Where to stay in Athens

Conjuring up images of ancient pasts, the capital city of Greece is alive with history, the seat of great learning from past cultures and stuffed full of museums and galleries to educate. The range of hotels Athens has is also a bonus as it means plenty to choose from. With so many flights arriving in Athens daily it is worth booking your chosen hotel Athens has to ensure a bed at the end of the day.

Which are the best hotels Athens offers

The hotels Athens has vary from cheap and cheerful to extremely luxurious and swanky. In between there are many hotels Athens has that offer that mid range of not too cheap and not too expensive.

Whichever you choose as your hotel Athens is sure to provide you with great views from your window or at the very least, a flavour of the city from the front door. The hotels Athens has provide you with clean rooms, great service and friendly welcomes.

Greek charm is what many hotels Athens has can offer the casual visitor, from family run accommodation with timber framed stairs to fantastic views of the Acropolis from higher windows. If you are looking for quiet hotels Athens has those too though by their very nature they are often off the beaten track down tucked-away side streets.

The sights of Athens

The main sights are of course the Acropolis and the Parthenon. It is worth noting that you can buy a ticket that covers many of the other major sights including the Theatre of Dionysos, the Roman Agora and the Temple of Olympian Zeus. As long as you see them all within 48 hours, your ticket will be valid. Then you can return to your hotel Athens has provided for you, knowing you have had a good deal.

The Acropolis covers a wide area and includes many buildings, mostly from the 5th century BC. This was the golden age of the city where everyone prospered and art and literature were at its height. You enter through a Roman arch, added 200 years later, and there is the structure that epitomises the glory of ancient Greece – the Parthenon.

Completed in 438 BC, its lines were curved to create an optical illusion. The columns are narrower towards the top to make them look straight from the visitor’s point of view down below. None of the hotels Athens has can compete with this sort of ingenuity.

The Temple of Olympian Zeus took an incredible 700 years to build, faltering over the centuries due to lack of funds or insubstantial leaders unable to carry on the work. Now 15 of its impressive Corinthian columns remain, from the original 104.

The hotels Athens has can vary in quality and your hotel Athens style can make or break your holiday. If you are not happy with your hotel Athens might not seem so welcoming. However you cannot fail to be disappointed with fares from BudgetAir as the airline constantly offers competitive deals at great rates.