Attica
Attica is one of 51 prefectures of Greece. Attica contains Athens, the capital of Greece. In ancient period was the area of ancient Athenian state. Attica today is the prefecture with the largest number of people in Greece being the area where Athens, the capital of Greece, is. There are about 3,500,000 people.
Geography
Attica is in the south of Greece. It is a peninsula between Peloponnese and Euboea. Its the southest point is the cape Sounion. Attica has five mountains with an elevation over 1000 meters, Parnitha (the highest of all), Penteli, Hymettus, Pateras mountain and Kithairon. Attica has borders with Boeotia prefecture to the north and Corinthia prefecture to the west. Attica is surrounded by the sea of Saronic gulf to the west and South Euboean golf to the east. These seas are a part of Aegean sea.
Attica Media
View from Anavyssos, looking south-east towards Palaia Fokaia.
The gravity dam of en:Lake Marathon in Attica/Greece
The Temple of Poseidon (c. 440 BC) at Cape Sounion, the southernmost point of Attica.
Delian League, under the leadership of Athens before the Peloponnesian War in 431 BC. Attica is shown in red.
Ancient site of Vravrona
J. M. Harrington, personal digital image
The city of Spata as seen from an airplane that took of from Athens Airport
View over the excavation site towards Eleusis.
View on village Saronida in Greece
