Syntagma Square is the most important square of modern Athens located in the heart of Greece’s capital city, in front of the 19th-century Old Royal Palace. The name Syntagma means Constitution. The square is the place of the city’s demonstrations and it also houses concerts and festivals. Being the central square of Athens, from Syntagma Square visitors can reach the most important city attractions.

The Old Royal Palace neoclassical building is housing the Greek Parliament since 1934. The imposing building was built between 1836 and 1842 as the Royal Palace for the first king of Greece, King Otto.

Athens is the capital of Greece and largest city of the country. Greece’s capital is a major coastal urban area in the Mediterranean, the southernmost capital on the European mainland and the eighth largest urban area in the European Union. With its recorded history spanning over 3,400 years, Athens is one of the world's oldest cities. The capital city of Greece was named after Athena, the ancient Greek goddess of wisdom. In ancient Greece, Athens was one of the most powerful city-states and the centre for democracy, the arts, education and philosophy. Athens is considered the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy. Nowadays, Athens is a huge cosmopolitan metropolis and an important economic, financial, industrial, cultural and maritime centre in Greece. Its port Piraeus is both the 2nd busiest passenger port in Europe.

Greece is the southernmost country in Europe, located in the Balkan Peninsula at the intersection of Europe, Asia and Africa, being bordered by the waters of the Aegean Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Ionian Sea to the west. Greece is known as the birthplace of democracy, the Olympic Games and theater but is also famous for its ancient philosophers, like Plato, Pythagoras, Socrates, and Aristotle. With the longest coastline in Europe, Greece has wonderful beaches with white sand and clear turquoise water, offering the visitor a relaxing atmosphere. The country has three geographical regions: the mainland, the islands and the peninsula. The mainland has mountains, forests and lakes, the islands are more than 2,000, but only 170 are inhabited, and Peloponnese Peninsula lies at the south of the mainland.

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