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Visit Greece - Athens - A comprehensive travel guide to the Greek Capital. Where to stay & what to do?

For most visitors the highlight of a visit to ATHENS (Athína in modern Greek) is the stunning vestiges of the ancient, Classical Greek city, - read on

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Surrounding towns - accomodation
Voula , ATHENS , LOUTRAKI , Spata , Ydra , Nafplion , Ermioni , Varkiza , Glyfada

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Glyfada , Syntagma Square , National Archeological Museum , Eleftherios Venizelos Airport , Eleftherios Venizelos Int'l Airport , Port Piraeus ,
Omonia square , Acropolis , Cape Sounion , Vouliagmenia

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History ...most famously represented by the Acropolis and its surrounding archeological sites. Even on a brief visit, however, it is a shame to see Athens purely as the location of
ancient sites and museums. Although the neighbourhoods may lack the style and monuments of most European capitals, they are worth at least some exploration. The old
nineteenth-century quarter of Pláka , in particular, is a delight, with its mix of Turkish, Neoclassical and Greek-island architecture, and an array of intriguing little museums devoted
to traditional arts, ceramics and music. Just to its north, the bazaar area, around Athinás and Eólou, retains an almost Middle Eastern atmosphere in its life and trade, while the
National Gardens , elegant Kolonáki and the hill of Lykavitós offer respite from the maelstrom. Further afield, but still well within the limits of Greater Athens, are the monasteries
of Kessarianí and Dhafní , the latter with Byzantine mosaics the equal of any in Greec

Athens has been inhabited continuously for over 7000 years. Its acropolis, supplied with spring water, commanding views of all seaward approaches and encircled by protective
mountains on its landward side, was a natural choice for prehistoric settlement and for the Mycenaeans, who established a palace-fortress on the rock. Its development into a
city-state and artistic centre continued apace under the Dorians, Phoenicians and various dynastic rulers, reaching its apotheosis in the fifth century BC. This was the Classical
period , when the Athenians, having launched themselves into an experiment in radical democracy, celebrated their success with a flourish of art, architecture, literature and
philosophy that has influenced Western culture ever since.e....read on

Markets and shops

You can buy just about anything in Athens and even on a purely visual level the city's markets and bazaar areas are worth an hour or two's wandering. Among the markets,
don't miss the Athinás food halls, nor, if you're into bargain-hunting through junk, the Sunday morning flea markets in Monastiráki, Thissío and Pireás. The Athens flea market
spreads over a half-dozen or so blocks around Monastiráki square each Sunday from around 6am until 2pm. In parts it is an extension of the tourist trade - the shops in this area
are promoted as a "flea market" every day of the week - but there is authentic Greek (and nowadays Soviet refugee-Greek) junk, too, notably along (and off) Iféstou and
Pandhróssou streets. The real McCoy, most noticeable at the Thissío metro station end of Adhrianoú and the platía off Kynéttou near the church of Áyios Fílippos, is just a bag
of odds and ends strewn on the ground or on a low table; dive in.

The Pireás flea market - at similar times on Sunday mornings - has fewer tourists and more goods. The market is concentrated on Alipédou and Skilítsi parallel to the railroad
tracks about 500 metres from the sea. It is a venue for serious antique trading, as well as the sale of more everyday items.

In addition, many Athenian neighbourhoods have a laïkí agorá - street market - on a set day of the week. Usually running from 7am to 2pm, these are inexpensive and enjoyable,
selling household items and dry goods, as well as fresh fruit and vegetables, dried herbs and nuts. The most centrally located ones are: Hánsen in Patissíon on Monday; Lésvou
in Kypséli and Láskou in Pangráti, both on Tuesday; Xenokrátous in Kolonáki, Dragoumi in Ilisia, Tsámi Karatássou in Koukáki and Arhimídhous in Mets, all on Friday; and
Plakendías in Ambelókipi (one of the largest) and Kallidhromíou in Exárhia, both on Saturday. Finally, if you're after Greek plants or herbs , there's a Sunday morning gathering
of stalls on Vikéla in Patissíon and plants and flowers on sale daily at the Platía Ayías Irínis near Ermoú.

For electrical gear, now about as cheap in Greece as elsewhere in Europe, the best place to look is in the streets off Patissíon, just north of Omónia square. The selections listed
include some of the most enjoyable shops for souvenir-hunting, plus a few more functional places for those in search of books, music and outdoor gear

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Let's Go Greece Travel Guide 2004 (Let's Go Series) • The History of the Peloponnesian War • Tides of War: A Novel of Alcibiades and the Peloponnesian War
Athens to Athens: The Official History of the Olympic Games and the IOC 1894-2004• Parthenon • The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives • Raphael: School of Athens
DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Greece: Athens and the Mainland (Anniversary) • Best of Athens (Lonely Planet Travel Series) • Lonely Planet City Map Athens

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