Athens Travel Guide
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A visit to Athens will prove to be a trip back in time. You will experience the excitement of visiting places where great historic events actually happened, 25 centuries ago. Acropolis You can see the Dionysos Theatre (the world's oldest theater where great plays by Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides were first performed), or walk around the Pnyx (the … Read Athens introduction
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This hotel offers the most elegant rooms in Athens, including suites designed and decorated with pieces by Ralph Lauren, Andrew Martin and Fornassetti. …
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Excellent service, very lively city, fantastic atmospher and nightlife! The aareas around the Acropolis rock were like they were taken out of a Greek picturesque village! Cant't wait to go there ... more
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Introduction
Redolent with history and mythology, Athens is an affable city enlivened by bustling outdoor cafes, pedestrian streets that wind through the city's ancient sites and its fair share of urban eccentrics. If you get into the Athenian mindset, you'll enjoy one of the most laid-back and quirky …
Not to miss
Acropolis The Acropolis is the most important ancient site in the Western world. Crowned by the Parthenon, it stands sentinel over Athens, visible from almost everywhere within the city. Its monuments of Pentelic marble gleam white in the midday sun and gradually take on a honey hue as the sun …
Facts for the Traveller
Population : 3700000 Area : 428km² Longitude / Latitude : 23.6529998779 / 37.9440002441 Currency : Euro (EUR) Weights & Measures system : Metric
Getting there & Getting around
Getting there The state-of-the-art international airport is the primary gateway to Athens for most visitors, and - for transit passengers - it even has its own museum! In addition to flight, a well-run bus system, trains and ferries from the islands and Italy are also popular methods of arrival. …
History
Recent History Since the 1980s, fundamental changes have taken place, the most dramatic in the 1990s. Athens has a conspicuously wealthier society, though there are still major economic disparities and a rural-city divide. Greece is fast becoming part of the global economy, with a raft of …
Weather
Athens has a typically Mediterranean climate. In July and August, the mercury can soar to 40°C (100+°F) in the shade, but relief can be found in the meltemi , a strong northerly wind that sometimes sweeps the eastern coast of mainland Greece. Summary of average yearly weather data for …
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Overview
The temptation -- especially for visitors heading to the islands -- is to get through Athens as quickly as possible. This is a mistake. To fully experience Athens is to understand the essence of Greece: ancient monuments surviving in a sea of cement, startling beauty amid squalor, tradition and …
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