Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

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Summer on the terrace

Athens summer “observatories” rest on the city’s flat-top buildings; hideaways ensconced in the embrace of the evening summer breeze.

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Bouzoukia

A Greek way of fun

What lies beneath?

A unique embrace of ruins under the Acropolis Museum traces Athens’ ancient past through the cent

Graffiti

They adorn Athens' city walls, buildings, statues, almost everywhere possible

The City's Passageways

I doubt that there is a nineteenth century building with a passageway attached to it

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Things to do

Exarchia is one of the coolest neighbourhoods on the planet

“Alternative culture is alive, especially around the square”

Culture

Welcome to its birthplace

Arachova

A five star village built between 2 bridges

Maroussi has got it's own vegetable garden

The “farmers” come from socially vulnerable groups.

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Sightseeing

Museum
The Byzantine and Christian Museum

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

Museum
The Epigraphical Museum

The third largest museum of ancient inscriptions in the world

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Best of Athens

Picnic in the heart of the city

An oasis of green in the heart of the city.

Spiridakos Sailing Cruises

Every boat trip around Santorini, is a trip to Greece’s ancient and modern history.

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Hotels

Hostels
AthenStyle

Premium accommodation at the best price

Villa Dell’ Angelo

The ideal place to relax

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Taste

Fine Dining
Electra Restaurant

Classical Greek cuisine in a new form

View
Point of View

Fine Mediterranean cuisine, served from noon till night

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Night Out

Bar
Minnie the Moocher

Vibrant all-day bar, with historically informed decorations

Bar
Galaxy Bar

One of the most luxurious places in the city to enjoy a drink 

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Shopping

Jewellery
Swatch

The must-have Swiss watch, you can’t stop at one

Homeware
Marina Sfakianaki

A rich selection of wallpapers and tapestries

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