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Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

Summer Guide 2025

Cover by Phaedra Crespi

This is Greece

Island hopping Saronic style

Which Greek gem is your perfect match?

Piraeus

Athens' age-old gateaway to the Aegean

Glyfada - Voula

Discover the seasides neighborhoods Athenians love

Ruins with a view (and no clouds)

By Georgia Skamaga

Things to do

Running by the sea? Athens delivers

The 4 best running spots in Athens’ southern suburbs

Beach Break After the Acropolis? Yes, Please!

Athens – perfect for swimming just a short distance from the bustle of the city center or for a late dip before sunset

Tours for Every Taste

By Katerina Kamposou

Saddle up for Athens

Cycling routes through the city

Sightseeing

Museum

National Gallery - Alexandros Soutsos Museum

The National Gallery of Greece, situated in Athens, is the foremost institution dedicated to the preservation and exh

Museum

Elytis House Museum

Odysseus Elytis, one of Greece’s greatest poets, known for his boundless horizons, profound ideas and radiant express

Best of Athens

A safe bet for a nice seaside stroll

Take the tram from Syntagma sq. to Flisvos Marina.

The place to gulp down ginger ale

Perhaps the best ginger ale in Athens, made of lemon juice, natural lemon oil, ginger in crumbs,

Hotels

4 Stars

The Athenian Callirhoe

Comfortable hotel, ideal choice both for businesspeople and leisure visitors

3 Stars

Aria Plaka Residence

Located in a quiet back street of the crowded Psiri area, the Arion Athens Hotel provides exceedingly easy access to tourist attractions like Monastiraki, Plaka, the Acropolis and Syntagma Square. Transportation is just as convenient, with direct access to the Monastiraki metro station, the airport (ATH) and the port of Piraeus. The rooms are bright and stylish, and feature luxurious marble bathrooms, hardwood floors and doubled-glazed, soundproofed windows. Renovated just before the Olympic Games in 2004, it has a rooftop garden with a stunning view of the Acropolis and a mezzanine floor that serves a delicious English breakfast buffet every morning between 7:30am and 10:30am.