Here you will find comprehensive, concise, up-to-date instructions and information on how to get from the airport of Athens to the city center. Check out additional resources if you instead want to get from Athens Airport directly to Piraeus Port.The Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, the only international airport of the Greek capital city, is situated about 35 km … [Read more...]
Top 10 Neighborhoods to Stay During Your Trip in Athens, Greece
In my capacity as a side-hustle tour guide in and around Athens, one of the most common inquiries I hear from my prospective clients is this: ”In which part of Athens should we stay?“ With this question in mind, I compiled the following list to enumerate ten of the best neighborhoods for one to settle in during one‘s sojourn in the Greek capital city. The list doesn‘t aim to … [Read more...]
Top 10 (+39) Best Museums in Athens, Greece
Field of human activity for millennia and cradle of Western civilization, Athens couldn't have a shortage of museums for all tastes of curiosity. In the first part of this article, I list the ten museums I (subjectively, as an average local) deem the city's best, visit-worthy museums. Subsequently, I enumerate several more Athenian museums in random order. The list is quite … [Read more...]
Mount Lycabettus: the Complete Guide to the Best Viewpoint of Athens
Although it’s often called a mountain, Mount Lycabettus is a hill. With an elevation of 277 meters above sea and a prominence of 227 meters above the city, Lycabettus Hill becomes the second-highest point within the Athenian basin (the highest one being Tourkovounia further north). The hill’s almost perfectly conical, emblematic southwestern part dominates the skyline of … [Read more...]
Lake Marathon: Day Trip from Athens
After having gone on a hiking trip with me on Mount Parnitha, my guest and new friend Mo from the UK asked me to organize yet another day trip out of Athens for her. This time she wanted something more leisurely than hiking. A short road trip away from the city would do. Considering various options, we decided to head for Lake Marathon.Lake Marathon is located – thanks for the … [Read more...]
Athens to Mycenae, Tiryns, and more – driving day trip
The other day, I was contacted by Sean, a Serbian-American musician working on a project of recording music videos at mysterious archeological sites around the world. What better country could he have found for that than Greece? He found me via a post of mine about a day trip to the Dragon House of Mount Ochi, which he intended to visit. In the end, we made that trip to the … [Read more...]
Dragon Houses (Drakospita) of Evia Island in one day from Athens
As the Dragon Houses (Gr. Δρακόσπιτα/Drakospita) is known a bunch of megalithic structures found scattered throughout the southern part of Evia Island in Greece. The buildings have puzzled archeologists ever since their rediscovery in the 18th century, as no mention exists of them anywhere in ancient sources, and no one has come up with a credible theory about when, by whom, … [Read more...]
Kaisariani Monastery & Aesthetic Forest Hike Day Trip
Out of the many medieval monasteries found in the periphery of Athens, the Monastery of Kaisariani is probably the most renowned. The monastery is situated on the northwestern foot of Mount Hymettus, within a charming grove known as Kaisariani Aesthetic Forest. The forest in particular, and the entire mountain, feature a plethora of beautiful hiking trails to be explored. Its … [Read more...]
Vari Cave, Vouliagmeni Lake, Megalo Kavouri Beach: Day Trip from Athens
In autumn 2019, I was contacted by a Swedish traveler and was tasked to plan for her a day trip out of Athens. She wanted to visit Vouliagmeni Lake, and asked whether it could be combined with a little a bit of hiking, as well as some hours at the beach. Sure it could. I came up with this really nice plan, featuring three destinations.Vari CaveFor some hiking, the natural … [Read more...]
Pnyx Hill in Athens: the Cradle of Democracy
The Pnyx is a hill in central Athens, Greece. It is situated west of the Acropolis and between the hills of Philopappos and Nymphon. It bears paramount historical significance as the site that hosted the Ecclesia: the popular assembly of the ancient Athenians. Thus it may be considered as the cradle of Democracy and the Western Civilization's political values. Evidence of its … [Read more...]
