"A T H E N S, GREECE" Athens by Janni67


Athens Travel Guide: 5,577 reviews and 9,962 photos

For the first time I visited Athens in May-June 1997 -spring was terribly cold in Finland and I was in a bad mood for the weather not reaching more than +13 C even in the end of May :/ I was looking for a cheap last minute travel somewhere warm and was lucky enough to find myself in Athens in a few days :) I had always thought Greece is too touristic to my taste --but boy did I fell in love with the capital!!!

Since then I wanted to visit one or two of the islands as well and the result you can see on my THIRA (SANTORINI) page.

The second visit was just in April '03, to show the city to my fiance ;)

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***Under "Must see activities" also sites outside Athens***

Pros and Cons
  • Pros: Acropolis, history of the world...
  • Cons: Dirty, noisy home of millions of people. Yet fascinating!
  • In a nutshell:Worth visiting at least once :)
  • Last visit to Athens: Apr 2003
  • Intro Updated Apr 24, 2003
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  • robinbwatts Jan 6, 2004 at 3:55 AM Report Abuse

    The hotel staff were extremely friendly and looked after us very well. The food was very good with a vegetarian alternative offered . Lounge is large, quiet and comfortable. The bar provided better and cheaper snacks than any small taverna in the Plaka.

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    Andreas_Fran Dec 16, 2003 at 3:09 PM Report Abuse

    You need more than a couple of days for relaxing if you visit Athens, let's say like island of Poros and Agina...Good choice!

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    mardaska Nov 19, 2003 at 2:43 AM Report Abuse

    Nice page!

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    jenniferchin Nov 15, 2003 at 2:29 AM Report Abuse

    Lovely page here !! I will remember not to depend too much on the waiter's recommendation, though :-) Thank you for sharing !

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    Imbi Nov 15, 2003 at 1:39 AM Report Abuse

    You are right, Athens need a good cleaning. still one place to visit

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    micas_pt Nov 12, 2003 at 11:47 AM Report Abuse

    Athens has so much history and stories to tell. Nice page Jane.

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    whitecliff62 Nov 10, 2003 at 1:17 PM Report Abuse

    Athens is a city crammed full to the brim with history and you have written about this in such a great way.

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    tpangelinan Nov 6, 2003 at 3:40 AM Report Abuse

    Great page! Beautiful photos and very helpful information! Athens is on our list! Thanks :o)

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    CandS Nov 3, 2003 at 1:07 PM Report Abuse

    Great page! I'd love to go to Athens some day!!!

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    Sweetberry1 Nov 2, 2003 at 3:32 PM Report Abuse

    I spent a whole day here once.. lol.. The view from the air is fantastic.. I am sure not all taxi drivers are out to rob you.. Lovely page, and Thanks for your visit Jane.. ;-)

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