Sunday afternoon in the countryside
Athensguide Sundays are for family and friends in Greece, and what better way to share it than around the table with good food and good company? Would you like to visit…
March 2012
Dionysos – the Quick (Budget friendly) Greek
Dionysios Imittou 95, Pagrati – 210/75-11-001 Open daily from noon until midnight (or later) It probably isn’t much of a surprise that I’d fall for the Greek God of wine,…
Fridays in Athens – Something for everyone
Another great initiative by those enterprising Greeks! In an effort to keep central Athens vibrant, safe and alive, the Merchant’s Association along with a variety of other organizations have launched…
Greek Independence Day at the Museum
The Acropolis Museum will present a newly conserved pediment on Greece’s Independence Day, March 25, 2012. The 32nd metope, from the southwestern side of the Temple of Athena, has been…
Musical March at the Acropolis Museum
Visiting Athens this March? Plan your visit to Athens to include a Thursday afternoon at the Acropolis Museum and you’ll find yourself being serenaded as you view the galleries. I’m…
The Double Decker, Hop-on Hop-off Athens Sightseeing Bus
Late in 2008 a new bus arrived in Athens. Bright, shiny and red, with an open air second story, the bus looked a bit like it took at wrong turn…
Free days for museum & site admission in Greece
Although I still believe that admission fees to archeological sites and public museums in Greece are amongst the lowest anywhere – 12e for admission to the Acropolis & a host…
The Athens Happy Trains
Ride the Sunshine Express or the Happy Train When the kids have had enough, a trip aboard the Athens Happy Train or the Sunshine Express is sure to bring a…
Giant shrimp – not an oxymoron – harbor dining year ‘around
Restaurant, Botsaris Fish Taverna, Akti A. Koumoundourou, No. 30, Mikrolimano / Tourkolimano / Garidadika, Piraeus, Greece You’d think the shrimp were lobsters! Yorgia and Yorgos Papadopoulos operate this casual restaurant…
