26th Athens classic marathon

The 26th Athens Classic Marathon is an amateur race, starting from the city of Marathon and finishing in the Panathinaikon Stadium in Athens. There is a small fee for the athletes but everyone can join and try to finish the 42km race. The event will start on Sunday 9th of November at 9:00 am.

Plaka , Athens

Plaka is the most beautiful section of the city of Athens. Under the Parthenon and the Acropolis, in the heart of the city it has a long history. Most of the cafes and restaurants of Plaka have been around for decades, since Plaka was still the center of Athenian Nightlife. That is not the case today though. Plaka today is full of restaurants, cafe’s and tourist shops. It is located between the metro stations of Monastiraki and Attiki. A place of culture and beauty, it is the meeting spot of painters, musicians and writers. Apart from the hill of Acropolis, there are many archaeological sites like the Tower of the Winds, the Roman Agora and others. A visit to Plaka is the best way to get a feeling of the history of the city of Athens, from ancient times to this century.

Madonna live in athens

The concert of famous pop star Madonna in Athens, Greece attracted more than 100,000 visitors from greece and abroad during this weekend. The city (of 3.5 million people) was full. 500 hotels and 29.000 rooms hardly managed to accommodate the visitors while the transportation from and to Athens was problematic as well. Those problems aside, the concert in the Olympic stadium of Athens was a success, everybody was happy and hopefully Athens will host more shows like this in the future.

Athens

Athens is the capital of Greece and the largest city in the country. With more than 3.5 million in the metropolitan area, it’s the center of Greece economically and administratively. The international airport of Athens, Eleytherios Venizelos is the largest one in greece with 16.5 million passengers this year. The port of pireaus is also the largest port in the country and one of the most important ports in the mediterranean sea.

The city of Athens has many attractions for the visitor, the Acropolis with the Parthenon, Thiseion, Plaka, Monastiraki etc …  The city is a metropolis: noisy and ugly  most of the time, though with many beautiful spots and a vivid nightlife. If you travel to greece you will propably spend some time in athens during your trip: All -greek- roads lead to Athens.  And there is a catch. During August a large portion of the 3.5 million residents roam to the greek mainland and islands for their summer vacations. At that time, Athens becomes a peaceful, beautiful city full of ancient monuments, museums, galleries, festivals etc.