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.

National Library, Athens Academy, Athens University

A look at Earth’s most spectacular and revealing secrets of survival

Clean and comfortable rooms that will cater to all medium-budget city travellers

Renovated and elegantly simple

Confectionary by the top Greek chef pâtissier

Athens’ most chic and historical brasserie

Bar

Authentic old-fashioned bar

Bar

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

The most comfortable footwear with a healthy dose of humour

A standard department store primarily selling clothes and satisfying most of the consumption needs of the modern Athenian