Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

Deos Athens

A sky-high oasis with the city’s most breathtaking pool

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Deos Athens

A sky-high oasis with the city’s most breathtaking pool

Nea Philadelpheia: Athens’ Countryside

16 reasons to fall in love with this green oasis, modeled after the principles of an English garden city

 

A trip to Corfu


10 must-see places and the rich flavors of its traditional cuisine

 

Visit of the Ambassadors of the 27 EU Member States to the Stratis Eleftheriadis–Tériade Museum-Library

The growing appreciation of museums as custodians of history, culture, and diplomacy is more evid

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Things to do

Meze: Irresistible bites of Greek life


Life can be rich and joyful even when served in small plates

 

Sundays in Downtown Athens

A “Sunday Roast” at the GB Roof Garden Restaurant, Hotel Grande Bretagne

The best “tyropita” in town

10 cheese pie destinations we can’t get enough of

 

The Finest Examples of Greek Culinary Delights: 16 Must-Visit Restaurants

Cinapos: The Delectable Greek Cuisine of Panos Ioannidis

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Sightseeing

Landmark Building
House of Parliament

Overlooking Syntagma square, it was originally the Royal Palace of the first monarchs of modern Greece

Museum
Benaki Museum of Islamic Art

Collections dedicated to the historic development of Islamic civilisation

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Best of Athens

Easiest way to get a taxi in Athens

The easiest, most effortless way to get a taxi, quickly and reliably.

The quickest way to tour the Athens museums

See a virtual preview of three Athens museums before arriving in Greece.

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Hotels

Apartments
Troulanda Acropolis Suites

Two modern holiday apartments centrally located on Ermou street in the heart of Athens

Hostels
Dioskouros

Caters to a youthful, no-budget, adventurous clientele

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Taste

Greek Traditional
Strofi

One of the oldest urban tavernas, right across the imposing walls of Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Greek Creative
Mani Mani

Non-tourist food at surprisingly low prices

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Night Out

Bar
Drunk Sinatra

The most popular bar in Athens over the last couple of years

Bar
Priza

None ever remembers how many sockets feature on its walls

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Shopping

Homeware
Octopus

For those who believe that the things that bring more excitement and joy in life are the “small” ones

Fashion
Louis Vuitton

Style does matter and this is the real thing

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