In a city like Athens which is quite known for its free spirit, casual manners, and grungy flair there are many upscale restaurants and impressively decorated bars, but very few fancy bars…
There are over 30 5-star hotels in Athens, most of them located downtown, close to the historical center, and a few of them spread in the suburbs to the north and the…
A winter vacation in Athens, the vibrant and versatile capital of Greece, sounds like an unconventional choice. Greece is often associated with summer fun on the islands. Having said that, over the…
Athens is bustling with cultural activity year-round. It has always been like that, and during the last decade’s financial crisis, artists from all over the world started flocking to the Greek capital.…
As we explained in the article on the Athenian concert venues, Athens has been a cultural epicenter since ancient times. 5th century BC is described as the Golden Age of sculpture and…
A brief visit to the National Archaeological Museum, where famous 19th c. amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann’s solid gold artful finds from Mycenae (16th c. BC) are on display, will be indicative of…