Food and Accomadations for Athens, Greece

RESTAURANTS


While touring around the Acropolis, you will stumble upon an amazing restaurant "VITRO". VITRO serves traditional Greek cuisine and has a wide variety of delicious wines. Your cuisine choices include a big variety of spaghetti, fresh fish and of course some of their specialties, such as special "exohiko" lamb, mix soublaki, stuffed eggplants and spaghetti Vitro. The inside of the restaurant is elegantly decorated creating a friendly and romantic environment. During your meal you can enjoy listening to the Greek and foreign music from the piano and the guitar.

Another great restaurant in Athens is IDEAL. IDEAL is the oldest restaurant in Greece that is still up and running. Their philosophy is to work towards merging traditional Greek cuisine with today's norms. Customers can enjoy coffee and dessert, or try a Greek traditional plate that is rare to find nowadays, or if they wish they can enjoy a three course meal along with a choice of wine from their carefully arranged cellar. The restaurants environment is very friendly and relaxing.

ACOMMODATIONS


The Attalos Hotel is situated in the historic district of Athens and has a history of its own. It's a classic, comfortable acommodation with a friendly staff and atmosphere. Most refer to it as "a home away from home in the heart of Athens." The hotel has a total of eighty rooms equipped with air-conditioning and modern facilities. On the roof of the building there is a garden/bar perfect for enjoying a spectacular view of the Acropolis. This 3 star hotel is in the perfect location for a great time in Athens because it is in perfect walking distance from many tourist attractions.

                                       

The Pythagorion Hotel is located in the heart of Athens. Hotel Pythagorion provides an ideal base for the Athens visitor with easy access to most of Athen's sights and attractions as well as the dining and shopping areas. Guests can enjoy a cocktail lounge, breakfast, free laundry services and housekeeping. The hotel also offers a meeting room for up to 40 people.

 

Delos, Greece

Delos in Greece is an ancient island. According to greek mythology Delos was the birthplace of Artemis and Apollo, the twins of Zeus. The sacred island is covered in a variety of temples and sanctuaries dedicated to a variety of gods. Today, it is a remarkable archaeological site located just two miles from Mykonos. Delos has many tourist attractions such as the Sacred Lake, Delos itself and the Hall of Bulls.

Sacred Lake: It is believed that Leto gave birth to Apollo on the shores of the Sacred Lake. The lake today is dry and marks the end of the sacred precinct at Delos. To the west of the lake there is a row of nine marble lions made of Naxian marble, dating back to seventh century B.C.




Delos: The island of Delos itself is an interesting tourist attraction because of it's greek mythology background and is an incredible archealogical site.



Hall of Bulls: The Hall of Bulls, also known as Ship Hall, dates back to the hellenistic period and is one of the best preserved buildings in Delos. It measures 220 feet from northest to southwest with a width of 29 feet. It stood on a granite platform attached to three marble steps. Walls surrounded the sides and the north end, and it is believed that the south end was most likely built to be left open.

Athens, Greece

If you're looking for history, civilization, culture, architecture, mythology, democracy, and philosophy Athens Greece is where you want to go. Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, and dates back to over 3,000 years ago. It is argued that the greatest minds of ancient times were found in Athens. Today Athens Greece is the place where the past meets the present and is one of the most popular tourist destinations on the European continent. Athens is named in honor of the Greek goddess Athena, daughter of Zeus. Tourist attractions in Athens include the Acropolis, the parliament building at syntagma square and Kallimarmaron Stadium.

Acropolis: For most people, the first thing that comes to mind when they think about Athens is the Acropolis. The Acropolis hill (a.k.a the sacred rock of Athens) is one of the worlds most recignizable monuments of the world. It represents the greek history, and draws in many history lovers. On top of the hill there are remains of a temple. Today, it is still unknown what the temple itself represents. Acropolis. The Acropolis hill (a.k.a the sacred rock of Athens) is one of the worlds most recignizable monuments of the world. It represents the greek history, and draws in many history lovers. On top of the hill there are remains of a temple. Today, it is still unknown what the temple itself represents.

Syntagma Square: At the head of the Syntagma Square is where Greece's parliament building is located, the building was originally planned to have been placed ontop of the Acropolis hill. Syntagma Square Athens is the heart of the city and it is for all intents and purposes the most important square in all of Greece.Inside the Parliament building you will find The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier Greece. Every hour, guards called Evzones perform the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Greece changing of the guard. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Greece is also the monument of choice during major holidays, where top officials of Greece lay wreaths in honor of the nameless fallen Greek soldiers from battles gone by.

Kallimarmaron Stadium: Kallimarmaron Stadium is an impressive Athens stadium near the heart of the city, southeast of the Parliament Building and the National Garden. It dates back to ancient times and was the venue hosting athletic events for the Panathenaic Games. It was originally built out of wood, until they upgraded to marble. The stadium plays a major role in Greece's history because it was a place where everyone got together to enjoy watching sporting events which is something we do all over the world today.   

Greece

Greece is located in Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey. It covers a total of 131,957 square kilometers. Greece is home to 10,749,943 habitants, and 98% of this population is of Greek Orthodox and 99% of the population speaks Greek. The government type is parliamentary republic. Greece’s capital is Athens. Greece has many different industries including tourism, food and tobacco processing, textiles, chemicals, metal products; mining and petroleum. Many tourists like to visit Greece because of its beautiful landscapes and it's surrounding oceans.