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The best things to do selected by the Athens Voice team

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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

Landmark Building

National Theatre

Housed in an impressive neoclassical building

Archaelogical site

Kerameikos

This site houses a museum with the most extensive collection of funereal artifacts in Greece

Best of Athens

The Rabbithole Bar

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

Most charming traditional café

"I Orea Hellas" (Beautiful Greece), in the Greek Cultural Centre, inside the Pandrosou Gallery.

Hotels

4 Stars

Amalia

Luxury and convenience right across the National Gardens

5 Stars

Academias Hotel

With a total of 60 rooms and suites and surrounded by the overwhelming traces of the city’s ancient history, Academias Hotel provides the ideal setting for harmonious interplay between intellectual creativity and a handful of leisure and business activities. Inspired by the world celebrated ancient Athenian intellect, this hotel portrays a contemporary interpretation of Plato’s Academy while featuring bespoke facilities, impeccable services and unique experiences soaked in alluring luxury. The hotel’s all-day Plato Lounge Bar is a place filled with speakeasy vibes.