Your ultimate guide to Greece

The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

The garden of the Presidential Mansion

© Eurokinissi 

Go through the black gate and experience the atmosphere of a bygone era

Bazeos Tower, Naxos.

Throughout its long history, Naxos Festival has maintained its orientation towar

Beach.

5 organised beaches to take a dive before the summer holidays

A boy relaxes on the beach.

7 free-entrance beaches to take a dive before the summer holidays

Summer in Athens.

Summer in Athens is in the mood for old-style taverns, coffee shops, fresh fish, ice cream and popcorn in open-air cinemas

Greek food

Athens has generated a vibrant dine-out urban culture that proudly exhibits the country’s lavish

So much more than just retsina. How to impress your friends.

Baklava.

A sweet philosophy of scented creams, crispy crusts and intriguing toppings

Whatever your shopping tastes and needs, in Athens you’ll find everything money can buy.

A time travel to the everyday life, art, practices and customs of the Byzantine and Medieval periods of Greece

First Cemetery & Commonwealth War Cemetery

The easiest, most effortless way to get a taxi, quickly and reliably.

Follow the rabbit to a charming yard, 2’ from Syntagma Square through the Merchants’ Passage for

Located in a quiet back street of the crowded Psiri area, the Arion Athens Hotel provides exceedingly easy access to tourist attractions like Monastiraki, Plaka, the Acropolis and Syntagma Square. Transportation is just as convenient, with direct access to the Monastiraki metro station, the airport (ATH) and the port of Piraeus. The rooms are bright and stylish, and feature luxurious marble bathrooms, hardwood floors and doubled-glazed, soundproofed windows. Renovated just before the Olympic Games in 2004, it has a rooftop garden with a stunning view of the Acropolis and a mezzanine floor that serves a delicious English breakfast buffet every morning between 7:30am and 10:30am.

Luxury and convenience right across the National Gardens 

The best place to taste Fine Dining in Skiathos

An authentic Bavarian corner

Multi-space concept sowing the seeds of good house music in Athens

Bar

Dance to afro-jazz-latin sounds and grab bites from Greek “tapas” plates

Impressive place in the northern suburbs with emphasis in lights and lamps 

Made in hand, pure wool and silk carpets