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More to see in Athens

Travelers will find widest choice of most unusual attractions in Athens. After resting and spending some very nice time in a nightclub, you can move your feet to the indoor market located on Athens Street. It works around the clock and features widest choice of products. In addition to many truly interesting items you will find cozy taverns, in which you can relax conveniently until dawn. Light and music performances are very popular in Athens. The best place to enjoy them is Pnyx Hill. Shows are conducted daily starting from April 1 and until the end of October. Each show starts at 10:10 pm. Music lovers should not forget to visit the Palace of Music, which has become a regular venue for various concerts and festivals. Travellers with children must surely visit Adventure Park located in the suburban area of Athens. It works all year round and here visitors will find truly stunning choice of rides and carousels. Allou Fun is the newest entertainment park of the city, so all most exciting rides, slides and a huge Ferris wheel are located in it. Fans of speed should go to Athens Kart, and nature lovers will surely find much interesting in Attica Zoological Park. Those, who cannot imagine a vacation without shopping, will find much interesting in Ermou Street as it’s full of various shops. We also suggest visiting Plaka Shopping Center and Kifissia District, where you will find best shops of designer and most trendy clothes. We should also devote a part of this text to … Read further

Chapters of the guide to Athens

Traditions and mentality of Athens

While exploring the city, guests will see many teenager boys who sell newspapers and offer passers-by to clean their shoes or wash the car. The reason for this is in one of main problems of modern society – low level of income. Many families simply do not have enough money to send their children to school, so they start helping their parents from early age. If boys offer tourists to wash their cars, girls earn for … Open

Travel guide to Athens

Monastiraki. Monastiraki area is located to the north of Plaka. It has a lot in common with a bazaar (especially on Sundays), when hundreds of tradesmen bring their goods for sale. The market itself is situated on Abyssinia Square and in the street nearby (west from Monastiraki Square). After making a walk across Plaka and Monastiraki in the daytime, it would definitely be a good idea to spend an … Open

Review of luxury hotels

Travellers, who prefer to rest in the most refined and exquisite resort hotels, will be pleased with Arion Resort & Spa, Astir Palace Beach Athens. The resort occupies a large area with an adjusting garden, a state-of-art swimming pool and comfortable and spacious terraces. There are as many as seven restaurants serving different cuisines on the territory of the resort. Guests are welcome to book magnificent modern … Open

Athens for children - what to visit

Travellers, who like nature and crave for some rest in a secluded place, should include a visit to the Attica Zoological Park into their vacation program. The zoo was opened approximately 10 years ago. Distinguished by its big size, the zoo has become home for animals and birds from all over the world. The collection of the zoo is considered one of the biggest in the world, so it is always worth spending somewhat … Open

Stylish hotels

The design of Palmyra Beach will attract travellers who are tired of classical look and want to stay in a modern setting. All guestrooms of the hotel are different, for example, fans of urban style will enjoy staying in the guestroom with walls imitating old brick laying, and romantic travellers will simply fall in love with luxurious crispy white guestrooms. Some guestrooms are designed in traditional Greek white … Open

Shopping, streets and outlets

Those who want to stroll through modern shopping centers should go to Attica Department Store, which is one of the largest stores in Greece. The area of this shopping complex is about 25000 square meters. Within its walls there are more than 350 shops of various specialization. There are clothing, jewelry and hardware stores, as well as perfume and children's products stores. There are quite expensive shopping … Open

Top sigths of Greece

Many tourist destinations are located in the territory of Attica – the capital region of the country. The most famous landmarks of the region include Delphi and the Apollo Temple, the Oracle and the Sybil Stone. … Open

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