Attica

Ancient Attica (the Athenian city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes and grouped into three zones: urban (asti), otherwise known as the main city of Athens and Piraeus (the port area), coastal (paralia) - nowadays dubbed the "Athenian Riviera" - and inland (mesogeia) in the interior.

Attica is an administrative and a historically important region of Greece, as it encompasses the entire metropolitan area of Athens, the country's capital and largest city. Today, much of Attica is occupied by urban Athens. The modern Greek region of Attica includes classical Attica as well as the Saronic Islands, the Troezen region of the Peloponnese and the Ionian island of Kythira. The history of Attica is tightly linked with that of Athens, with the high point being its Golden Age during the classical period. Ancient Attica (the Athenian city-state) was divided into demoi or municipalities from the reform of Cleisthenes and grouped into three zones: urban (asti), otherwise known as the main city of Athens and Piraeus (the port area), coastal (paralia) - nowadays dubbed the "Athenian Riviera" - and inland (mesogeia) in the interior.