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Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Athens
On Syntagma Square since 1874, with 320 rooms and a roof garden restaurant looking out to the Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill.
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ATH · 37.98° N · 23.73° E · Greece
Athens
The Acropolis, lively neighbourhoods and the gateway to the Greek islands.
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About Athens
In short
- The Acropolis and Parthenon
- Acropolis Museum
- Plaka and Monastiraki
- Ancient Agora
- Cape Sounion
At a glance
- Country
- Greece
- Region
- Europe
- Local time
- GMT+3
- Time difference
- 3 hours behind Dhaka4 hours behind in January
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Languages
- Greek and English
- Main airport
- ATHAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport
- Flight time
- About 3.5 hoursFrom London
- Best time to visit
- April to June and September to October
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Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, and the Parthenon still stands on the Acropolis above the modern city. Below it, the Acropolis Museum displays sculptures from the temple in bright glass galleries, with views up to the hill.
The old streets of Plaka and Monastiraki are full of tavernas and small shops, and the Ancient Agora, where Socrates debated, is close by. For sunset, head to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, about an hour and a half down the coast.
Athens is also the main gateway to the islands: ferries leave the port of Piraeus for the Cyclades and the Saronic islands.
When to go
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- November
- December
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