Click on any city to explore my recommendations for things to do, food to eat and where to get it, and how to have a fun night, all included with my personal reviews. However, all of my recommendations are based on my personal taste and experience, as well as the time of the year I traveled so they may differ from your experience.
Athens
It's hard to give an unbiased review of this city because it was the third city we visited in Greece, the first two being Mykonos and Santorini. It was a quick transition from beautiful beaches and sunsets to a more city life which definitely had it's pros and cons, but I particularly was not super impressed with Athens. Seeing the Acropolis, opera in the theater, and gyros were awesome, but other than that the nightlife was not great, there weren't a ton of things to do that didn't involve history, however, I am happy I went. On my next trip, I would personally not return to Athens but I'm also someone that loves activities that for the most part don't involve history.
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Stay
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Pristine Urban Suites Airbnb: Link
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Next time: Would definitely stay here again, close to everything!
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Things to Do and Reviews
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Acropolis
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Duh
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Walk through the Central Market
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Basic clothing items, jewelry, and bags but still a cool area
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Sunset lookout point
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As you start to walk up the hill to get to the Acropolis, go to the left and look for a huge rock structure with a staircase going up
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This take you right to a 360 view of the entire city
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Look up if there are any shows at Odeon of Herodes Atticus
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Incredible theater on the Acropolis hill where we saw an opera that was awesome
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Lunch Places and Reviews
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Dioskouri
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Good gyro sit down place right next to the Acropolis
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Dinner Places and Reviews
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A is for Athens
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Beautiful rooftop restaurant with an incredible view of the Acropolis with great wine and cocktails
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Reservation far in advance!!!
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MS Rooftop Garden
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Cheaper restaurant with another incredible view of the Acropolis, no reservation needed but a line forms near sunset so get there far in advance
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The pork souvlaki was insanely good
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Dessert/Late Night Eats
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Sabbas
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Most incredible gyro I had in all of Greece, right next to the main square
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Open late until like 4am, had it sober and not and it might have been better sober
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Best Bars/Clubs
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Dirty Blonde
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Super fun club that doesn’t get popping until late but is really fun once it does
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Not too expensive for a table/bottles
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There was a different bar that looked insane but had the most absurd line
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360 Bar
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Rooftop bar overlooking the Acropolis with really good drinks, but not a huge menu for food
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