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  2. Chios - Wikipedia

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    Chios (/ ˈ k aɪ. ɒ s, ˈ k aɪ. oʊ s, ˈ k iː-/; Greek: Χίος, romanized: Chíos ⓘ, traditionally known as Scio in English) is the fifth largest Greek island, situated in the northern Aegean Sea, and the tenth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

  3. Galatsi - Wikipedia

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    Galatsi is an inner suburb of the Athens urban area and is located 4 km (2 mi) northeast of the city centre. Its built-up area is continuous with those of Central Athens and neighbouring suburb Nea Ionia.

  4. Ilisos - Wikipedia

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    During antiquity, the river flowed outside the city walls of Athens: [3] Plato wrote in Critias that the river was one of the borders of the ancient walls. Its banks—in the busy intersection that presently features the Hilton Hotel and the National Gallery—were grassy and shaded by plane trees, and were considered idyllic in antiquity; they were the favored haunts of Socrates for his walks ...

  5. Athens - Wikipedia

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    Athens is served by the Athens International Airport (ATH), located near the town of Spata, in the eastern Messoghia plain, some 35 km (22 mi) east of center of Athens. [112] The airport, awarded the "European Airport of the Year 2004" Award, [ 113 ] is intended as an expandable hub for air travel in southeastern Europe and was constructed in ...

  6. Sounion - Wikipedia

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    View of Cape Sounion and the ruins of the Temple of Poseidon looking west, with Patroklos island visible in the background Sunset at Cape Sounion. Cape Sounion (Modern Greek: Aκρωτήριο Σούνιο Akrotírio Soúnio [akroˈtirʝo ˈsuɲo]; Ancient Greek: Ἄκρον Σούνιον Άkron Soúnion, latinized Sunium; Venetian: Capo Colonne "Cape of Columns") is the promontory at the ...

  7. Syros - Wikipedia

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    Syros (Greek: Σύρος), also known as Siros or Syra, is a Greek island in the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea.It is 78 nautical miles (144 km) south-east of Athens.The area of the island is 83.6 km 2 (32 sq mi) and at the 2021 census it had 21,124 inhabitants.

  8. Lagonisi - Wikipedia

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    Lagonisi is located approximately 30 km southeast of Athens and 35 km northwest of Cape Sounio. [1] Restaurant facilities, cafeterias and bars are located mainly at the heart of Lagonissi, close to Kalyvion Avenue (the road connecting Lagonissi with Kalyvia Thorikou). It is part of Athens metropolitan area. [2] [3]

  9. Vouliagmeni - Wikipedia

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    Vouliagmeni (Greek: Βουλιαγμένη, meaning "sunken") is a seaside suburb and former municipality 20 km south of Athens city centre. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Vari-Voula-Vouliagmeni, of which it is a municipal unit. [2]