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.

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.

 

Two of the largest monuments dating from the Roman era 

In a self-service joint that goes by the name of Kokkinos Lotos.

Take the tram from Syntagma sq. to Flisvos Marina.

Located in the most scenic area of Athens, Plaka, in the shadow of the Acropolis Hill

Located right across the Athens Airport Main Terminal Building

One of the finest restaurants of the city with an incredibly beautiful garden

Creative dishes, high quality

Much more than just a regular space for live gigs

Bar

Multi-space where you can enjoy coffee/booze/sandwiches, stage your play or show your artwork

Jewellery to combine chic looks and rock attitude, with an extra attention to detail

With a long and “glorious” history in the Greek market