Ancient Athens versus modern Athens

Ancient Athens versus modern Athens??? Could we marry those two antitheses without causing any disgrace? Could we be right to suspect that such a project may end up into showing a considerable lack of vision ...if not, a great lack of culture???? Ancient Athens versus modern Athens??....A question of great importance for tourists who wish to visit Greece...who wish to admire ancient Athens in its original "dress"...who wish to enjoy, at the same time, comfort and modernity in their daily life... Modern Athens has succeeded to realize such a daring project without damaging its precious ancient atmosphere. We wouldn't go further into this subject without underlining the presence of a woman at the head of the City Council : a modern young Lady, Mrs Dora Bakoyannis has been elected as the Mayor of modern Athens. Under her guidance, the City Council has developed numerous cultural activities taking place outside (at Summer Time, at Christmas Time, at Easter Time...). Does the year 2004 remind you anything? ...2004... a magic year for modern Athens. 2004... has inspired thousands of artists and workers to create a new look for their city. Modern Athens began to project her new image: a new born city ready for the Olympics Games ... Ancient Athens and modern Athens were proud ...so were the citizens...ready to welcome the crowds of visitors. Many features have been developed to receive the guests: ...walking roads to visit Archaeological Sites ...additional restaurants, Bars, Caf