Flights to Athens

Flights to Athens are increasingly popular for travellers who want to savour the distinct hospitality and world-class infrastructure that this captivating city offers.

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Attractions in Athens

Attractions in Athens

Athens is the capital of Greece and the largest city in the country. Since the 2004 Olympics, Athens has undergone an architectural 'facelift', becoming a more diverse, wealthier and sophisticated city.

Trendy hotels, shops and restaurants continue to open to support the increase in tourism. One of the most significant changes has been the banishment of automobiles in the city resulting in one of the longest pedestrian promenades in Europe.

Athens is surrounded by the mountains Parnitha, Ymmytos and Pendeli, extending up from the peninsula that reaches to Central Greece and the Saronic Gulf to the West and South of the city. The central commercial port of Piraeus is located just a few kilometres from the Athens, near the shores of southern Attica.

With mild winters and hot summers the city attracts tourists all year round, welcomed by the 4.5 million inhabitants. Click on ‘view more’ below for a summary of our favourite spots in Athens, helping you to plan an unforgettable visit to the city.

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The Parthenon
A visit to the Parthenon is a must, it being considered to be one of the most famous buildings in the world and one of the most well known surviving buildings of Ancient Greece. Over 2,500 years old, the Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis of Athens and was built to pay homage to the goddess Athena (the building was to hold a 40 foot statue of the goddess of Athena sculpted by Pheidias). Originally built as a Greek temple the Parthenon has been a mosque, a fortress, a treasury and a church over the years.

National Archaeological Museum
The largest of its kind in Greece, the National Archaeological Museum is considered to be one of the world's great museums. It has transformed from a holding place for all local significant finds around the Athens area to housing archaeological treasures from all areas of Greece. The museum houses more than 20,000 exhibits in numerous galleries, stretching over an area of 8,000 square meters. There are five main permanent collections; The Prehistoric Collection, The Sculptures Collection, The Vase and Minor Objects Collection, The Metallurgy Collection and the Egyptian Collection.

Athens Airport

Athens International Airport, named "Eleftherios Venizelos" after the influential Greek Statesman of the same name, serves over 14 million passengers a year and is among the 30 busiest airports in Europe.  

The airport was opened in March 2001 and is the main airport serving the Greek capital. It is located approximately 20 kilometres east of the city and has been designed as part of a six-phase development that will allow for a capacity of up to 50 million passengers every year.  
The airport currently has two runways and two terminals, one of which is a satellite terminal, accessible from the Main Terminal via an underground link with moving walkways. 

Athens Airport has previously been awarded two Skytrax awards for the best airport in Southern Europe. It contains a range of passenger facilities including a food court, shops, lounges, banks and free wireless internet and well as a Children's Creative Entertainment Area, allowing children to stay entertained in a safe, friendly and innovative environment.

Athens Airport

Athens Airport

Airport Code -  ATH
Airport Name - Athens International Airport
City - Athens
Country - Greece
Country Abbrev - GR