Music at the Acropolis Museum
Visiting Athens this February? Plan your stay to include a Thursday afternoon at the Acropolis Museum and you’ll find yourself being...
Psirri, where yesterday, today and tomorrow meet in Athens
Psirri is a neighborhood that is difficult to describe. In most travel guides it is described as a great tourist attraction with excellent...
Is that a Greek bagel?
Koulouria, not bagels (the only bagel I’ve ever found in Athens was in the restaurant at the IKEA near the airport. Sadly they would not sell me a...
Underground Art and Archaeology
Have you found yourself in Athens on a holiday, and the sites are closed? Or perhaps it’s a rare rainy day and you’d like to find a way...
Family or Friends Mid Winter Escape to Athens
Are you looking for a fun & culture filled vacation with the kids for February Midterm Break? Are you into food and culture? We want to share...
Let’s go fly a kite! Clean Monday in Athens
Now that the Christmas and New Year holidays have passed, it’s time to start planning for your Spring break holiday in Greece. Spring is a...
Greece from above
Debating whether to travel to Greece? Perhaps this will inspire you to book your...
Three days in Thisseio
Although I’m a Pagrati girl to the core, every once in awhile I get a chance to go on vacation in Athens, heading across the historical center,...
Is life over in Greece? Is Athens safe?
The media are reporting that Athens has degenerated and there is no end in sight to the downward spiral in Greece. Film clips show a cycle of...
Athens on a rainy day
Greece, land of sunshine, true. But every once in awhile there are a few days of rain. It can happen anytime. I’ve seen 3 days of rain in June,...
Undiscovered islands, in Athens
Journey to some of Greece’s lessor known and least visited Cycladic Greek islands this winter without ever leaving Athens. Islands off the...
Greece’s missing history
One would have to live on another planet not to have heard or read of the Golden age of Greece. Most people are aware of the Roman era in Greece but...
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Special tourist & visitor discounts at select Athens business Groupon and other coupon programs are all the rage...
Sunday afternoon in the country
Sundays are for family and friends in Greece, and what better way to share it than around the table with good food and...
Hotel alternatives Athens
Traveling as a family to Greece? Athens has a growing number of furnished short term vacation rental apartments within...
Dionysos – the Quick (Budget fr...
Dionysios Imittou 95, Pagrati – 210/75-11-001 Open daily from noon until midnight (or later) It probably isn’t...
A surprising stroll in Athens
Athens has lots of popular walks, but most visitors would never consider taking a walk to Athens’ “most excellent...
4 tips for learning Greek
Growing up monolingual in America I was lucky enough to have parents who somehow understood that language was an...
Personalize your travel guide
Every time I plan a trip to a new city I find myself overwhelmed by the choice of guidebooks. So many to choose from,...
Christmas at the Zoo
The Attica Zoo family has planned a series of holiday week activities for the week between Christmas and New Years,...
New Years Day in Athens
You’ve made your plans, booked your flights and accommodations, and now it’s time to plan your holiday...
A Coastal Christmas
It’s Christmas time in Athens and once again Flisvos Marina, Athens mega-yacht marina, is being transformed....
Luggage Storage in Athens
Sometimes you may find yourself with a long layover at the Athens airport, or traveling from Athens to an island and...
Sample the flavors of Greece
As readers of this blog know, I love food, and it’s also one of my favorite things to bring back to friends and...
Myths & Money in Greece
The National Archaeological Museum has just announced they’re extending their temporary exhibit, Myth &...
Cretan wine comes of age
Crete may be known as a fantastic vacation spot, but it hides many of its secrets from the world. The fruits of the...
10 Great gifts from Greece
Got a Grecophile in your life? Friends with a Philhellene? Just want a wonderful souvenir from Greece? Here’s...
Family accommodations in Athens?
All of Greek Vacation Rental’s self catering properties have full size clothes washers and dryers, originally...
Christmas 2011 in Athens
Celebrate Christmas 2011 & New Years 2012 in Athens! It’s “do it yourself” time in Athens and...
[Street] Art Shopping in Athens
I just love this idea: Empty storefronts become public art galleries, offering up and coming young artists exposure...
Hills of Athens: Where the wolves onc...
Athens, just like Rome has 7 hills. The tallest one is Lykavitos hill. The views from its 900 ft summit are...
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