Starbucks, 123 Patision Avenue, Athens

Advantages: excellent cousine
Disadvantages: not suited for vegetarians

...Greek food is simply delicious. So if anyone has the chance to get to Greece you better experience some of the delights offered at their restaurants. My recommended ones are Giros, Pasticio and Souvlaki (check the spelling!). Being one of the cheapest countries of the EU, dinning out is a treat that will not affect heavily the pockets of most tourists. I have eaten a massive sea-food dinner for 4 for a mere £25 (impossible to get those prices in the UK!). The are plenty of restaurants in the city, but if anyone is around the suburb of Kifisia, the go to the "Kifisias Grill Restaurant" is Kifisias Avenue. Excellent terraced restaurant with absolutely delicisious food.... 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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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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