Tourists take photographs as a part of the refurbished ancient stadium in Athens, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896, is floodlit in the Brazilian national colors on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. The event was held ahead of the Aug. 5-21 Games in Rio. The all-marble stadium was used in the 2004 Games in Athens for archery and the Marathon finish.
© AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
The changing of the guards at the Syntagma. Even in the height of summer, the guards hold their posts in full uniform despite the heat of August.
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Tourists visit the Areios Pagos hill with the Acropolis hill in the background in Athens, Greece, July 4, 2016.
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Tourists take pictures in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens in the heart of the city, July 10, 2016.
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Tourists walk along the street shading themselves from the midday sun.
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Omaira Gill | August 12th, 2016
It’s a strange scene for anyone visiting Athens in August as the city seems eerily quiet. The kiosks close, the roads empty and the city slows to a much more leisurely pace. As the locals abandon the city for their own vacations, visitors will find they have the city to enjoy before the pace of Athenian life picks up once more in September.
Tourists take photographs as a part of the refurbished ancient stadium in Athens, where the first modern Olympics were held in 1896, is floodlit in the Brazilian national colors on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016. The event was held ahead of the Aug. 5-21 Games in Rio. The all-marble stadium was used in the 2004 Games in Athens for archery and the Marathon finish.
© AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis
The changing of the guards at the Syntagma. Even in the height of summer, the guards hold their posts in full uniform despite the heat of August.
© APE
Tourists visit the Areios Pagos hill with the Acropolis hill in the background in Athens, Greece, July 4, 2016.
© Reuters
Tourists take pictures in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens in the heart of the city, July 10, 2016.
© APE-MPE
Tourists walk along the street shading themselves from the midday sun.
© Eurokinissi
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