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The most secret green space to take a walk in the centre of Athens

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

This is Greece

23rd Naxos Festival: Everything you need to know

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

The 12 top beaches in Attica (Part 2)

5 organised beaches to take a dive before the summer holidays

The 12 top beaches in Attica (Part 1)

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

What is the taste of 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

Things to do

Taste Athens, a complex culinary universe

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

The Greek Wine Survival Guide

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

Sweet cravings

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

Shopping Athenian Style

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

Sightseeing

Museum

Herakleidon Museum

A picturesque private museum in the heart of Athens

Museum

Cycladic Art Museum

Housing a collection of over 3,000 works of art from from all phases of Cycladic, Ancient Greek and Cypriot art, this museum is dedicated to to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on the Cycladic Art of the third millennium BC. Founded in 1986, using the collections of Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris, it evidences the various cultures that bloomed from the fourth century BC till the sixth AD in the Aegean Sea islands and the East Mediterranean. Of special interest is the glass-roofed corridor, connecting the modern building to the 19th century neoclassical mansion. Salvador Dali, Pablo Picasso, Thomas Struth, Louise Bourgeois, Sarah Lucas, Ugo Rondinone, and Jannis Kounellis are among the artists hosted.