Athens Gallery of Art

Advantages: None
Disadvantages: Everything you could think of.

...Athens Airport – there are better ways to go If you like the idea of sitting in an airport resembling a social security office for a couple of hours, clouded in smoke, the only coffee available being from thin paper cups, then Athens airport is definitely for you. Another nice touch is the lack of anything to do or see, so contemplation of the self is an art to be cultivated here. Quite apart from that, there is the thrill of the unknown, resulting from the fact that Athens has about the worst security set-up in the world for outgoing passengers. You can try practising your Greek, since the signs at this supposedly international airport are all in this language (yes, I know Heathrow uses only English). The amazing thing is that Athens has been famous as the world’s worst airport for years, and yet it never gets any better.... Read review

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Advantages: Vibrant, cheap excellent public transport. Famous historic sites. Eating out
Disadvantages: Not as 'Greek' as it used to be. Poor air quality. The drivers!

...I'd been to Athens before, but not since 1973 so I was fully expecting a lot of changes, and to a greater extent I was right. For example, I was probably amongst the last tourists to be allowed full access to wander all over the famous Parthenon on the Acropolis hill. Since then it has been fenced off and variously concealed behind one piece of scaffolding or another, and is rumoured to stay that way for decades. I remember that summer of '73 with some trepidation - it was damned hot to be in a city and the traffic was truly awful, with blue fumes from two-stroke 'pop-pops' everywhere. Since then, cars have got a lot cleaner, but regrettably more numerous. Of course, going there in the October half-term holiday helps with the air-quality too! WHERE IS IT? It's the capital of Greece and lies in the province of Attica along with its... Read review

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Advantages: the weather, the tavernas, the people, the new metro system
Disadvantages: the traffic, the pollution

...Athens was the trip of a lifetime! Since I first heard about ancient Greece at school, that going to athens became a dream trip! Fortunately life allowed me to fullfill this desire of going through the past that fascinated me so much. Athens is a mixture of chaos and creativity. In a crowded and polluted city, one gets amazed with the incredibly beuty that the Acropolis offers, as a guardian of this metropolis, looking at us from far high in the sky! The Greek people, used to welcome foreigners into their country, welcome you with an incredible open heart, making you feel right at home. Although sometimes they seem rude, underneath they're this warm and kind people, eager to please those that visit them. Athens is a great place for everybody!... Read review

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