Olympic Games- Athens 2004

Athens hosted the 2004 Olympic Games which, to the defiance of critics, were a spectacular success. While most of the sporting venues were located outside the city proper -in various locations throughout Attica- the entire urban area of Athens underwent major lasting changes that have improved the quality of life for visitors and residents alike. Aside from the excellent transportation infrastructure that was completed in time for the 2004 Olympics (from new free ways to light rail systems), the city's historic centre underwent serious renovation. Most notable among the city's facelift projects are the Unification of Archaeological Sights, which connects the city's classical-era ruins and monuments to each other through a network of pleasant pedestrianized streets, and the restoration of the picturesque, 19th-century neoclassical Thissio and Pláka districts.

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