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Athens Kicks Off Carnival Season with a Tribute to Greece's Folk Traditions

In a tribute to Greece's folk traditions during carnival, the Museum of Modern Greek Culture is collaborating with the Social Cooperative Enterprise (SCE) Folknet to organize an event that is open to the public this Sunday, to mark the...

Drone Video Captures Athens’ Plaka, 'The Neighborhood of the Gods'

Plaka is one of the oldest neighborhoods of the Greek capital, Athens. Built around the slopes of the Acropolis, Plaka is a place full of narrow labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. The neighborhood lays exactly on top of the residential areas...

What to Do in Plaka, Athens

One of the places in Athens that visitors love to enjoy is Plaka, quite close to the Acropolis, and stretching almost all the way until Syntagma Square, it is an oasis of picturesque houses and colorful alleys. One of the...

Athens Herod Atticus Odeon's Facade Free of Scaffold

The Ephorate of Antiquities in Athens announced, that maintenance work on the facade wall of the legendary Herod Atticus Theatre in downtown  Athens; near the Plaka area, is over. "The wall runs along the front entrance of the theatre and...

A Tour Around the Oldest House in Athens (photos)

At the historical center of Athens, in Plaka, the Benizelos Mansion or the House of Agia Philothei, is the oldest house in Athens. It is now a museum that opened its doors to the public in February 2017. In 1972, the...

An Amazing Springtime Tour Around Acropolis (Video)

The city center of Athens is the most visited part of the ancient metropolis and there is magic around every corner. The capital city is booming with artists performing on the street sides, small local shops and the Greek culture...

The Most Local Tour of Athens You 'll Find on The Web

Stop being a tourist – start becoming an explorer! Here's an account of a real local tour of Greece's capital, Athens.

All Athens Graffiti Collected in One Space in Plaka

"The contemporary capital for street art in Europe," is the title of the photo exhibition of photojournalist Rachel Harpaz, which is hosted in Plaka. The exhibition presents photos that depict the best graffiti in the center of Athens and is about...

'City break' Tourism Trending in Athens

"City break" also known as "city tourism" is the latest trend for those who know how to travel and avoid the experience of a "superficial" trip in the popular city destinations. Athens is becoming more and more a city break...

Enjoy a Café in Athens: Where to Go

There is no shortage of cafeterias, or coffee shops, to choose from in Athens. You find them at the Acropolis Museum and around every corner of the city. Greeks have refined the art of "going for a coffee" to...