Astronaut Thomas Pesquet captured from ISS Athens, the capital of Greece.

Credit: Thomas Pesquet, ESA, NASA

The Athens Urban Area or Greater Athens has over 3 million population. Athens 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 beginning somewhere between the 11th and 7th centuries BC. 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 – particularly Ancient Rome. Athens sprawls across the central plain of Attica that is often referred to as the Athens Basin or the Attica Basin. The basin is bounded by 4 large mountains. Athens has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa) but some coastal areas such as Piraeus in the Athens Riviera have a hot semi-arid climate (BSh). (Credit: Shane Kimbrough, NASA)

The local scenery on the ground is as follows.

Credit: Wikipedia

Reference: Thomas Pesquet’s Tweet
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