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.

Hailing from the Roman times, it is the main venue of the Athens festival

One of the best museums in the world

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

A lifetime experience 

200 metres from the beach and with a view to the Saronic Gulf

Rooftop restaurant offers a panoramic view of the vaunted Athenian skyline

The only place in Athens with a combination of mostly organic food and calorie counts in the menu

Enjoy delicious Greek cuisine with modern touches

Bar

Food, drinks, quality music, live gigs

Moe

Greek mainstream club hits and drag shows

Massive “family” shopping within 6,500 sqm

Those loafers are haunting us: they’re everywhere – from the feet of grannies to their 12-year-old grandchildren