The closing ceremony and the completion of 15 days of the Athens 2004 Olympics.

Thc closing ceremony has been well received in Greece and with worldwide audiences. Having featured Greek classical, contemporary and modern music and songs…some familiar to international ears, some a new experience of the variety of the Greek music scene.

Some references and comment on the final big show, the closing ceremony and the happy result of a games staged against all the odds:
The BBC says:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/sport2/hi/olympics_2004/3607622.stm
CNN summarizes:
http://www.cnn.com/si/2004/olympics/2004/08/29/bc.oly.closingceremony.ap/index.html?cnn=yes
and Apologizes:
http://www.cnn.com/si/2004/olympics/2004/writers/08/29/reilly.letter/index.html?cnn=yes

To see the much-renewed and resplendent city of the 2004 games:
http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens

Let the Olympic spirit play on.

The new specially designed internet Map of Athens is the easiest to use and clearest to read.
Just added to the Guide to Athens at http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens . The new map is the easy way to plan a visit to Athens and get the most from the rejuvenated Olympic city.

The Map of Athens is at http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens/Athens_mini_guide/Athens_map.htm

The updated Athens Mini Guide is updated and expanded.
More museum information with new museums, exhibits, galleries and links to the many cultural offerings for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. Many NEW photographs and photo-galleries have been added; you can see Athens as it looks…ready for the Olympic Games.

More suggested hotels (including Athens airport hotels) have been added.
Information about the Metro, the new Tram system and special taxis for the Olympic Games.
More restaurant descriptions have been added and many useful links to help you enjoy rewarding days in Athens.

For many Athens is a stop on the way to Crete (the main subject of the Guide to Crete, recommending hotels in Crete and a bank of useful information to help discerning visitors find the hidden delights of the island – CreteTravel.com). The city has been much improved since many projects, including the pedestrian walkway between some of the major museums, the Acropolis, key archaeological and historic areas have been completed recently.
The city has several new cafes and an even greater varieties of cuisine, new hotels and more – all these and the numerous cultural shows and events, have bumped Athens up several pegs on the international visitors’ lists of must-visit world cities.

http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens

No need to have feared any price increases.
So far all the hotels, villas and sea-front apartments, mountain retreats and county retreats – none that we know of have any special high prices for accommodation during July, August and the Olympics.
Of course each night you stay in Crete will cost you more in July or August than say, April, but it is this way every year…there is after all a high season!

CreteTravel.com’s wonderful service and selection of enchanting and truly special places to stay in Crete housed at http://www.crete-hotels-rooms.com reflects this.
There are still many delightful places to stay available for the high (and hot) season, all the prices are normal.
Talking of prices, the rates shown on the Crete Hotels and Rooms website are final, true, include all taxes and explain exactly what they do include. So there are no unwanted surprises.