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Despite being one of the world’s oldest cities, Athens is a modern and sophisticated 21st century capital. Thankfully for visitors, the city made several improvements in time for the 2004 Summer Olympic Games. These include a new metro system, street...

After five months of traveling in Europe and filling up on relics from the Middle Ages, I was excited to finally make it to Athens, where the medieval churches and castles of Western Europe, typically considered ‘old’ by most, are nothing...

Tracks and Fields New York's High Line––once an elevated railway, now a popular park––has inspired other cities to reclaim old train trestles. Click the numbers below to read about other parks. The Crowd Takes Over 2009 is...

Strapetsada For the past few years, there has been a movement in Greece to showcase authentic Greek breakfast items. Emphasis has been given to hotels, inns and restaurants that are frequented by tourists. omelet with Cretan Graviera cheese This is...

Merged Acropolis, Plaka, Syntagma and Psiri New page {{pagebanner|Athens Banner.jpg|disambig=yes}} Historical center of Athens, '''Acropolis, Syntagma, Plaka, Monastiraki, Psiri''' are in [[Athens]]. ==Understand== {{Mapframe|37.9718|23.7264|zoom...