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ATHENS TOURS
About Athens
 Here
is our guide
with
information
about
sightseeing
in
Athens.Please
find below
links about
tours and
sightseeing
in Athens.
These are
the most
popular
sights in
Athens
strongly
recommended
to visit:
The
Plaka,
Athens
Acropolis,
Monastiraki
Flea Market,
Athens
Museums.
The Plaka
The Plaka is
the oldest
section of
Athens.
Most of the
streets have
been closed
to
automobile
traffic. At
one time it
was the
nightclub
district,
now it is an
area of
restaurants,
tourist
shops, and
cafes. Most
of the
restaurants
are typical
tourist
places but
the quality
of food is
not bad, you
should have
a few
enjoyable
evenings and
not be
unpleasantly
surprised by
the bill.
Most of the
shops have
pretty much
the same
stuff for
pretty much
the same
prices but
there are
some that
are more
eclectic
than others,
selling
antiques,
hand painted
icons,
woodcarvings
and
paintings.
There are
lots of
jewellery
stores. Most
of them buy
from
factories
and have the
same stuff
for about
the same
price. There
are a few
galleries
like the
Moraitis and
there are
several
museums in
the
Plaka
of
special note
the
Children's
Museum,
the Music
Museum, the
Greek Folk
Art Museum
and the
Jewish
Museum.
Athens
Acropolis
The term
acropolis
means upper
city and
many of the
city states
of ancient
Greece are
built around
an
acropolis
where
the
inhabitants
can go as a
place of
refuge in
times of
invasion.
It's for
this reason
that the
most sacred
buildings
are usually
on the
acropolis.
It's the
safest most
secure place
in town. As
little as
150 years
ago there
were still
dwellings on
the
Acropolis.
Below the
Acropolis is
the theatre
of
Herod
Atticus
still
used today
for
classical
concerts,
ballet, and
performances
of high
cultural
value.
Further on
is the
Theatre of
Dionysious
the
first stone
theatre and
home to
Sophocles,
Aeschylus,
Euripides
and
Aristophanes
Monastiraki
Flea Market
The
Monastiraki
flea
market is
the place to
be on
Sunday's
when it
seems every
Athenian is
here either
buying or
selling. You
have to get
here early
because
after about
11am the
crowd
becomes
impossible
and if you
want to take
a break
there are
few tables
available at
the many
cafes and
restaurants
in the area.
It is not
really a
flea market.
It is a
collection
of small
shops of
which most
of them are
tourist
shops with
the same
stuff you
will find on
Adrianou
street in
the
Plaka.
These are
open normal
shop hours
and you can
come here
anytime. the
tiny shops
contain
everything
from worry
beads, furs,
backgammon
sets, toy
evzone
soldiers,
ancient
Greek bottle
openers and
cigarette
lighters,
Byzantine
Icons,
paintings,
statues,
postcards,
high fashion
such as
T-shirts,
handbags
with
pictures of
the
Parthenon
and
so on.
Museums of
Athens
National
Archaeological
Museum
-
It's
impressive
collection
is housed in
a beautiful
neoclassic
building
near the
juncture of
Alexandras
Avenue on
Patission
Avenue.
The Benaki
Museum
- Starting
at the
bottom floor
with the
ancient
stuff and
going up
through the
various
periods of
Greek
history. On
the third
floor are
the heroes
of the Greek
Revolution
and the
birth of the
modern state
of Hellas.
The
Goulandris
Museum
of
Cycladic and
Ancient
Greek Art -
This
Outstanding
collection
of ancient
Cycladic art
is
excellently
curated.
Museum of
Greek Folk
Art
Embroideries,
wood
carvings,
jewellery,
and other
traditional
folk art.
There are
many others
museums in
Athens to
visit:
Kerameikos
Museum,
Jewish
Museum,
National
Gallery,
National
Historical
Museum,
Museum of
Popular
Musical
Instruments,
Byzantine
Museum, War
Museum,
Theatrical
Museum,
Greek
Historical
Costume
Museum,
Frissiras
Museum of
Contemporary
Greek and
European
Painting,
the
Acropolis
Museum, the
Children's
Museums.
ATHENS TOURS
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Half
day
Athens
tour
(including
the
Acropolis)
Price:
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us
for
more
detailed
information.
Departures:
Daily
Visit
the
Acropolis
together
with
our
professional
guide
and
see
all
the
basic
sites
giving
you
a
complete
picture
of
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Athens
&
Piraeus
by
night
(
Includes
Folklore
show
and
Dinner)
Price:
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us
for
more
detailed
information
Departures:
daily
See
the
most
important
sites
of
the
city
lit
up
at
night
continued
by
dinner
watching
a
folklore
show
with
bouzouki
music
and
Greek
dances |
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Helicopter
tour
of
Athens.
Price:
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us
to
get
more
detailed
information
Departures:
Daily
during
daylight
hours
Enjoy
an
unforgettable
journey
by
helicopter
for
a
panoramic
view
of
Athens
and
Piraeus |
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Aegina,
Poros
and
Hydra
One-Day
Cruise
Enjoy
your
cruise
that
will
take
you
to
threeamazing
Greek
islands.
Explore
the
beauty
of
Aegina,
Poros
and
Hydra
all
in
one
day
and
enjoy
a
scrumptious
lunch
on
board. |
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Athens
by
Night
Enjoy
a
journey
of
culture
and
discover
Athens
by
night
and
have
dinner
in a
Greek
tavern
with
Bouzouki
music
and
Greek
folk
dances |
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Athens
Market
&
Old
City
Center
Tour
Get
to
know
Athens
personally
on
this
3-hour
tour
of
the
center
city.
Visit
the
fresh,
outdoor
market
and
discover
the
side
streets
of
Athens,
places
where
the
locals
congregate |
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