Condé Nast TravelerMar 7
I Live in Athens and These Are the Places in Greece I Always Recommend
The ultimate travel bucket list for visiting Greece, curated by an Athens-based editor.
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- MilosHotelThe world-renowned estiatorio Milos proudly presents the very first luxurious gastronomy 5* hotel in the heart of…
- HydraSightEnhancing your spatial information assets…
- SifnosSightThe main town, near the center, known as Apollonia, is home of the island's folklore museum and library.
- Old Port of MykonosSightferries to Delos leave from here
- NafplioNeighborhoodfirst capital of Greece, blend of Venetian, Ottoman, Neoclassical architecture
- Palamidi FortressSight18th-century Venetian castle, one of the most well-preserved
- Bourtzi CastleSightformer Venetian fortress accessible by 10-minute boat ride
- MeteoraCafésix Byzantine monasteries atop 400-metre-high rock formations
- Holy Monastery of Agios StefanosPlaceeasiest monastery to climb to
- Monastery of the Holy TrinityPlacehardest monastery to climb to
- White TowerMuseumonce a prison, now a museum detailing the city's past
- DelosSightone of the most important archaeological sites
- AcropolisAttractionhome to the Odeon of Herodes and Theatre of Dionysus
- Theatre of DionysusAttractionIt is built on the south slope of the Acropolis hill, originally part of the sanctuary of Dionysus Eleuthereus.
- ParthenonAttractionIts decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is…
- Ancient AgoraMuseumIt is located to the northwest of the Acropolis, and bounded on the south by the hill of the Areopagus and on the west…
- Panathenaic StadiumSighthome to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896
- Delos IslandPlace
- Terrace of LionsSight
- Sanctuary of ApolloSight
- Four Seasons Astir Palace, Athens RivieraHotel
- One & Only AesthesisHotel
- The DolliHotel
- Alexander the Great StatueSight
- The UmbrellasSight
- Odeon of HerodesTheatre
- Roman AgoraAttraction
- Hadrian’s GateSight