The Birthplace of European Values (Greece)

Athens was a city-state, a polis, in Ancient Greece. It was a centre of philosophy, music and theatre. Socrates, Pericles, Sophocles and other famous persons of Ancient Greece were born there. The city is also considered to be Cradle of Western Civilization and the birthplace of democracy.

The Acropolis was built by the Athenian statesman Pericles and is one of the greatest architectural and artistic complexes of the Greek Antiquity.

In 1985 was Athens the first European Capital of Culture. Since 1987 is the Acropolis of Athens on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Heart of Ancient Athens got the European Heritage Label in 2014.