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Where to Visit when Nothing is Open

Underground Art and Archaeology

Have you found yourself in Athens on a holiday, and the sites are closed? Or perhaps it’s a rare rainy day and you’d like to find a way to stay…

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Athens Best Kept Secret IMHO

The Athens “First Cemetery” (Protonekrotafio) is one of Athens’ best kept secrets. Don’t confuse it with the Ancient Cemetery at Keramikos, which incidentally was also one of Athens best kept…

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Moni Kaisargianni: A delightful escape in the city, with a surprise view

A visit to this delightful spot may take an hour or a day. Whatever the duration, it’s a wonderful place to visit and interesting on many counts; the peaceful setting,…

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Let’s go fly a kite! Clean Monday in Athens

Now that the Christmas and New Year holidays have passed, it’s time to start planning for your Spring break holiday in Greece. Spring is a fabulous time in Greece, and…

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Christmas at the Zoo

The Attica Zoo family has planned a series of holiday week activities for the week between Christmas and New Years, and if you are traveling with children, a visit to…

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New Years Day in Athens

You’ve made your plans, booked your flights and accommodations, and now it’s time to plan your holiday break in Athens. Turns out that most of the sites and museums will…

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Family Travel: Ice skating … in Athens?

Anyone who has traveled to a place like Greece with children knows that after awhile visiting archaeological site after archaeological site can sometimes get to be a bit too much…

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Wow, look at THAT building!

I spend alot of my time in Athens walking. I find the city center to be a very “walkable” area, (ok, I concede, some streets are lacking when it comes…

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Best bargain in Athens plus Five for Free

Athens Best Bargain When it comes to travel, I’m not about looking for the cheapest, because years of world travel has taught me that I often get what I pay…

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