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Peaceful dining in the city: Plateia Mesologiou, Pagrati, on a warm autumn night

January 31, 2013October 20, 2007 by Athensguide

**this restaurant is now Mezed…adkio – and the food is really terrific. In the warm months the tables spill out to the now pedestrian only cobblestone street and they often have live music on the weekend.**   Just off the … Read More

Categories Eat Like an Athenian Tags Athens restaurants, dining in Athens, Greek tavernas, Off the beaten path, Pagrati

The National Art Gallery of Athens

September 27, 2008October 17, 2007 by Athensguide

Today I visited the National Gallery of Art in Athens.  To my surprise, despite the tepid descriptions of this museum which I found in several guidebooks, I enjoyed a couple of hours there.  To begin with, the building is quite … Read More

Categories Art Galleries Tags Art, Athens, Greece, museums, Travel

Bike around Athens, Sunday October 21

February 6, 2008October 17, 2007 by Athensguide

As a Chicagoan transplanted to Athens, I often miss the bike routes and paths of the Windy City, where even our mayor has been rumored to bike to City Hall on brisk autumn mornings. Envious of the images of the … Read More

Categories Beginners' Guide

Athenian treasures begin journey to their new home

June 29, 2008October 15, 2007 by Athensguide

This past weekend in Athens, three cranes began the work of moving antiquities to their new home in the long awaited new Acropolis Museum. The process will take months, but began on Sunday, with crews moving a 2.3-ton section of … Read More

Categories Beginners' Guide Tags Acropolis Museum, Museums in Athens

One wandering Jewess, one Greek guy and their Greek dog …

January 18, 2017October 1, 2007 by Athensguide

How does a little girl from Skokie, Illinois find herself in historical Athens, leading curious explorers through the winding streets of Plaka, down “pezodromos” to hidden ouzeries for tempting mezedhes and homemade barrel wine? The journey  began more than twenty … Read More

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