Athens Reviews, Greece

Planning a trip to Athens, Greece? Unless it's not your first visit there, it's sure you have a ton of questions you want to ask about the whats, wheres and whos of Athens. Well, you're in luck, because we have an incredibly helpful community of veteran travelers that often share their experiences in the locations they visit and we have a couple of these user-written reviews on Athens as well. You can check them out below and remember, if you want additional information on Athens or any other destination, feel free to ask our team about it or post a question in our forum section.

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Recent reviews for Athens

My third trip in Athens - Jun 24, 2009, by angel
This was the second guided trip we chose. We had to be on the bus at 12:30 a.m. but even with this early start we reached Athens, the capital of Greece only at about 7:30 a.m. Our first stop was the city's harbor where we made some photos... Read more »

Don't miss it in Athens - Apr 15, 2009, by cipristb
Probably the main point of atraction when you visit Greece capital, Athens, may by the Acropolis where the visitors can see the Parthenon. The Acropolis has become during the time a Greek simbol. It is situated in the center of Athens, at... Read more »

What to visit in Athens - Apr 1, 2009, by Wazling
Athens as a city, is a big fat man, who's dirty and not able to move. Culture of course you can have there a lot, for example with the Parthenon, the Agora and so on. You can spend days there, only visiting ancient Greek places and... Read more »

Athens - first impression - May 15, 2008, by Wazling
I've never seen such a different city before that time. On the one hand there was everything historical and full of antique things, on the other hand the place was very dirty and spoiled sometimes, mainly if you went away from the tourist... Read more »

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Athens, Greece During the Archaic period, a lot of Greek cities flourished in terms of political, philosophical, and of course artistic developments. All of these were destroyed when Persians invaded Greece in 480 BC. At 479 BC, Persian invasion came to an end and Athens took the lead in bringing the Greek civilization back by reconstructing the destroyed temples and buildings. Around 4th century BC, Athens developed even more in the arts like literature, structures, and architecture. Politically, they were able to bring back the democratic government. The center of civic life was Agora, a place in Athens. It was a marketplace and a place where... Read more »

Cheap flights to Athens

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$542 British Airways
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New York, NY (JFK) Athens, GR (ATH) 07/23/2025 08:55 pm
Athens, GR (ATH) New York, NY (JFK) 08/07/2025 07:55 am
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$598 SAS Scandinavian Airlines
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Atlanta, GA (ATL) Athens, GR (ATH) 08/21/2025 07:55 pm
Athens, GR (ATH) Atlanta, GA (ATL) 08/26/2025 07:40 pm
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$699 British Airways
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Newark, NJ (EWR) Athens, GR (ATH) 08/07/2025 09:25 pm
Athens, GR (ATH) Newark, NJ (EWR) 08/16/2025 12:55 pm
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From	To	Departure	Time
New York, NY (JFK)	Athens, GR (ATH)	07/23/2025	08:55 pm
Athens, GR (ATH)	New York, NY (JFK)	08/07/2025	07:55 am

From	To	Departure	Time
Atlanta, GA (ATL)	Athens, GR (ATH)	08/21/2025	07:55 pm
Athens, GR (ATH)	Atlanta, GA (ATL)	08/26/2025	07:40 pm

From	To	Departure	Time
Newark, NJ (EWR)	Athens, GR (ATH)	08/07/2025	09:25 pm
Athens, GR (ATH)	Newark, NJ (EWR)	08/16/2025	12:55 pm

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