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Athens is the capital and major city of Greece, occupies the Attica periphery, which is one of the oldest cities of the world, its recorded history spans approximately 3,400 years. The Greek capital has a populace of 745,514. The town area has a population of 3,130,841 and a land region of 412 km2. Athens is central to financial, economic, industrial, political and cultural life in Greece. It is swiftly becoming a most important business center in the European Union. In 2008, Athens was ranked the world’s 32nd richest city by purchasing power and the 25th most expensive in a UBS study. Athens spread across the central plain of Attica that is often called Attica Basin. The basin is surrounded by four huge mountains; Mount Aegaleo to the western side, Mount Parnitha to the northern side, Mount Penteli to the northeastern side and Mount Hymettus to the eastern side of the Athens Metropolitan Area. The Saronic Gulf lies in the southwestern side. Mount Parnitha is the tallest of the four mountains and it has been acknowledged a national park.
Athens has a Mediterranean weather, with the greatest amounts of precipitation mostly happening from mid-October to mid-April; any precipitation is light during summer and it generally takes the form of showers and/or thunderstorms. The hilly northern boundaries experience a somewhat differentiated climatic model, with usually lower temperatures and more substantial snowfalls during winter. Fog is extremely unusual in the city center but it is more frequent to the east, behind the Hymettus mountain range.
Spring and fall are considered best seasons for sightseeing and all kinds of outdoor activities. Summers can be mostly hot and at times prone to smog and pollution related conditions. The average daytime maximum temperature for the month of July is 33.5 °C and heat waves are relatively common, occurring generally during the months of July and/or August, when hot air masses sweep across Greece from the south or the southwest. On such days temperatures soar over 40 °C.
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