Ἀθηνῶν, romanized: hē Akropolis tōn Athēnōn; Modern Greek: Ακρόπολη Αθηνών, romanized: Akrópoli Athinón) is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens, Greece, and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historical significance ...
Amorgos. / 36.850°N 25.900°E / 36.850; 25.900. Amorgos ( Greek: Αμοργός, Amorgós; pronounced [amorˈɣos]) is the easternmost island of the Cyclades island group and the nearest island to the neighboring Dodecanese island group in Greece.
Website. www.thira.gr. Santorini ( Greek: Σαντορίνη, romanized : Santoríni, pronounced [sa (n)doˈrini] ), officially Thira ( Greek: Θήρα, romanized : Thíra, pronounced [ˈθira]) and Classical Greek Thera ( / ˈθɪərə / ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland.
Athens International Airport. / 37.93639°N 23.94722°E / 37.93639; 23.94722. Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos ( IATA: ATH, ICAO: LGAV ), commonly initialised as AIA, is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica.
It is located in front of the 19th-century Old Royal Palace, housing the Greek Parliament since 1934. Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens from both a historical and social point of view, at the heart of commercial activity and Greek politics. The name Syntagma ( Greek: Σύνταγμα) alone also refers to the ...
Isthmus of Corinth. / 37.94139°N 22.98778°E / 37.94139; 22.98778. The Isthmus of Corinth ( Greek: Ισθμός της Κορίνθου) is the narrow land bridge which connects the Peloponnese peninsula with the rest of the mainland of Greece, near the city of Corinth. The Isthmus was known in the ancient world as the landmark ...
Aerial view of the airport. Mykonos-Manto Mavrogenous Airport (IATA: JMK, ICAO: LGMK) is the international airport of the Greek island of Mykonos, located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the town of Mykonos. It serves flights to domestic and European metropolitan destinations due to the island being a popular leisure destination.
Parnitha. / 38.1734; 23.7174. Mount Parnitha ( Greek: Πάρνηθα, pronounced [ˈparniθa], Katharevousa and Ancient Greek: Πάρνης Parnis / Parnes; sometimes Parnetha) is a densely forested mountain range north of Athens, the highest on the peninsula of Attica, with an elevation of 1,413 m, and a summit known as Karavola ...