Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

The Normalizing Machine, Mushon Zer-Aviv, Dan Stavy, Eran Weissenstern

The Normalizing Machine, Mushon Zer-Aviv, Dan Stavy, Eran Weissenstern © Stelios Tzetzias

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25 unique pieces that are scattered throughout Pedion tou Areos park in Athens

This is Greece

Zeibekiko

A Greek improvisational dramatic solo dance for men

Greek coffee

It has to be made the traditional way

Blue glass eye

The traditional Greek charm

Blue Flags 2019

Greece is awarded a total of 534 blue flags and ranks second in the world in the 2019 Blue Flag Q

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Things to do

10 reasons why Athens is the new best destination

 According to British newspaper “Evening Standard

Districts of Athens: Monastiraki & Thissio

Shop and chill down along its pedestrianised streets

Gardening

There are many restaurants in Athens which, with the first rise in temperatures, bring their tabl

Local food secrets

Eating like a native Athenian

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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
The Epigraphical Museum

The third largest museum of ancient inscriptions in the world

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Best of Athens

Coolest distillery/ bar in the city

Europe’s second oldest distillery

Sailing Athens

A lifetime experience 

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Hotels

3 Stars
Iniohos

Nicely decorated and furnished rooms with double glazed windows

5 Stars
Electra Palace

Right in the heart of Plaka, with wonderful views of this historical section

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Taste

Fine Dining
Electra Restaurant

Classical Greek cuisine in a new form

Mediterranean
Fuga

The restaurant of Athens Concert Hall offers modern Mediterranean cuisine 

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Night Out

Café/Bar
Rooster

All-day café/bar restaurant with versatile fun space

Café/Bar
Camp!

All-day café-bar on the ground floor and an art exhibition space on the 1st floor

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Shopping

Fashion
Mah Jong

The atmosphere tranports you straight to Tanino Crisi’s store in Florence

Hair Salons
D. Frank

Hair cuts, coiffures, flashes, colours, everything a classical hair salon offers, as well as lots of surprises.

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