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welkin25
Arlington
Worth visiting!
Loved the food!
Sadly I didn’t get much time in Athens, but Parthenon was definitely breathtaking… for a moment it takes you thousands of years back in time…
Also loved the food, cheap and delicious! We didn’t know where we were going so we just picked random restaurants off the street and none of them was disappointing. And the ice cream too :)
accentjim
Houston
Worth visiting!
Worth a longer stay
Almost everything we looked at told us “Spend two days in Athens and then get out!” I could have spent much longer there! We had a wonderful time and only saw the smallest bit of what is available. Is it dirty? It’s a city, so of course it is, but it’s got a lot of personality. (From what I understand, it’s much cleaner than it was prior to the Olympics.) Enjoy Athens!
tinaso
Cincinnati
Worth visiting!
Why I recommend this place to visitors
Great history here – everywhere you go, there are reminders of the past. The city never sleeps! Sometimes we end up with dinner plans at 10PM and then go out all night. Good times, good times!
lukaskye
Iowa
A tip I have about this place
Athens was okay, not my favourite.. but I’m not a city girl by any means.
Tip: Don’t use taxis. Use the metro. Taxi drivers are like Speed Racer (I seriously thought I was going to die). And, if you HAVE to use a taxi.. make sure they charge you the right fare. Watch the meter, and make sure it is on “1” during the day/into the night (I think “2” is only past midnight into dawn). I got charged an INSANE amount from my taxicab driver, and lost a lot of my money, and seriously wanted to go home that night!!!
If you have any problems, they say to mention the tourist police :P
But.. besides that.. I would say visit the Plaka, and walk up the hill where the Temple of the Muses is… at night. You can see the whole city lit up, as well as the Acropolis. Very pretty :)
daydreamer
London
Worth visiting!
Why I recommend this place to visitors
Culture galore! You won’t forget your first view of the Parthenon on the Acropolis.
If you want more info on travelling to Athens, or to any part of Greece, check out Matt Barrett’s Travel Guide to Greece on the internet. I stumbled across it years ago when I was planning my trip to Athens, and it was not only invaluable, but extremely entertaining. I still remember the headline for one of the Greek islands, which was something like: “A Million Scandinavian Women Can’t Be Wrong” (sadly, I couldn’t find it on the latest version of the site :). His love of all things Greek really shows.
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Athens (pronounced /ˈæθənz/; Greek: Αθήνα, Athina, IPA: [aˈθina]), the capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery: as one of the world's oldest cities, its recorded history spans at least 3,000 years.
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