Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

This is Greece

Open-air market (Laiki)

Where to buy fresh produce

Wines of Greece

Greece is one of the world’s oldest wine-producing region

Moutza

An open palm gesture that does NOT signify love

Neoclassical houses

Several have survived the rapid postwar urban expansion

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Things to do

Athens: authentic handmade ice cream at Le Grecche

I first bumped into this cute gelateria last summer after a crazy night out, craving for somethin

Eat healthy in Athens

Gluten free, vegeterian, vegan, raw: there is an answer to every question!

Live like an Athenian!

Insider’s guide for an authentic Athenian experience

Attica Zoological Park

Take a walk on the wild side

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Sightseeing

Museum
The Epigraphical Museum

The third largest museum of ancient inscriptions in the world

Museum
Herakleidon Museum

A picturesque private museum in the heart of Athens

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Best of Athens

Most aristocratic chocolaterie

Taste hundreds of screws, made of delicious black or milk chocolate

Most charming traditional café

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

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Hotels

3 Stars
Philippos Hotel

Excellent location, in a quiet street in close vicinity to Acropolis and Plaka

4 Stars
Hera Hotel

Small boutique hotel, housed in an early 20th-century building of the “neo-classical” style

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Taste

Italian
Vincenzo

Magically transported to a Roman trattoria

Fish
Dourabeis

Fish cuisine of the highest standards

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Night Out

Bar
Hoxton

 A perfect spot to mingle or observe the Keramikos night travellers

Café/Bar
Zaf

Youthful, flirty, with excellent coffee

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Shopping

Fashion
Mah Jong

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

Beauty
Apivita

Greek natural cosmetics brand that has gone global

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