Athens Guide

Athens Overview

With more than three million people squeezed into 165 square miles, it should come as no surprise that the city of Athens is noisy, filled with traffic and swelteringly hot during much of the summer. On good days it’s confusing and tiring and on bad days you cannot wait to escape its confines, such is its energy. However, as with all forces of nature, Athens can use all this energy for good as well as bad, you just need to know where and when to experience...

Arriving at Athens

Athens International Airport was a poky little place built back in 1938 and located to the south of the city, where planes would thunder over houses before touching down on the tarmac. When Greece became the location for the 2004 Games it was wisely decided that the airport was not up to the job of receiving the millions of visitors that would be arriving, so a new airport ...

Around Athens

How much you see around Athens depends on two things, the first is how much time you have and the second is how adventurous you are. There are a few things that you must see no matter how long you are there for. In the same way as going to Paris and not seeing the Eiffel Tower, going to Athens and not visiting the Acropolis is a trip wasted...

Must-See’s in Athens

Obviously, the number one thing to see in Athens is the Parthenon, the marble temple that can be seen from many parts of the city and is beautifully lit at night. Around the Acropolis area are several museums and other sightseeing opportunities such as the Acropolis Museum, Thisson, the Temple of Zeus and what remains of the infamous Elgin Marbles...

Why Athens

The question should not be why, but why not. Everything that made Athens a little too much effort has been reinvented, renovated or simply removed. It’s easier to get around, cleaner and greener than ever before and provided you can forgive a few dodgy pavements, creative car parking and plenty of noise and bustle, it should prove a unique European city visit...

Athens Suburbs

With a little effort, a glimpse outside of Athens centre will allow you to get a clearer picture of modern Athens. To the north, one should visit Kifisia, a town criss-crossed by tree-lined streets and home to many designer shops, chic cafés and expensive restaurants, while to the south one should try the beaches at Vouliagmeni and the shops and bars in Glyfada.