Athens Excursions - Good for a city break?

Its all Greek to me

A 7 night excursion in one of the most ancient capitals in the world, a place named after a goddess, a place with lots of old buildings and older ruins.

I think for this blog I’m going to start off with the food.

Gyros!

That’s all that needs to be said.

15 euros in cash and you’ve just got lunch for you and 4 friends for the next fortnight.

Chicken, halloumi, why not both?

Cheap and unbelievable.

Anyway, the city is crazy big with culture and history unavoidable, even if you closed your eyes you’d probably walk into a big ol pillar of some temple.

Of course, we wanted to hit all the hotspots and see some of the main attractions there were on show, which meant a lot of tubes and excursions but it was worth it.

The acropolis offers some incredible views of the city, which, even if you ain’t interested in the history should for sure be a priority.

You can get an all-access ticket for most of the main attractions for 30 euros which we would recommend.

Because we were a bit historied out we decided to head off on a boat excursion to hop some of the nearby islands which meant clear seas, photoshoots, and the worst sunburn I’ve ever had.

10/10 for the boat trip and aloe vera.

The rest of the trip was spent exploring the neighbourhoods and bars.

The Monastraki district seemed to be the best for nightlife and we found ourselves liking Normans bar which did a banging spritz.

 

Overall rating: 4.5/5

Loved Athens and seeing all the ruins was very cool however there’s only so many temples of the gods that my imagination can imagine.

However great gyros, 2 euros is a steal and exploring the different districts meant that you didn’t get bored.

Could probably do the city in a long weekend though.