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A Brief Travel Guide to Athens City, Greece, the most exciting and interesting holiday destination in Europe!

Athens, the capital of Greece, is a remarkable city that charms its visitors, heightening their five senses in order to experience a unique combination of culture, history, nightlife, gastronomy and natural beauty.

Athens travel agencies and Athens car rental agencies are scattered throughout the city, and provide valuable information and reliable services, helping to make you holidays in Athens Greece as relaxing and carefree as possible. Hotels in Athens Greece offer comfortable and pleasant accommodation to visitors, who can select the one that best suits their needs from a wide range of luxury Athens hotels, hotel resorts and budget hotels in Athens City, the Athens suburbs or near the Athens Airport in Greece.

Athens Hotels - Attica Hotels, Greece

Athens, Greece, one of the prime holiday destinations in the world, is famous for its hospitality and provides an infinite number of hotels. Athens hotels cater to the thousands of visitors who arrive in Athens Greece every year, either for business purposes or leisure trips.

Athens hotel accommodation covers all needs and budgets, as visitors can choose among luxury hotels, VIP suites, standard hotel rooms and budget hotels in Athens City and the Athens suburbs in Greece.

The city of Athens Greece is the ideal vacation spot for individuals, couple, groups of friends and families. If you want to be next to the ancient Athens sights and the Athens nightlife venues, we recommend a central Athens city hotel. For those who prefer to stay outside the city, near the beach, the hotels in Athens suburbs, such as Glyfada and Lagonissi, are their best bet. Athens Airport hotels are also a recommended choice, as they offer easy access to both the city center and transportation hubs, such as the Athens Airport and the Athens metro line. Athens Airport hotels can be found in the areas of Peania, Markopoulo, Spata, Pallini and Koropi. If you plan on island hopping, excellent Athens hotels are also located in Piraeus, near the main port of Attica.

Athens - Attica Beaches, Greece

Along the eastern, western and southern coasts of Attica Greece, at close proximity to Athens City Greece, there are many stunning beaches, where visitors can spend relaxing moments swimming in cool waters and soaking up the sun's rays. Several Attica Beaches are equipped with a number of sports facilities, such as beach volleyball courts, waterslides, water tubes, canoes for rent, while waterskiing and windsurfing are also available. Professional beach volleyball matches are held at the beaches of Schinias, Palio Faliro and Palea Fokia.

Attica Beaches are ideal for families visiting Athens Greece, as they have relatively shallow waters and offer changing rooms, sun umbrellas and chaise longues. Playgrounds and a variety of eating areas are also provided.

On the eastern shore of Attica Greece, we suggest visiting the beaches of Avlaki, Chalkoutsi, Loutsa, Nea Makri, Porto Rafti, Rafina, Mati, Oropos and Schinias, while on the western coast of Attica you will find the beaches of Alepochori, Kineta, Megalo Pefko and Megara.

The southern coast of Attica Greece possesses some wonderful beaches, including Alimos, Anavyssos (Anavissos), Glyfada, Kavouri, Lagonisi, Legrena, Saronida, Sounion, Varkiza, Voula and Vouliagmeni. Lake Vouliagmeni is a favourite of those who want to take advantage of the therapeutic properties of its waters.

Athens Nightlife - Athens Restaurants - Athens Events, Greece

While vacationing in Athens Greece, visitors are offered incomparable nightlife and daytime entertainment. Athens Greece is a city that never sleeps. No matter what the time, you can always find something exciting to do.

The downtown areas of Plaka, Thisseion and Psiri make up the main entertainment center of Athens City Greece. There you will find an endless array of restaurants and tavernas that serve traditional and contemporary cuisine, where live bouzouki music accompanies your meal. The streets are packed with cafes and bars for all musical preferences, which stay open till dawn. Posh Athens restaurants and clubs are located in the neighborhood of Kolonaki. On the other hand, if you are the kind who prefers to just catch a quick bite, you will not be disappointed, as Athens is full of souvlaki and pie shops.

In the summertime, the main concentration of large clubs is situated along the seaside in the Athens suburbs of Glyfada, Kalamaki, Alimos, Voula and Varkiza. You can choose between live bouzouki night clubs, where the top Greek singers perform, or mainstream international music clubs. Nevertheless, almost every area in Athens Greece provides a wide range of nightlife venues. Other popular locations are Piraeus, Kifissia, along Syngrou Avenue, etc.

Athens City Greece is the host of many Greek and international events, including contemporary music concerts of all kinds, classical music concerts, theatrical performances, dance performances, and science and art exhibitions. The Athens festivals and events are held in a number of venues, such as the Ancient Herod Atticus Odeon, the Athens Music Hall, the Lycabettus Hill Theater, the Vyronas and Petras Music Stages, Zappeion Hall and many other outdoor and indoor venues.

Athens Sights & Attractions, Greece

The entire city of Athens Greece and its suburbs can be considered a wonderful museum filled with artefacts that record a history that spans over thousands and thousands of years. Wherever you walk in the city, you will find a priceless monument that transports you to a past time in the history of Athens Greece.

The most well-known monument of the ancient city of Athens Greece is the Parthenon, the trademark marble temple of Athens City on the Acropolis Hill, which towers over the city. Apart from the Parthenon, the Athens Acropolis includes the Erechtheion, the Temple of Athena Nike and the Propylae. On the southern slope of the Athens Acropolis Hill are the splendid Herod Atticus Odeon, the Theater of Dionysus, the Asklepeion and other monuments. At the foot of the Acropolis is the Ancient Agora complex, the commercial, political and social center of Ancient Athens Greece.

Other significant sights in Athens Greece include the Pnyx, the Olympeion Site, the Roman Agora, the Academy of Plato and the Panathenaic Stadium, which was built in antiquity and restored to host the first modern Olympic Games in 1896. The triad of neoclassical buildings on Panepistimiou Street, the Parliament Building with the Evzone guards and the Zappeion Hall are magnificent specimens of more contemporary architecture in Athens. A taste of modern Athens can be seen in the spectacular Metro Stations, which apart from being magnificent engineering achievements, contain the archaeological artefacts that were discovered during the construction of the stations.

Most of the history of Athens Greece can be seen up close in the city's exquisite museums. The most impressive are the National Archaeological Museums and the Acropolis Museum. We also suggest visiting the Ancient Agora, Maritime, War, Byzantine, Folk Art, Numismatic, Benaki Historical, Epigraphical, Goulandris Cycladic Art, Goulandris Natural History Museums as well as the excellent National Art Gallery.

A stroll through the quaint, old neighborhoods of Athens Greece is a unique experience. Soak up the fabulous atmosphere of downtown Athens Greece, exploring the areas of Plaka, Thisseion and Psiri, which are located beneath the Athens Acropolis, and then walk along the Dionysou Areopagitou Promenade, which is situated at the foot of the Acropolis Hill, next to the Herod Atticus Odeon and the Theater of Dionysus .

Take some time out from your busy holiday schedule to visit some wonderful sites in other areas of Attica, close to Athens Greece, such as the magnificent Temple of Poseidon in Cape Sounion, the Ancient Site in Vravrona and the Ancient Site in Elefsina.

Athens Weather - Attica Climate, Greece

Athens , the capital of Greece, is located in a basin, surrounded by mountains, making it mild in the winter, but quite hot in the summer. If you plan on coming to Athens Greece during the summertime to tour the sights, we recommend a large sunhat, some sun block and a bottle of water to quench your thirst under the hot rays of the sun. Spring and autumn in Athens are wonderful, as the weather is sunny and bright, and heat is enjoyable. Winters in Athens Greece are usually pleasant and the ideal time of year for those who want to tour the sights when they are less crowded.

From January to March, average temperatures in Athens range from 10°C to 13°C. In April and May, the temperatures rise and range between 16°C and 20°C. As summer comes round, the temperatures rise significantly, starting from the mid 20s to the low to mid 30s, sometimes even reaching the high 30s.The months of September and October are still quite warm, from the high teens to the mid 20s, while in November and December temperatures begin to drop and range from low to mid teens.

Average rainfall for Athens Greece is about 406 millemeters. During July and August the Meltemi wind gusts in the region.

Flights to Athens, Greece

One of the jewels of the Athens International transportation network is the state-of-the-art Athens Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos", located in the area of Spata, approximately 20 km east of Athens City Center. An abundance of airline companies have flights to Athens, connecting all major European cities and many countries on the other four continents. Prices of tickets range depending on the airline company and the season, so both expensive and cheap flights to Athens Greece are offered. From the Athens Airport, flights also depart for all areas in Greece, including many of the popular Greek Islands.

The Athens Airport provides a variety of well-organized tourist facilities, such as shops, restaurants and cafes, as well as a good selection of Athens Airport hotels. Public transportation from the Athens Airport is very easy, as visitors can either take the suburban train or the airport bus from their designated stops. Athens rent a car companies can also deliver your car of choice directly to the Athens Airport.

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