A weekend in Athens Greece it is! A traveler who decides to visit Greece, is going to live some of the most unique and memorable experiences in his life. Greece is a country full of world famous monuments, great Greek food and marvelous islands, where you will have the time of your life. Spending a full weekend in Athens, the capital of Greece is going to fulfill even the rarest desires of a visitor. Athens is an area full of great sightseeing and a modern city too. Let’s now learn out, how a great weekend in Athens is going to be. Day one Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport is the main airport of Athens and the first Greek taste you are going to have. If you are a non-European citizen, you will need to go straight ahead and exchange your money. There is an exchange store in the airport called ‘’ONE’’ and you will follow the instructions to find it. There are also a lot of exchange stores everywhere in Athens, but you will need some money to pay your transport from the airport to the city. After you exchange your money, you will need to reach the center of Athens. There are a lot of ways to do that: You can take the metro, the train, the bus or a taxi. It depends on how much money you are willing to spend on it. If you have not pre-booked your transfer before you reach the airport, you can schedule it upon your arrival. If you decide to take a taxi, keep in mind that the normal price is 35-40euros for the distance from the airport to the Athens centre. You can either take the metro, which costs 10 euros per person or the direct bus, which will take you directly to the centre of Athens, at the Constitution square within 1h and costs 8 euros per person. I would suggest you take a taxi in order to take you in front of your hotel, so as you will not lose time searching for it. For your accommodation in Athens, there are a lot of interesting options, depending on the budget you want to spend for your staying in the city. Most of the hotels in the city are offering high quality services and have been internationally honoured for that. It is preferable to stay at areas close to the historical city centre of Athens to be easy moving. After you leave your stuff at the hotel you choose to stay, and have some rest, you should spend your evening in the city in an easy way, while having a first taste of the history of Athens. So, your first stop should be the famous National Garden. The National Garden is a verdant paradise in the heart of Athens, combined with the Zappeion area, which offers a cool green walk in history. The National Garden is a verdant area and Zappeion's garden is located there too. You can have a cool walk through a vast expanse of greenery with endless endemic trees from other continents. A small zoo, a children's playground and a children's library can be found there too. The Garden also hosts ancient ruins like columns, mosaics while in the southern part you will see the busts of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the great philhellene and Dionysius Solomos who wrote the National Anthem of Greece. In the southern part of the Garden, the world's first building built for the Olympic Games, the Zappeion Mansion. It is one of the most important buildings in Athens and is intimately connected with the history of modern Greece. It was built in 1888 with the funding of the national benefactor Evangelos Zappas, so it is named after him. Next to the Zappeion building, there is a coffee-restaurant and you can have a coffee break, while enjoying the most beautiful view of Acropolis and Lecabettous. After your coffee break, you should return to your hotel and have some rest in order to be powerful the next day. You can visit the National Garden all year long from sunrise to sunset so feel free to enjoy this magnificent walk. If you do not want to go to the National Garden, there is also the option of the city-cruising bus. You are going to have a first taste of the city, going around all the beautiful places in Athens or Piraeus area. This is also a nice idea if you want not to spend a lot of time moving from an area to another and admire all the famous monuments. As for the night, I would suggest you to visit the area of Kolonaki as this is the nicest and the wealthiest part of Athens, with many fine dining restaurants and cafes. Da Capo is the most famous café in this area. If you are looking for something great but not expensive, you must try Balcony restaurant and Bar. Located to the Acropolis area, this place is going to be the nicest experience you had in Athens! If you asked me, I have tasted the whole menu and can definitely guarantee you will be fully satisfied. Day 2 After your breakfast in the hotel, there are a lot of ways to spend your second day in Athens. First, the most obvious proposal is to visit the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum (http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/. One of the most important monuments in Greece and in the world is waiting for you to explore it. You are going to admire some of the most interesting monuments and feel the power of the Greek history and its huge influence to the rest of the world. On the roof top of the museum, there is a café, where you can have a break and enjoy the great view. In the afternoon and after your visit to the museum, you can do something alternative. You can participate in an Athens food tour. It is one of the most famous and unique activities the visitors like to take part in. There are organized shared tours and you can choose the one you prefer. So, you will be able to experience the loveliest tastes of all the great Greek recipes.Get ready to have a bite of a sweet, cream filled, crunchy layered pie type called bougatsa, dive your fork into perfectly fried doughnut balls drenched in honey called loukoumades, and savor a satisfying meld of flavors from warm pita bread filled with seasoned grilled meat, fresh veggies and traditional tzatziki sauce, called gyros. In between, you’ll taste the worldwide famous Feta cheese, Greek olives, and great Greek wines.The guide will organize a tour in the bustling Athens Central Market, which is one of the most unique food markets all over Europe. Here, you will see local food sellers, fishermen and butchers among all the others, trying to sell their fresh stuff in a loud way! After your tour you can return to your hotel to have some rest to get ready for the ultimate Greek night. You can start your night by having a drink at the roof garden of the Electra Metropolis hotel. Trust me; this is the nicest view of all, facing the Acropolis! If the weather is good, your eyes may reach Piraeus port and small but lovely Aegina Island! You cannot leave this city without going to at least one of the Greek-type music halls, called bouzoukia. There, you will enjoy your drink, listening to famous Greek singers performing from midnight to the dawn. It is a fascinating experience; you will never live anywhere in the world! On your last day in Athens, after you check out from your hotel, you should visit the historical Plaka and Monastiraki areas. They are in the heart of the city and the have not lost their unique character all of these years. You will walk through all the places that Plato and Socrates used to walk too. You can really enjoy your coffee with a handmade lemon pie, buy a lot of souvenirs and head to the airport in a way you are going to choose. Athens is a multicolored city and it is going to satisfy you in a lot of ways. The most important of all though, is the great sense of the Greek hospitality that you are going to feel from the very first moment. After you leave this city, you will feel that you made some real friends there and a part of your heart is going to lead you there again and again. Greece it is.