Reviewing Athens

Agora

A week in Athens isn’t nearly long enough to see all of the monuments, ruins, points of interest, as well as sample all of the food options in the city. I also didn’t get to do more than glance at the sea shore or peek at some of the coastline. In August I thought one time in Athens was plenty, but I may have to make a return trip some fall or spring! For information about my rating system of where we stayed, what we ate, and what we did, see Reading the Reviews.

Acting out in Athens

Greek Folk Dance

The best time to visit Athens is in the spring (April, May, early June) or fall (mid-September, October); so of course we came in August. This is one of the hottest months, as well as the time of year that Athens has the most tourists. Was it hot – yes! Was it crowded – sort of. If you went to the tourist places, and who doesn’t, there were substantial numbers of people; if you hung out in museums or interesting places without air conditioning, it wasn’t too crowded. Our best idea was to go to the ruins early in the morning and save the museums for later in the day. In the evening the best place to be was in a café that overlooked the water with some sort of cold drink in your hand.