Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

The garden of the Presidential Mansion

© Eurokinissi 

Go through the black gate and experience the atmosphere of a bygone era

Bazeos Tower, Naxos.

Throughout its long history, Naxos Festival has maintained its orientation towar

Beach.

5 organised beaches to take a dive before the summer holidays

A boy relaxes on the beach.

7 free-entrance beaches to take a dive before the summer holidays

Summer in Athens.

Summer in Athens is in the mood for old-style taverns, coffee shops, fresh fish, ice cream and popcorn in open-air cinemas

Greek food

Athens has generated a vibrant dine-out urban culture that proudly exhibits the country’s lavish

So much more than just retsina. How to impress your friends.

Baklava.

A sweet philosophy of scented creams, crispy crusts and intriguing toppings

Whatever your shopping tastes and needs, in Athens you’ll find everything money can buy.

A time travel to the everyday life, art, practices and customs of the Byzantine and Medieval periods of Greece

Collections dedicated to the historic development of Islamic civilisation

Taste hundreds of screws, made of delicious black or milk chocolate

Follow the rabbit to a charming yard, 2’ from Syntagma Square through the Merchants’ Passage for

Variegated, stylish, for aficionados of modern style

Superb accommodation near the beach

The most acclaimed restaurant in town

One of the best fish restaurants in the city

Bar

Strategic location, ideal for the first or the last drink of the night

All-day café/bar restaurant with versatile fun space

Jewels that tell the stories of journeys

The Devil wore them and here you too can purchase a small “devilish” piece. Then you might want to change your name to Meryl