Athens – good fast access from the airport by metro, great walk area around the Acropolis
A good article with some tips for visiting Athens>
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/02/travel/04hours.php?WT.mc_id=travelalert
The guide to Athens if you are there for a 2-3 day visit>
http://cretetravel.com/Athens/Athens_mini_guide/Athens_mini_guide-Museums.htm
Our long-awaited guide to Agios Nikolaos – the guide you have been waiting for…wait no more >
http://www.cretetravel.com/Agios_Nikolaos/Agios_Nikolaos.htm
Hope it helps you enjoy a visit to the town and also surrounding areas such as Elounda, Plaka and Kritsa.
This joins the suite of guides to various towns and villages in Crete on CreteTravel.com “The Guide to the Crete You are looking for” .
Just added to the SuperbGreece.com (the rest of Greece by CreteTravel.com ! ) website – it’s Athens! Hotels to stay in while enjoying the city.
The revived Olympic city of Athens is a wonderful place to visit or enjoy as a stop-over on the way to the hundreds of must-see places in Greece .
You just have to dine in Plaka, see the Acropolis in front of you, walk around and absorb the many sights of the city and stop at cafes, feel the atmosphere of this historic centre.
There is so much that is new, so much that is ancient but renewed!
These are the first of our selection of perfect hotels to use as your base for exploration and enjoyment.
This is where you choose where to stay in Athens with real warm human help, knowledgeable advice and real consideration for your preferences and wishes. (It is Not another robotic booking site).
Visiting Athens – then visit http://www.superbgreece.com/Athens/hotels.htm and do read the words of wisdom as to Why you should organize your stay and choose where, via SuperbGreece.com at http://www.SuperbGreece.com .
Also take advantage of the information we are happy to share with you in our guide to Athens: http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens/Athens_mini_guide/Athens_mini_guide-Museums.htm
Of course it is good to stay at the ideal location and this is a good way to choose that place:
http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens/Athens_hotels.htm
Welcome to the city of myths, dreams and romance. Not to forget the odd game of backgammon!
At last – much awaited (perhaps) and most inspired (we hope) the new guide to Rethymno appears on CreteTravel.com .
Just added – the guide to Rethymno for those visiting or choosing to stay in the town while in Crete http://cretetravel.com/Rethymno/Rethymno.htm – includes many photographs, great map, how to enjoy the town, hotel suggestions and more…
Something else, another view, impression and suggestions about Athens:
http://www.spectator.co.uk/article_archive.php?id=5566
And the evergreen guide to Athens if you are going there (and surely you are ?) >
http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens
A fresh look to CreteTravel.com’s website family.
New and consistent colour schemes plus a sparkling redesign, improve the pleasure and usability of the prime guide to Crete http://www.CreteTravel.com and the unique service for discerning travellers wishing to stay only in the most enchanting hotels and villas http://www.crete-hotels-rooms.com
Take a look and enjoy planning your trip to Crete….
Oh yes – driving in Crete is really the best way to go! Best way to see the real deal, the cute villages, the surprise “find” of a beach and get to those magnificent view spots – so even the car rental website has been refined and joins the family look >http://www.crete-car-rental.com
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
Athens, Greece: Athens Archaeological Musuem reopens on 24 June 2004. Better light, lighting and displays, special paints and improved disabled access and elevator. New atrium, cafe and toilets.
Among many other improvements are the display of the gold of Mycenae and the Priamus treasure that Schliemann the archaeologist found in Troy.
Neolithic golden jewelry is being exhibited for the first time.
There are around 9000 exhibits in total. At present near 5000 square metres of the eventual 9000 suare metres exhibit space are open.
A special exhibition for the Olympic Games starts on 15 July 2004.
Museum opening hours are every day except Monday, from 8.00 am to 3.00 pm until 6 July and from the 7th of July from 8.00 am to 7.00 pm.
(On holidays the museum closes at 3.00 in the afternoon).
Tickets are 6.00 Euros.
It is suggested that at least 2 hours be devoted to enjoy the exhibits – perhaps longer, and definitely so if you include a stop at the cafe!
To thoroughly enjoy the museum and many other facets of Athens the mini-guide to the city is most helpful – it’s at http://www.cretetravel.com/Athens .Many people spend a day or two in Athens on the way to or from Crete, which also has its main archaeological museum in Herkalion, being refurbished.