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___MASK26___ (" Athína " ) is the capital and largest city of Greece . ___MASK26___ dominates the Attica region and is one of the world ' s oldest cities , with its recorded history spanning over 3 , 400 years , and its earliest human presence starting somewhere between the 11th and 7th millennia BC . Classical ___MASK26___ was a powerful city - state that emerged in conjunction with the seagoing development of the port of Piraeus , which had been a distinct city prior to its 5th century BC incorporation with ___MASK26___ . A centre for the arts , learning and philosophy , home of Plato ' s Academy and Aristotle ' s Lyceum , it is widely referred to as the cradle of Western civilization and the birthplace of democracy , largely because of its cultural and political impact on the European continent , and in particular the Romans . In modern times , ___MASK26___ is a large cosmopolitan metropolis and central to economic , financial , industrial , maritime , political and cultural life in Greece . In 2015 , ___MASK26___ was ranked the world ' s 29th richest city by purchasing power and the 67th most expensive in a UBS study . Central Macedonia is one of the thirteen administrative regions of ___MASK48___ , consisting of the central part of the geographical and historical region of Macedonia . With a population of almost 1 . 9 million , it is the second most populous in ___MASK48___ after Attica . Nea Skioni is a village and a community in the peninsula of Kassandra , ___MASK91___ , ___MASK48___ . The population in 2011 was 828 for the village and 854 for the community , which includes the village Frama . Its elevation is 10 m . Nea Skioni is located 7 km southwest of Chaniotis , 7 km west of Agia Paraskevi and 90 km southeast of Thessaloniki . It is named after the ancient city of Scione , whose site was nearby to the east . The euro ( sign : €; code : EUR ) is the official currency of the eurozone , which consists of 19 of the member states of the European Union : Austria , ___MASK95___ , Cyprus , Estonia , Finland , France , ___MASK75___ , ___MASK48___ , Ireland , Italy , Latvia , Lithuania , Luxembourg , Malta , the Netherlands , Portugal , ___MASK56___ , Slovenia , and Spain . The currency is also officially used by the institutions of the European Union and four other European countries , as well as unilaterally by two others , and is consequently used daily by some 337 million Europeans . Outside of Europe , a number of overseas territories of EU members also use the euro as their currency . Polygyros ( Greek :  ) is a town and municipality in Central Macedonia , ___MASK48___ . It is the capital of Chalkidiki . Scione was an ancient Greek city in ___MASK50___ , the westernmost headland of Chalcidice , on the southern coast east of the modern town of Nea Skioni . Thessaloniki is the second - largest city in ___MASK48___ and the capital of Greek Macedonia , the administrative region of Central Macedonia and the Decentralized Administration of Macedonia and Thrace . Its nickname is   (" Symprotévousa "), literally " the co - capital ", a reference to its historical status as the  (" Symvasilévousa ") or " co - reigning " city of the Eastern Roman ( Byzantine ) Empire , alongside Constantinople . ___MASK53___ is a mountain and peninsula in northeastern Greece and an important centre of Eastern Orthodox monasticism . It is governed as an autonomous polity within the Greek Republic under the official name Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain . ___MASK53___ is home to 20 monasteries under the direct jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople . Pefkochori ( meaning " pine village ", before 1965 :  - " Kapsochora ") is a tourist town located in the southeast of the peninsula of Kassandra , ___MASK91___ , ___MASK48___ . Pefkochori is named after the pine trees which are abundant in the mountains of the area . The population in 2011 was 1 , 931 for the town and 1 , 962 for the community , which includes the villages Lefkes and Panorama . Its elevation is 10 m . Pefkochori is situated on the northeastern ___MASK85___ of the peninsula , 3 km southeast of Chaniotis , 4 km north of Agia Paraskevi and 92 km southeast of Thessaloniki . Chaniotis ( Greek :  or  , pronounced ( xaotis ) ) , is a tourist town located in the eastern part of the peninsula of Kassandra , ___MASK91___ , ___MASK48___ . The population in 2001 was 968 , the elevation is 10 m . The population during the summer increases many times . Chanioti is situated on the northeastern ___MASK85___ of the peninsula , 3 km northwest of Pefkochori , 4 km southeast of Polychrono , 7 km northeast of Nea Skioni and 89 km southeast of Thessaloniki . There are forests in the mountains near Chaniotis , and farmlands along the ___MASK85___ . The beach of Chaniotis attracts many tourists . Polychrono is a tourist town located in the eastern part of the peninsula of Kassandra , ___MASK91___ , ___MASK48___ . The population in 2011 was 997 ; the elevation is . Polychrono is situated on the northeastern ___MASK85___ of the peninsula , 4 km northwest of Chaniotis and 85 km southeast of Thessaloniki . There are forests in the mountains near Polychrono , and farmlands near the ___MASK85___ . Tourism is an important sector in Polychrono , attracted by its beach . Chalcidice or Chalkidike or ___MASK91___ or Halkidiki or Hallkipiki , is a peninsula and regional unit of ___MASK48___ , part of the Region of Central Macedonia in Northern ___MASK48___ . The autonomous ___MASK53___ region constitutes the easternmost part of the peninsula , but not of the regional unit . The capital of ___MASK91___ is the main town of Polygyros , located in the centre of the peninsula . ___MASK25___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of ___MASK92___ . ___MASK25___ is bordered by the ___MASK31___ to the north , the ___MASK13___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , ___MASK25___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK25___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK25___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . ___MASK48___ (' ), officially the Hellenic Republic ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . ___MASK48___ ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as of 2015 . ___MASK26___ is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki .