Editing Athens (section)

=== Tourism ===

[[File:Monastiraki Square and the Acropolis in Summer.jpg|thumb|Monastiraki Square bustling with tourists during peak season]]

Athens has been a destination for travellers since antiquity. Over the 2000s, the city's infrastructure and social amenities have improved, in part because of its successful bid to stage the [[2004 Summer Olympics|2004 Olympic Games]]. 

The Greek Government, aided by the EU, has funded major infrastructure projects such as the state-of-the-art [[Athens International Airport|Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Financial Statements as at 31 December 2007 |url=http://www.aia.gr/UserFiles/File/235956_Englishl.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205201638/http://www.aia.gr/UserFiles/File/235956_Englishl.pdf |archive-date=5 February 2009 |access-date=5 April 2007 |website=Athens International Airport, S.A. }}</ref> the expansion of the [[Athens Metro]] system,<ref name="EUfund">{{Cite web |title=Olympic Games 2004: five major projects for Athens |url=http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/themes/olympe/pages/focus_en.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070520043310/http://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/themes/olympe/pages/focus_en.htm |archive-date=20 May 2007 |access-date=5 April 2007 |website=European Union Regional Policy |publisher=ec.europa.eu}}</ref> and the new [[Attiki Odos]] Motorway.<ref name=EUfund/> 

In recent years, Athens has become more dynamic with the addition of numerous new bars and cafés and a growing presence of [[street art]] and [[graffiti]], enhancing its urban edge and adding more touristic options alongside the city's archaeological sites and museums.<ref>{{Cite news |title=How angry street art is making Athens hip |url=https://www.economist.com/europe/2017/09/30/how-angry-street-art-is-making-athens-hip |access-date=22 July 2024 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}</ref>
{{Wide image|Athens4 tango7174.jpg|800px|Panorama from Mount Lycabettus, with a view of the [[Panathinaiko Stadium]], the [[Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens|Temple of Olympian Zeus]], the [[Hellenic Parliament]] and the [[Acropolis of Athens]]}}