Kolonaki Athens

... the week to see the Athens location with her own eyes. Tzev, Dutch, Nurse Cubby, Gramma, Chaplain, and I met in the posh Kolonaki district of Athens, and walked up... and up.... and up to Lycabettus (Leek-uh-VEET-ohs) Hill, the "Hill of the Wolves" ...

... a day to tour, we hit the tourist circuit; Accropolis, Parthenon, Ancient Agora, plus, the areas of Plaka, Kolonaki, Psiri, and Montasariki. Definitely a Griswald family type of power-packed day/evening. First up, the Accropolis - amazing ...

... by 6am headed to the airport for our flight back to Athens and then Los Angeles. I would love to return to Greece someday, and would go back to Athens for sure. It would be nice to see Delphi and points north. However, I would probably head to different ...

... area in front of it to try later) to take the metro at Viktoria to Syntagma Square, then change to Megaro Mousikis (Kolonaki). The metro was well organised and we bought a carnet of tickets so we could explore further afield later. We walked along the ...

... then starting at 7:30pm, the rest of the evening was filled with a ton of swimming. We jumped on the metro from Kolonaki and headed over to the OAKA. It definitely wasn't as crowded as the experience to the opening ceremony!! I'm pretty sure today ...

... , take the tram and get as far as Glyfada and Vouliagmeni, probably if they have time do some island popping. Ermou street and Kolonaki are famous for shopping. Use the metro and get as far as Piraeus to Marina Zeas Pasalimani or have a 2 day trip to the ...

... , which hosted the 2004 Olympic Games, can be seen from here. We then walked around the districts of Plaka, Kolonaki and Monastiraki. The Plaka and Kolonaki districts cater to tourists, with big departmental stores and souvenir shops. The Monastiraki ...

... running was the only sport for the first 13 ancient Olympic games. "Citizens of the world, welcome to Athens! Olympic Games, welcome back to Greece!" was the theme of the night. The aisles filled with 400 percussionists playing Zeimbekiko (which Naomi ...

... Value Hotel. The St. George Lycabettus hotel has a unique location right in the luxury area of Kolonaki centre, -the trendiest and most elegant district of Athens. If you happen to be out walking there is a possibility to come across different ...

... leaf litter beneath the trees.  Very pleasant.  At the bottom we wound our way back down through the streets of Kolonaki window shopping in the trendy shops and stopping for a (very expensive) coffee at a delightful roadside coffee and tea ...