text & photos by Marla Norman, Publisher for Travel Curious Often At this juncture of its 9,000-plus life span, Athens is not a city you fall in love with immediately. The pollution is thick. Glorious Mount Lycabettus, the highest point in the region, is often barely visible. Snarled traffic and endless tourist busses don’t...<div class="btnReadMore pt20 bButton"><a href="http://travelcuriousoften.com/tco-guide/athenas-eternal-city/">READ MORE</a></div>

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