LOCATION/MAP
Hotel Attalos is located in the center of Athens, at Athinas Street. Athinas is a lively street at the heart of the city extending from Monastiraki to Omonoia Square and captures the sights, sounds and local colours of downtown Athens. Attalos Hotel is conveniently situated for easy access to Athensʼ most important historical monuments, shopping districts, as well as restaurants and café-bars, giving you the chance to enjoy Athens famous nightlife.
Places to visit in Athens:
Starting from the multicultural Monastiraki square you can wander through the pedestrian zone of Dionysius Areopagite with its flea markets until you reach the top of the Acropolis mount, where the Parthenon stands. The hill of Lycabettus is a great place to enjoy an incomparable view of the city and in the various museums you will get to know the history and ancient Greek art. The National Garden and the Plaka district with the traditional market are both ideal for a stroll.
Museums of Athens:
The Benaki, National History, Archaeological, Cycladic Art, Byzantine, National Art Exhibition, the Greek Folk Art.
In Athens there are also many theaters, including:
Dora Stratou Theatre, Philopappou (in summer), Hall-Concert Hall, National Opera …
Other places close to Attalos hotel you can visit are:
- Theater of Herodes Atticus
- Parliament House (guard change)
- Presidential palace
- Temple of Olympian Zeus
- Stars Observatory
- Metropolis
- Psirri Area
- Plaka
- Ancient and Roman Agora
- The gates and the Library of Hadrian
- Kerameikos
Things to do in Athens
SIGHTS
Athens is a fascinating city, which annually visited by thousands of people from every corner of the earth. With your car, you will see archaeological sites, old picturesque neighborhoods, rich suburbs and endless beaches. On this page, we offer you useful information on excursions and tours that you can in Athens and Attica, as well as places where you can have fun.
ACROPOLIS MUSEUM
The Acropolis Museum is located in the historical area of Makriyianni, southeast of the Rock of the Acropolis, on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, Athens. It is only 300 metres from the Acropolis and approximately two kilometres from Syntagma Square, the main square of the city of Athens. The Museum entrance is located at the beginning of the pedestrian walkway of Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, which constitutes the central route for the unified network of the city’s archaeological sites. The Acropolis metro station is on the east side of the Museum site.
DISCOVER GREECE
Athens and Thessaloniki: Europe, the Mediterranean, the East and West and the Balkans, all rolled into one. Discover the colours, rhythms, history, attractions, and vibrant life of the two biggest cities in Greece. They will charm you!
FOOD IN ATHENS
We searched and found the best places to eat in Athens, leaving you not only the delicious taste of their food on the palate but a sense of nostalgia and summer!
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SHOPPING
Athens is a paradise for shopping lovers and will satisfy even the most discerning of shoppers. High quality and good prices combined with a rich variety makes shopping in the Greek capital attractive all year round. Central Athens has whatever your shopping heart might desire from high-end designer stores and shiny malls to the traditional flea markets and bustling street markets.
ATHENS MARATHON
The Athens Marathon, the Authentic Marathon, is not just a sporting event, a hard race, a tough course of 42,195m. More than that, the Athens Marathon, the Authentic Marathon, is a bridge that unifies the legend with history; it showcases the strength of human will; it is a fountain of values, of social liability, environmental sensitivity, friendship and solidarity.
