Top Reasons to Go to Athens

The Acropolis: A beacon of classical glory rising above Athens's architectural mishmash, this iconic citadel represents everything the Athenians were and still aspire to be.

Evzones on Syntagma Square: Evzones guards act out a changing of the guard that falls somewhere between discipline and performance art.

The Ancient Agora and Monastiraki: Socrates and Plato once philosophized at the Agora, and today you can do the same, perambulating around the nearby Monastiraki marketplace.

Opa!: Whether drinking cocktails til dawn around Syntagma or dirty dancing on the tables at live-bouzoukia clubs, Athenians party like no one else.

Thriving Culture: Galleries, cooperatives, artistic events, performances, museums, and the new Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center have put Athens on the road to being the new Berlin.