Two Days in the Life of an Athenian

GB Roof Garden

• Constitution Square
• Hotel Grande Bretagne
• tel:+30 210 333 0766 / +30 210 333 0000
• Visit website
• Athens, 10564

Athinas Street Market

• Athinas 42

Schinias Beach at Marathon

• Schinias
• tel:30 229 405 5950
• Visit website
• Marathon, 190 07

Schinias is the longest beach on the Eastern coast of Attica. It's loved by locals for the calm waters and shallow waters, friendly to children and cautious bathers. It's surrounded by pines that thrive in the sandy soil, making it a green, shady beach. The sheer length of the beach lends a variety of experiences. Karavi Beach is a traditional, organized beach with umbrellas, lounge chairs and loud, dicoteque music - good if you're wanting to people watch or catch some eyes yourself. If not, continue to the piney region of the beach where you can hunt for a private place to swim.

Karavi beach is not open on Mondays, but the best time to go is definitely during the week. On weekends the beach is flooded with Athenians getting their nature fix. There are reports that the beach has a littering issue- our suggestion is to keep walking until you find a spot that seems desirable. It's 300 meters, after all.

This was the area used for the Olympic Rowing event in 2004 and is still used by rowers, windsurfers. and kite surfers. The beach is 3 km away from the tomb of the Battle of Marathon. Also close by is the beautiful, little-known, ancient site of Ramnous.
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Vrahon Theater Melina Merkouri

• Vyronas District
• tel:+30 210 322 3111(Tourist Information)
• Athens

Hotel Grande Bretagne

• Vassileos Georgiou A 1 Street
• Syntagma Sq
• tel:30 210 333 0000
• Visit website
• Athens, 10563

Ariston Bakery

• Voulis 10
• Athens

Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• Amalias Street and Syntagma Square
• Syntagma
• tel:171 Tourist information
• Athens, 106 71

Parliament Building

• 2 Vasilissis Sophias (opposite Syntagma Square)
• tel:+30 210 331 0392 (Tourist information) or 171 (Tourist Police)
• Visit website
• Athens, 10671

Agios Kosmas Olympic Sailing Centre

• Diadohou Pavlou
• tel:+30 210 331 0561 (Tourist Information)
• Athens, 16675

Archaeological Exhibits at the Syntagma Metro Station

• Syntagma Square
• tel:+30 210 331 0392 (Tourist Information)
• Visit website
• Athens, 105 63

Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex

• Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
• tel:+30 210 870 7000
• Athens

The Faliro Olympic Complex, south of Athens city center and along the Aegean coast,  was built up prior to the 2004 Olympic games. It consists of the Olympic Beach Vollyball Center, now used for theater and concerts, the Faliro Sports Pavilion which is used for conventions, and the Peace and Friendship Stadium, new home to the basketball team, Olympiakos. Large concerts and trade shows are held there during the offseason for basketball.

All around the venues are modern marinas and wide pedestrian areas used now for kite flying, bicycle riding, electric car and boat races and, unfortunately, the parking lot home of several displaced Romanians. Still it is a lovely, active place for a sunset "volta." (Stroll.)

Take the Line one metro to the "Faliro" station and use the tunnels to cross safely under the busy coastal avenue. When you emerge you'll be facing the Peace and Friendship stadium.
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Aereopagos Hill

• The Acropolis
• Athens

Zea Marina

• Freatida 185 04 - Piraeus
• tel:+30 210 4559000

Karaiskaki Stadium

• Karaoli Dimitriou - Sophianopoulou
• Faliro
• tel:+30 210 481 8440
• Visit website
• Athens, 16675

Anafiotika

• Prytaneiou & Erechtheos
• (Plaka)
• tel:+30 210 331 0392 (Tourist information)
• Athens, 105 58

Weave your way up to this grouping of houses and you may think you're on a Cycladic island when you see the whitewashed homes built in island style architecture. This is the work of migrants from the Cycladic island of Anafi who came to the capital in the 19th century. Now you can wander past their homes where their descendants are still living, cooking, and watching television. Don't be surprised if you see one in the window or gardening on their terrace. They're happy to direct you to the Acropolis, "Acropoli, Up!" but actually there is no access to the Acropolis from Anafiotika. It is a destination in itself.

Nearby is the Kanellopoulos museum and the Museum of the History of the University of Athens. read more about Anafiotika

Flisvos Park, marina and Outdoor Cinema

• Flisvos Park
• tel:210-982-1256, 940-3595
• , 17561, Paleo Faliro

Brettos

• 41 Kydathineon
• tel:+30 210 32 32 110
• Athens

Lake Vouliagmeni

• Vouliagmenis Avenue
• tel:+30 210 896 2237-9
• Athens, 16671

Oinoscent Wine Shop

• Voulis 44
• tel:210 3229374
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Paradosiako

• 44A Voulis
• The Plaka
• tel:210/321-4121
• Athens

Metropolis Greek Orthodox Cathedral

• Mitropoleos Square
• tel:+30 210 331 0392 (Tourist Information)
• Athens, 105 56