Athens City
Athens Vouli - House of Parliament |
Welcome to Athens!
Athens, the post Olympiad center of the country, is one of the most modern and fast-developing cities of Europe, with a cultural heritage that is one of the richest in the world. The Acropolis with the Parthenon, the Ancient Agora with the Pnyx hill and Thesseion temple, the Theater of Dionysus, the Philopappus hill, the Lycabettus hill, the Andrian Arcade, not to mention the Athens Archaeological Museum, one of the finest museums worldwide, can tempt the inquisitive visitor to travel to Athens or to extend his or her stay to several weeks.
Athens accommodation and lodging are of the highest caliber, be it luxury hotels, high quality self-catering apartments, or tidy bargain-priced family owned hotels.
Eating and dining in the capital is as diverse as the country itself. Throughout the city and its suburbs, you will find Italian, Chinese, Asian, and just about every other cuisine imaginable. Of course, good Greek cuisine should be one of the highlights of your trip. Good olive oil, fresh vegetables, Feta cheese, yoghurt, and bread fresh from the baker are just a few of the staples of the Greek diet. And beautiful, rich honey somehow usually finds its way to the top or bottom of most Greek desserts!
Since Greece has a large agricultural base and a lively fishing industry, fresh meat and fish are always featured as the main entrée. Most restaurants in Athens offer both International and Greek cuisine at a wide range of prices. But, experience has shown that one can get the most delicious Greek food, at bargain prices, at out-of-the-way, back street Athenian restaurants, where the locals tend to eat.
Of course, we would be remiss not to mention the glorious "souvlaki" that has kept body and soul together for generations of low-budget international visitors and Greeks alike! Just remember, you always eat at least two! For a bit of variety, have one with tsatziki sauce and the other with mustard.
Athens Acropolis: The Erechtheion Karyatides |
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Athens Acropolis View |
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Athens Vouli - House of Parliament |
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Athens, The Parthenon on the Acropolis rock |
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Athens Acropolis at Sunset |
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Athens Herodeon (Herod Atticus) Theater and Parthenon in the Background |
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Athens Acropolis View |
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Athens Acropolis: The Erechtheion Karyatides |
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Athens Acropolis Parthenon |
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Athens Acropolis: The Erechtheion Karyatides |
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Athens Vouli - House of Parliament |
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Athens Zappion Conference Center |
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15 Days / 14 Nights: Athens – Peleponnese – Athens, plus a 7-Day Cruise
- Nireus
15 Days / 14 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Andros (6 nights) - Tinos (6 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Aeolos
15 Days / 14 Nights: Athens (1 night) – Syros (6 nights) – Tinos (6 nights) – Athens (1 night) - Adonis
15 Days / 14 nights: Athens (1 night) – Tinos (6 nights) – Paros (6 nights) – Athens (1 night) - Kratos
15 Days / 14 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Tinos (6 nights) - Naxos (6 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Amphitrite
15 Days / 14 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Tinos (6 nights) - Santorini (6 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Ulysses
14 Days / 13 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Mykonos (3 nights) - Paros (2 nights) - Naxos (2 nights) - Santorini (3 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Andromache
14 Days / 13 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Tinos (4 nights) - Mykonos (4 nights) - Santorini (4 nights) - Kalypso
14 Days / 13 Nights: Athens (1 night) - 4-Day Classical Tour (3 nights) - Athens (1 night), plus City Tour - Mykonos (3 nights) - 4-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (1 night) - Pythagoras
14 Days / 13 Nights: Samos (3 nights) - Mykonos (3 nights), plus Delos Tour - Naxos (3 nights) - Santorini (3 nights) - Athens (1 night)
- Venus
14 Days / 13 Nights: Venice, Italy (3 nights) - 5-Day Greek Isles Cruise with Jade (4 nights) - Mykonos (3 nights) - Athens (3 nights), with City Tour - Homer
14 Days / 13 Nights: Venice, Italy (2 nights) - 8-Day Greece & Turkey Cruise with Costa Allegra (8 nights) - Athens (3 nights), plus City Tour and Delphi Tour - Hercules
13 Days / 12 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Mykonos (3 nights) - Santorini (3 nights) - Crete (3 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Harmonia
12 Days / 11 Nights: Athens (1 night) - 4-Day Classical Tour (3 nights) - Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 4-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (1 night) - Orestes
12 Days / 11 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus Cape Sounion and Delphi Tours - 7-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Hector
11 Days / 10 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Mykonos (4 nights) - Santorini (4 nights) - Leto
11 Days / 10 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 7-day Aegean Cruise - Athens (1 night) - Plato
11 Days / 10 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 4-Day Classical Tour (3 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Mykonos (4 nights), plus Delos Tour - Danae
10 Days / 9 Nights: Athens (1 night) - 3-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (1 night) - 4-Day Classical Tour (3 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Pegasus
10 days / 9 nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Mykonos (3 nights) - 4-Day Aegean Cruise - Menelaos
10 Days / 9 Nights: Athens (1 night), plus Cape Sounion Tour - 7-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (1 night), plus City Tour - Ganymedes
9 days / 8 nights: Athens (1 night) - Mykonos (3 nights) - Santorini (3 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Poseidon
9 days / 8 nights: Athens (2 nights) - Mykonos (3 nights) - Santorini (3 nights), with 4 days of Diving and 2 Dives per day - Iolaos
9 Days / 8 Nights: Athens (3 nights), plus City Tour and 1-Day Saronic Islands Cruise - 4-Day Classical Tour (3 nights) - Athens (2 nights) - Thalia
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights) - Classical Greece, with Car Rental (4 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Erato
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 3-Day Classical Tour (2 nights) - Athens (3 nights), plus a 1-Day Saronic Islands Cruise - Kalliope
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 4-Day Classical Tour of Mainland Greece (3 nights) - Athens (2 nights) - Hera
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 3-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (2 nights) - Semeli
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - 4-Day Aegean Cruise - Athens (1 night) - Aphrodite
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Mykonos (3 nights) - Santorini (2 nights) - Athens (1 night)
- Hedone
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Mykonos (5 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Iris
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Rhodes (5 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Artemis
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Rhodes (3 nights) - Kos (2 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Psyche
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Corfu (5 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Terpsichore
8 Days / 7 Nights - Athens (1 night) - Crete (5 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Pothos
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Crete (3 nights) - Santorini (2 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Eros
8 days / 7 nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Mykonos (4 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Narcissus
8 days / 7 nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Mykonos (2 nights) - 4-Day Aegean Cruise - Achilleas
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (1 night) - Santorini (5 nights) - Athens (1 night)
- Diomedes
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Delphi (1 night) - Kalambaka (1 night) - Volos (2 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Sappho
8 days / 7 nights: Athens (2 nights), plus City Tour - Lesvos (4 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Galene
8 Days / 7 Nights: Athens (2 nights) - Mykonos (5 nights) -
5 Days of Diving; 2 dives per day - Dionyssos
8 Days / 7 Nights: Mykonos (3 nights) - Paros (3 nights) - Athens (1 night) - Cleo
7 Days / 6 Nights: Athens (6 nights), plus City Tour, 1-Day Delphi Tour, 1-Day Argolis Tour, 1-Day Saronic Islands Cruise - Athena
5 Days / 4 Nights: Athens (4 nights), plus City Tour - 1-Day Saronic Islands Cruise - 1-Day Argolis Tour - Triton
5 days /4 nights: Athens (4 nights), with 2 Days of Diving, 2 Dives per day, plus City Tour - Atreus
4 Days / 3 Nights: Athens (3 nights), plus Cape Sounion Tour; 1-Day Saronic Island Cruise; 1-Day Delphi Tour; Athens City Tour
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