Inside the Athens Travel Guide

Top Hotels in Athens

NJV Athens Plaza

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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. …

Hera Hotel

InterContinental Athenaeum Athens

Emmantina Hotel

Plaza Vouliagmeni Strand Hotel

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I visited athens for a week with my family including mother who has some difficulty walking. I expected a city with an ancient feel to it, like Rome, instead it felt like a noisy rather ugly place ... 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 …

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Not to miss

Acropolis The Acropolis is the most important ancient monument in the Western world. Crowned by the Parthenon, it stands sentinel over Athens, visible from around the city. Marble monuments gleam white in the midday sun and take on a honey hue at dusk, while at night they are brilliantly …

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Facts for the Traveller

Population : 3700000 Area : 428km² Longitude / Latitude : 23.6529998779 / 37.9440002441 Currency : Euro (EUR) Weights & Measures system : Metric

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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. …

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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 …

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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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