{"id":379,"date":"2019-06-24T12:02:05","date_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/?p=379"},"modified":"2019-06-24T12:02:05","modified_gmt":"2019-06-24T12:02:05","slug":"athens-travel-guide-for-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/athens-travel-guide-for-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens Travel Guide For Weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"

Visit Athens and witness the rough, artistic city with antique marble buildings spread everywhere, and a culture inspired by an equal mix of history and modernism, Athens is a perfect gateway for the travel enthusiast. You can get some great flight deals<\/strong> for Athens on CheapFareGuru<\/strong>. Book your flight tickets<\/strong> and remember this travel guide for an amazing weekend in Athens.<\/p>\n

Friday upon Arrival<\/strong><\/p>\n

Buy an air ticket to Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport, and once there check in a hotel either in or near Plaka area, which is a beautiful feel village in the heart of the city.<\/p>\n

Post check-in, head out to visit the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, once through have a laid-back lunch at one of many taverns located on the beach.<\/p>\n

After this, may your way to The\u00a0Acropolis of Athens, an ancient\u00a0fortress\u00a0that has remains of prominent ancient buildings\u00a0such as Parthenon.<\/p>\n

Friday Night<\/strong><\/p>\n

Early into the night, walk down to Kydathineon Street and have ouzo in any of the cafes. Later, dine at Byzantino\u00a0which has some good food. If you are visiting in winters, go eat in the cozy tavern – Saita, across the small churchyard. If you plan on dancing the night of, there are many places buzzing with life 24*7, ask for the nearest one from the concierge.<\/p>\n

Saturday Morning till Afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Because you just have a day here, you need to make a tough choice between three options:<\/p>\n

Option 1:<\/strong> If visiting Greece for the first time, take the One-Day Saronic Cruise\u00a0in the morning through the islands of\u00a0Aegina, Poros and Hydra. You could walk around the island, view archeological sites, take a swim, and have a delicious lunch.<\/p>\n

Option 2:<\/strong> You can take a trip to Delphi\u00a0or\u00a0Nafplio. Explore the ancient culture, view classical Greek world, hilltop museums and ruins, etc. You can even stop for a swim on the way.<\/p>\n

Option 3:<\/strong> If you feel like staying in the city, roam around to see the\u00a0museums and archaeological sites such as Ancient and Roman Agora, the\u00a0Ancient Cemetery of Kerameikos, the\u00a0Temple of Olympia Zeus, or the\u00a0National Gardens.<\/p>\n

Saturday Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can choose to spend a quiet night at one of the restaurants in Plaka. If you want a peppy evening, with people drunk and dancing the night of head to Psiri, listen to live music, old rembetika, and laika.<\/p>\n

Sunday Morning<\/strong><\/p>\n

Watch the\u00a0Changing of the Guards<\/em>\u00a0at the\u00a0Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<\/em>\u00a0at\u00a0Syntagma Square, and shop at the Monastiraki Flea Market for antiques, vintage clothes, and collectables. Sunday is busy day at Athens and the roads and cafes are swarming with people.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, you can drive to the beach and lunch at one of the local taverns. If you have some time in hand, visit the\u00a0any one of the many museums, galleries, and archaeological sites.<\/p>\n

Sunday Afternoon<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday afternoon is bustling with people. Watch the parade of serenading musicians on Sunday and reward them with small money. Choose to hang out in Monastiraki at Adrianou Street.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, you could go to the beach, Sounion, the\u00a0Attika Zoological Park, or feast on amazing roast lamb, pork, goat or beef in Psistarias\u00a0of Vari and take a tour of the\u00a0Megapanos Winery\u00a0or hike on Lycavettos.<\/p>\n

Sunday Evening<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you are in Athens for the Sunday evening, you should grab tickets for a film playing at Cine Paris outdoor cinema on Kydathineon Street, Plaka. If not, then you can just spend a quiet nightfall by the beach, drink some wine, and reflect on the amazing Athens weekend.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Visit Athens and witness the rough, artistic city with antique marble buildings spread everywhere, and a culture inspired by an equal mix of history and modernism, Athens is a perfect gateway for the travel enthusiast. You can get some great flight deals for Athens on CheapFareGuru. Book your flight tickets and remember this travel guide […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":380,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,8,3,7],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nAthens Travel Guide For Weekend - Fly Away<\/title>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/athens-travel-guide-for-weekend\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Athens Travel Guide For Weekend - Fly Away\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Visit Athens and witness the rough, artistic city with antique marble buildings spread everywhere, and a culture inspired by an equal mix of history and modernism, Athens is a perfect gateway for the travel enthusiast. You can get some great flight deals for Athens on CheapFareGuru. Book your flight tickets and remember this travel guide […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/athens-travel-guide-for-weekend\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fly Away\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-06-24T12:02:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Athens-travel-guide-for-weekend.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1120\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"780\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\">\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=379"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":381,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/379\/revisions\/381"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cheapfareguru.com\/fly-away\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}