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This week, Athens is the soccer, or as they say in the UK,  the football capital of the world. On Wednesday May 23rd at 9:45 pm Liverpool versus Milan in the final match of the Champions League to be held in the Olympic Stadium of Athens.  About 25,000 fans of each team are expected. Tickets...sold out.  May the best team win!

"Yabanaki"! This is not a judo move, nor a kamikaze scream before he plunges to his death. This is the hottest beach in the athenian coastline, at the Varkiza Bay, about 40 minutes drive from the center of Athens (mainly due to traffic, in early morning, you can get there a lot faster).

"Ya banaki" is Greek (transribed in latin characters) for "for a swim". It is a sandy beach, with ...

The best way to see central Athens is on foot. A one hour stroll with eyes and camera open will reveal a carnival of costumes, noise and unexpected sights. Try to avoid following passer-bys who are just rushing through traffic, squares and pedestrian zones. These people are always "busy" on their cellphones, in a hurry to work, eat, shop, to the metro stations, begging for a taxi or trying to ...

Books promote discussion and interaction between generations. Remember storytime where the old would read to the young ? Until May 14, 2007 you can visit the Athens Book Festival celebrating its 30th anniversary. At the foot of the Acropolis along Dionysiou Areopagitou Street, 300 Spartans, sorry I mean publishers, are exhibiting at 254 outdoor stands. It's an evening stroll where you can leaf through and buy books, go people watching, ...

I’m such a fan of the downtown area of Athens and since my favorite cappuccino is served at Clemente VIII (ask for it with chocolate), I found myself there yesterday… and today sipping coffee. Unbeknown to me, however was a delightful surprise awaiting all passersby just down the alleyway known as Spiromiliou at City Link (Stadiou 4). There is a fabulous photography exhibit called “wild nature” which displays ...

I really must apologize for my absence this month. I was traveling about the planet and therefore have abandoned you. But alas, I am back and with more enthusiasm to share than ever! Easter has passed, the sun is shinning, I’m finally in flip-flops and I feel good.

So, I shall take you today to the spring/summer playground of the weekend adventurer from Athens to a ...

The Benaki Museum is one of the main shrines of culture in Athens. It is hosted in a building on Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, right at the center of Athens, once home of a very wealthy and influential in both political and cultural life of Athens, the Benaki family. The building itself, a great example of what is termed "neoklassical" style, is situated very close to both Syntagma and Evangelismos metro ...

As any dedicated citizen of the world, you simply have to visit the Acropolis, period. Whether out of interest in history and civilization or because you will have to face all friends and family at home who are bound to ask (and give you a "tsk-tsk" look if you dare to say you skipped the visit), a trip to Acropolis (literally, "the edge of town") is definitely rewarding. You can take the ...

It's a warm sunny day out and like snails all of Athens swarmed the streets.  I was no exception, of course and joined the masses.  There is just something alluring about Monastiraki that brings not just Greeks but energized tourists to it's saturated streets.  Right outside the metro & train station you will find a plethora of jewelry carts with vendors proudly displaying their wares, produce sellers with large juicy fruit (beware of extremely ...