Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

This is Greece

The Silversmithing Museum has adorned the Ioannina Castle

What we saw at the opening of the 9th thematic museum 

Moutza

An open palm gesture that does NOT signify love

Smoking in Greece

Greeks love to smoke

Nikki Beach Resort & Spa Porto Heli is an earthy paradise

The most cosmopolitan hotel experience you can have in Greece

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Things to do

Athens' Little Asia

Every Metropolis has a Chinatown: in Athens it is located around Syntagma

The secret gardens of Athens

Athens has its fair share of green oases

Day Trip: Cape Sounion

Where the sun sets through the Doric columns of Poseidon

Μusic sounds better with you

Your guide to the best summer concerts and DJ events in Athens

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Sightseeing

Museum
National Historical Museum

The first Greek House of Parliament, later turned into a museum

Museum
National and Archaelogical Museum

By far the largest archaeological museum in Greece

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Best of Athens

Picnic in the heart of the city

An oasis of green in the heart of the city.

Most charming traditional café

"I Orea Hellas" (Beautiful Greece), in the Greek Cultural Centre, inside the Pandrosou Gallery.

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Hotels

4 Stars
Electra Hotel

A heaven on earth for the compulsive shop-goer

3 Stars
Adrian Hotel

Located in the most scenic area of Athens, Plaka, in the shadow of the Acropolis Hill

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Taste

Wine Resto
Heteroclito

Wines from Greek producers, good prices and tasty side-dishes

Greek Traditional
Vlassis

Plain and simple space with an “intellectual” touch

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Night Out

Bar
Almaz

Food, drinks, quality music, live gigs

Bar
Drunk Sinatra

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

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Shopping

Homeware
Dianna Karvounis

Decorative and utility objects of ceramic art, furniture, lighting ideas

Homeware
Bath & More

A shop dedicated to the idea of making your bath beautiful and practical in any way

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