The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920“I hereby proclaim the opening of the first International Olympic Games at Athens.” With these words on April 6, 1896, King George I of Greece welcomed the crowd that had gathered in the newly reconstructed [...]
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Modern Olympic Games
Posted in Historical events, Sports, tagged 06/04/1896, Athens, Olympic Games, Pierre de Coubertin on February 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Metro Athens
Posted in Athens Guide, tagged Athens, Metro on February 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Athens Metro makes getting around the city easier than ever including to and from Eleftherios Venizelos Airport.
“It took 2000 years but Athens finally has a metro”. And not just any metro, the Athens metro has to be the most beautiful system in the world and should stay this way until the graffiti “artists” get [...]
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