Spending 3 days in Athens and wondering what to do? You are in luck! I have done multiple 3-day trips to Athens in the last couple of years and have come up with this Guide on how to see the best of Athens in 3 Days. Athens is one of Europe’s most exciting destinations. It’s …
Learn more about the life of dancer Isadora Duncan and her House of Dance in Athens, which she turned into a “Temple of Art”.
Do you need Hotel recommendations for Athens? We have visited Athens many times and are sharing our favorite Athens Hotels and tips on where to stay in Athens.
The Nine Lives Organization of Athens has stepped up to make sure these stray cats of Athens have adequate food and veterinary care. Read more here:
As you wander Athens, you will stumble over the places frequented by famous Greek philosophers like Plato’s Academy, the Lyceum of Aristotle, and more.
Dora Stratou Dance Company in Athens I am sitting in a quiet wooded park area at the foot of Philoppaou Hill near the Acropolis in Athens Greece. It’s a warm September evening and the air is fragrant with pine. Overhead the night sky is littered with stars. On a stage in front of the tiers …
I stand on the deserted beach of Marathon, Greece, a long crescent of stones and sand. Surf spills over the pebbles, spray bursts like a shower of gold-dust reflecting the dazzling Greek sun. On this beach, with the surf hissing over pebbles red as blood and white as bone, I hear the wind moaning like …
The road from Athens to the Peloponnese traverses the coastline past factories and shipyards then climbs high above the sea rewarding us with panoramic views of the sparkling blue Saronic Gulf. My friends and I on our way to visit Corinth, the ancient city that was once a strong rival of Athens. As we descend the …
The great city of Athens, Greece is made up of numerous small villages that have melded together over the years. Plaka is the most ancient, original part of the city where most of the archaeological sites are located. Just up on the hill above Plaka, under the flank of the Acropolis (“the high city”) there …
I’m sitting in a beautiful garden surrounded by classical sculptures and exotic foliage. Brazilian jazz is playing as I sip my glass of sangria. Who could imagine I am in the middle of downtown Athens or that this garden is at the former home of the explorer Heinrich Schliemann. This “Garden of the Muses” is …