I have always said that Athens is so much more than just its city center! In my opinion, you find the finest and most unexpected ...
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LUKUMADES to die for!
Lukumades is a very simple Greek sweet that has been around for thousands of years! Even Aristotle has written about these wonderful deep-fried dough balls ...
My small Eco-guide to Athens
Athens is probably not the first city that comes to mind when considering sustainable tourism. It is also true that Greece is generally still many ...
Greece’s stray dogs and cats
You usually see them strolling the streets or lying in the sun for hours in the squares around the country. The stray dogs and cats ...
Koukaki – the “up and coming area”
If you who have visited Athens before you have probably walked around in the touristy, older parts of the city – Plaka and Monastiraki – ...
Attica’s top 5 beaches
When you think about Athens and Attica the first thing that comes to mind isn’t exactly a fantastic beach as Athens, in most cases, is ...
Visit a street market
Street markets or, as they say in greek “Laiki agora” (The People’s Market) are very common in Greece. In the bigger cities every area/townpart has ...
Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center Foundation (SNCCF)
The Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center Foundation (SNCCF) project began in the late 90s’ but it was in 2006 that the plans got settled and the ...
Top 6 of Athens best viewpoints
1: Hymettus (Ymitos) The mountain Hymettus in Athen’s eastern parts measures 1,026 meters above sea level (the highest peak is called Euzonas) and is suprisingly ...
Nea Ionia
Half an hour’s train ride from the center of Athens we find Nea Ionia. The name means New Ionia and was one of the areas ...