A Tourist’s Guide to Athens
Greece has been a top holiday destination for British tourists for decades. As well as its fantastic nightlife, Athens offers mouth-watering traditional cuisine and aeons of culture, which means there is plenty for even the most sophisticated traveller to love.
Best Time to Travel
Athenians love to socialise. Avoiding the heat of the day, the nightlife doesn\’t begin until 8pm and clubs don\’t really kick off until midnight. In the Summer, many clubs re-locate to the beach and are open every night. Predictably, these Summer months are hottest and busiest – book in advance! Spring and Autumn offer a more relaxed experience but try not to miss out on the Athens and Epidaurus festival. Running from May to October, it is a festival of every kind of art, ancient and modern and genuinely offers something for all tastes.
Amazing Attractions to See
Athens is the capital of modern-day Greece and the site of the ancient city state of the same name. Home of Plato and Aristotle and widely regarded as the birthplace of western philosophy and politics, Athens oozes culture and historical curiosities. The acropolis is the heart of ancient Athens, offering spectacular views of the city and some of the best-preserved ruins anywhere in the world. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to Athena, patron goddess of Athens, is particularly impressive, not least because it has been standing for almost two and a half millenia. The adjacent Parthenon museum offers multi-lingual tours for a shade over
