Athens: A Cool City

Athens: A Hot City that is a Cool Destination!

Trendier than ever, Athens is an open-air museum, where tradition meets modernity, and a dynamic, lively, sparkling city of paradoxes and great contrasts. Athens is a cosmopolitan hub with delicious gastronomic delights, electrifying nightlife, creative vibes and a booming art scene. Recent years have seen a surge of new art galleries, collectives and nonprofit art organizations in Athens.

The recently expanded and renovated National Gallery presents some of the best selections of contemporary Greek art.
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center has fast become a cultural beacon for the Greek capital.
The Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation Museum of Modern Art offers a monumental art collection by international masters, as well as works of prominent Greek artists.

Hadrian's Arch, Athens.

Accommodation throughout Greece
Check out properties, prices and locations, and book your accommodation in Athens, all over Greece, and, in fact, all over the world, by using the most reliable booking engine of Booking.com. Also look for information and the availability to book your accommodation in one of the 28 hotels of Marriott Bonvoy in Greece, including some landmark properties such as Grande Bretagne Hotel and King George, on Syntagma Square of Athens.

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All-Inclusive Package Tours
On an all-inclusive holiday in Greece, the major elements –flights, hotels, meals and drinks– are in the bag. Check out TUI vacation packages to Greece. Also make sure to see the all-inclusive holidays to Greece by Thomas Cook! Visit trivago for flight+hotel packages to Athens. With sunny climate, idyllic islands and culture aplenty all-inclusive Jet2holidays to Greece offer guaranteed good times. From the the historic hub of the Peloponnese, the seafront resorts of Crete to the buzzing nightlife of Zakynthos, holidays in Greece will never disappoint. Check out some of the most picturesque destinations the country has to offer.

Camping
Greece is an incredible destination for campers: Many sites are ideally located in olive groves, pine forests or by the sea, providing breathtaking settings for a dream holiday. Visit our page for camping and check our affiliate partners of EuroCampings and JetCamp for camping sites.

Car Rentals
Discover Cars is an award-winning car rental comparison and booking website (World Travel Awards, Financial Times 1000, Inc. 5000). Travelers can find, compare and rent a car globally, and of course, in Greece. The company has over 1 million users traffic in the high season, and a very high customer review on TrustPilot!

Destinations within Greece
Corfu, Crete, Heraklion, Kos, Mykonos, Rhodes, Santorini or any of the many destinations by sea, or Corinth, Delphi, Epidavros, Olympia, Marathon or Meteora by land, a multitude of destinations in Greece await your selection for an excursion from Athens! Some ports of call are popular with several cruises to the Eastern Mediterranean and certainly accessible by ship, the sailing boat or motor-yacht you may charter!

Eating Greek - The Mediterranean Diet
Greece is the birthplace of the Mediterranean Diet, the balanced diet that keeps you healthy and gives you a long life. It is a combination of indigenous, ancient practices and recipes, along with hundreds of Mediterranean influences resulting in a delicious, tasty, hearty and healthy menu. Check out our pages for Athenian Bakeries, Olives & Olive Oil, Ouzo, Tsipouro and Meze Appetizers, Farmers' Markets, Juice Bars, Greek, but also restaurants in Athens featuring International Cuisine, Bistros, Pastry Shops, Street Food, etc., and bon appetit!

The Temple of Hephaestos, Athens.

Ferries to Greece and the Greek Islands
Whether you want to party, explore culture and history, or soak up the sun and swim in crystal clear waters, the Greek islands are the perfect destinations. Booking a ferry to Greece and one of the popular islands of the Aegean Archipelago, such as Santorini, Mykonos, Corfu, Crete, Kos, or Rhodes, couldn't be easier. Enjoy the best deals offered by AFerry!

The Gate of Athena Archegetis, entrance to the Roman Agora of Athens.

Flights to Greece and within Greece
Search for and book a flight to Greece or within Greece via a number of reliable airlines via Booking now and your dream holiday is a flight away! GetTransfer is a booking service for transfers and car rentals with a personal driver at the best prices from the Athens airport or Pireaus port to your hotel, and vice versa.

Sailing & Yachting
Charter a motor-sailer, a motor yacht or a sailing boat, barefoot or with a skipper, to cruise the gorgeous Aegean Archipelago or the green islands of the Ionian sea! Visit our page Sailing & Yachting in Greece!

The Rider from Delphi, National Archaeological Museum, Athens.

Among Our Pages
Within the Resources of The Athens Key, take a look in the

Basic Architectural Terminology as well as the
3 Orders of Architecture for a better understanding of the descriptions of both the ancient temples but also the
Greek-Orthodox Christian Churches.
Read a short biography of the great romantic poet and friend of Greece Lord Byron.
Visit our page on 3 Greek poets, three of the most important poets of modern Greece.
Check our Brief History of Athens, and the
Greek Pantheon pages. These pages may remind you of key-facts that may be useful in better utilizing information that can be found throughout our website and during a potential visit to Athens.
For a page full of travel information, including flights to Greece or within Greece, hotel, villa and home rentals, cruises, yachting and sailing, car rentals, tours and excursions, click here, and you are half-way to Greece already!
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