Greece Hotels

Athens is neither the beginning, nor the end. Athens is everywhere. In every point on the map. And every point on the map is in Athens. Because Athens is the centre of all the centres in the world. Everything is concentrated within her. She is the city of the Olympic Idea, the city of artists, cultural channel, scientific centre, East and West for each voyager, the crossroads of every major event for the active, the fashion that is in for avid sophisticates, the Parthenon of all and for all.

Attractions in Athens
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. A monument over which a guard of honour keeps vigil The 1100 am changing of the guard on sundays is a picturesque small ceremony.

The Greek House of Parliaments. This is a neoclassical building overlooking the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Formerly used as the residential palace of Greece’s first king, Otto (1832-1862), it houses since 1933 the Greek Parliament. Adjoining the building is the National Garden stretching as far as the Zappeion Exhibition and Congress Hall, which stands in its own park.

The Lycabettus (Licavitos) Hill. Clad in pinewoods and crowned by the picturesque white chapel of St. George the hill provides a fine panoramic view over the entire city. There is a restaurant and pastryshop on the top. Access is by funicular or footpath.

Other famous monuments and attractions are Sintagma Square, The Plaka, Monastiraki and Iliou Melathron.

Mykonos is world-famous. It is no coincidence that this, the most cosmopolitan of all Greek islands, attracts so many visitors from all over the globe, including large numbers of artists and intellectuals.
Here, the steep mountains to be encountered in most of the Cyclades give way to low, rocky hills which 14 combine with superb beaches to make up the landscape of the island.

The capital, Hora, with its colourful harbour in which little fishing-boats nestle happily side by side with luxury yachts, presents quite a different picture from the majority of Aegean island towns. While it is usual for island villages to be built on naturally amphitheatrical sites, Mykonos is spread out over a flat area and conveys an impression of solid aesthetic cohesion.
Along the whitewashed streets stand brilliant white box-shaped houses with stepped walls for sitting on, wooden doors and windows and brightly coloured balconies. These are interspersed with small but impressive churches, pretty little tavernas and shops selling souvenirs and other goods, and the overall sense is of being inside a film set.

The lovers of the sea will fmd outstanding golden beaches such as Aghios Stefanos, Psarou, Kalafatis, Platis Gialos, Omos, Elia and Panormos.
Mykonos is a busy island with all the amenities of a modern resort and with plenty to do – by day or night – for those who want to have a lively time. Yet visitors fond of more peaceful holidays will still find quiet corners in which to relax.