The Prefecture of Attica (Attiki) is located in the eastern area of
Central Greece and home to the capital city of Athens.
A peninsula bordered by the sea on three sides covering an area of 3,408 km2.
The landscape is partially mountainous with three mountain peaks around the
capital: Mount Pendeli, Mount Ymittos and Mount Parnitha, the highest peak of
1,413 m. The rest of the terrain is a plain with a mild climate and warm
summers.
There are therapeutic springs with extensive curative properties in the
region near the village of Methana, southwest of Piraeus.
The Prefecture of Attica is steeped in the history of Ancient Greece as it
was the centre of the Ancient Greek civilization and has left the world an
inheritance that became the basis for the later European civilizations. Today,
these monuments are visited by countless people admiring its ancient glory and
remainders of the past. Its monuments and its archeological sites attract the
interest of visitors from all the world.
It has many beautiful coasts and villages where inhabitants and visitors go
in search for an escape from the warm summer of Athens. Its position easily
allows for excursions to all the islands of the Aegean Sea.