Athens is the capital of Greece. Athens, one of the world's oldest cities, has recorded history for approximently 3,400 years. A center for the arts, learning and philosophy, home of Plato's Academy and Aristotle's Lyceum, it is widely regarded as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. The city of Athens has a population of 700,000. The heritage of the classical era is still present in Athens, as seen in a large number of ancient monuments and works of art,  The most famous, the Parthenon, is widely considered a main site of Western civilization. Athens has two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: the Acropolis of Athens and the medieval Daphni Monastery. You will visit these on your Insight Vacations tour. Athens is home to the National Archeological Museum, featuring the world's largest collection of ancient Greek antiquities, as well as the new Acropolis Museum.

Trafalgar Escorted Tours visiting Athens