The capital and largest city of Greece.
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Is it safe to travel in Greece during the riots about government spending cuts?
I am travelling to Athens, Greece, shortly, and have seen reports of recent unrest. Should I be worried? Should I cancel my trip?
Update
It's fine, taxis are currently on strike, but Syntagma Sqaure is fine:
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From Athens to Tel Aviv by boat?
I'm trying to find a way by boat from Athens to Tel Aviv and back.
I understand air travel would be cheaper and easier - but I wish to do it more for the experience.
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Athens open on Sunday?
I'm going to have a free day in Athens between two trips -- I should arrive there some time Saturday, and then leave on Sunday afternoon.
However, I've been warned that many tourist attractions such as the Acropolis might be closed on Sunday -- is…
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What are the bus (coach) connections from Thessaloniki, Greece to Tbilisi, Georgia?
Well I'm worried the bad weather has set in and I have to switch from hitchhiking to public transport. I know there are buses from Istanbul to Tbilisi but I wonder if there might even be a direct bus connection from somewhere in Greece to Tbilisi…
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What might be the cheapest ferry connection from near Athens to anywhere in Turkey?
Soon I'm heading from Albania to Turkey to Georgia.
The obvious way is to go through Thessaloniki which is a great city and I'd like to go back.
But I'm considering an alternative plan of going via Athens instead. Now I don't like backtracking and I…
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Barbecuing in a public park in Athens
I will be visiting Athens with my family and I was thinking it would be nice to make a barbeque rather than eating out in a restaurant as we will do every night otherwise.
Does anyone know if it's OK to bring a small barbecue (possibly a disposable…
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How can I find train departure information for Athens - Istanbul?
OK, only just now did I see this notice:
TRAIN CANCELLED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE AS FROM 13 FEBRUARY 2011
Greece is in a dire economic state, and massive rail cuts are being implemented. All international trains between Greece and the rest of…
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How can I book deck ferry tickets from Piraeus, Athens to Naxos?
A group of friends is travelling to Greece soon and wants to take a ferry from Piraeus, Athens to the island of Naxos.
They've tried to book tickets through http://greeceferries.com/ (which uses Seretis Travel) but it appears that they only allow…
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Clearest water beach close to Athens (Greece)
What are the most convenient beaches near Athens (Greece) that are 2 hours or less to get to? All I care about is the water being clear. I.e. if I am ending a Europe trip and have 3 days to blow.
Is there anything where I could fly into Athens and…
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What is an easy alternative to flying to Athens from London?
Will be traveling to Athens to meet a cruiseship this December so long as Covid allows, though i do not want to fly, so i looked in to alternative means of getting there and i could get a train to Italy and then a ferry from Ancona to Greece and…
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What statue is this in Athens near the Acropolis?
Does anyone know who this statue is of?
https://goo.gl/maps/29giAzrQHrm
I passed it at night and didn't get a good chance to read it carefully, but I thought I saw something on it about Bolivia or something.
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How long can I expect the connection to be in Athens International Airport
I am currently planning a trip to Greece. I am flying to Athens International Airport but I'd like to go to Santorini.
I already have the tickets to Athens but before booking tickets from Athens to Santorini, I'd like to know how long the connection…
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Is it still possible to go jogging around the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens?
The Panathenaic Stadium website suggests that it is possible to run in the stadium between 7.30 and 9 am, but the site is old (2011) and the form that must be filled in (linked to from the web page) is no longer available online. If I just turn up…
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Why is this park in Athens hidden from view in Google (but not Bing)?
I noticed a purposely blurred area in Athens in Google Maps:
It seems that this is a normal botanical park, I could not find anything sensitive there (which is the typical reason for such blurring).
The equivalent image from Bing does not show the…
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Late Landing at Athens and M3 Airport Line
I will be landing at Athens Airport on a Friday evening around 23:00, and from this page, I see that the last train from airport is from 23:30. Are there no later trains on Fridays & Saturdays like here (check Line 3)? Also how likely that I will…
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