What Makes Athens a Luxury Travel Location?

There are numerous good reasons to visit Athens. 

Athens is a coastal city, and connoisseurs are aware that it provides almost as much diversity as the Greek islands. The island's 50-kilometer (31-mile) coastline is home to some of the world's most beautiful beaches, where tourists can enjoy year-round sunlight and great seafood while swimming in the Aegean Sea's warm waters. A decade-long cultural, gastronomic, and architectural revival has ushered in a new era in Athens.

Even though they are visible from almost every vantage point in the centre of Athens, the Parthenon's renowned and towering columns can only be truly appreciated when seen up close. A few millennia later, in 1896, the first modern Olympic Games were staged in the Panathenaic Stadium, which was also built entirely of marble.

Attending a performance at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus (June–October) is an unforgettable experience. You may see anything from magnificent ballets and arias to ancient Greek tragedies here. Despite the building's antiquity of around 2,000 years, the theater's acoustics have been lauded for generations.

This ancient edifice dates back to the middle of the fifth century B.C. and is located at the point of the Sounion peninsula. The sunsets here are among the most stunning in all of Greece, with their vibrant reds and oranges.

Every Sunday at the crack of dawn, the Greek Presidential Guards, also known as Evzones, march towards the Hellenic Parliament in a spectacular ceremony that has come to symbolise the city of Athens.

Attica is the largest wine-producing region in Greece, and its winemakers produce award-winning wines from the indigenous savatiano grape. Athens is surrounded by small, old vineyards.

The laiki agora, or weekly farmer's markets, are a vital part of Athens' culture. The proliferation of these food markets around the city provides inhabitants with a convenient spot to purchase goods and socialise with their neighbours. The principal market is the Varvakeios Markets, which are situated in the centre of Athens and are open seven days each week.

Athens is home to some of the most impressive specimens of Byzantine architecture in all of Greece, including churches with particularly high domes and pointed windows. The Panagia Kapnikarea Church is one of the oldest structures in Athens, having been built in 1050. You are welcome to enter and see the exquisite frescoes and iconography for yourself.

The Acropolis Museum is simply the beginning of Athens' extensive cultural legacy. Thousands of sculptures and artefacts unearthed near the Acropolis are displayed and lighted by natural light from floor-to-ceiling windows that overlook the ancient city. The Museum of Cycladic Art displays an exquisite collection of Cycladic sculptures and ceramics from the third millennium B.C. The National Archaeological Museum has irreplaceable artefacts, including as the gold mask of Agamemnon and the Antikythera Mechanism.

New Acropolis in Athens Thanks to the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, Athenians now have access to a contemporary agora. The Agora, a contemporary reproduction of the most important marketplace in ancient Greece, maintains this tradition with yearly celebrations. The whole edifice is an architectural accomplishment by Renzo Piano and a wonderful addition to modern Athens.