EESTEC Magazine Vol 34 2014/1 | Page 25

Travelling Except for the high level of our academic activity, LC Athens is also lucky for being founded in one of the most beautiful cities. Athens has always been a must-go destination in any travel guide you opened, praised for its beauty and its great past. It is located in the peninsula Attica and the distance from the sea is only around 20 km. Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, originating back to 3000BC and it’s   the oldest historical and cultural center in Europe. It prides itself for being considered as the “Cradle of Civilization” since it was the birthplace of democracy, western philosophy, Olympic games, political science, Western literature, major mathematical principles and theater. It is also believed that the city has been around for so long, it has tried nearly every form of government known to this day. Perhaps one of the most famous landmarks in the world, the Acropolis refers to the sacred hill where ancient Greeks built, among other temples, the Parthenon. Parthenon was the most important temple, built in honor of th