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Athens is one of the oldest cities in the world, dominated by the Acropolis. Just 500 feet below, ancient meets modern: Syntagma Square, the meeting place of today, is near the picturesque romantic Plaka with its winding lanes. Travellers to Athens will also discover a vibrant contemporary city, with excellent restaurants, fantastic nightlife, thriving theatrical and musical scenes and chic shopping districts.
 Athens Main Shopping Areas
Kolonaki (near Syntagma Square):An area of quality shops, jewellery, boutiques, children's clothes and toys, leather goods, furs,gifts, antiques, popular arts, household goods etc. Syntagma-Monastiraki-Ermou St. Excellent area for ladies fashion. Mitropoleos St Furs, jewellery, handicraft, dress materials. Athinas St. -Monastiraki: Antiques, bric-a-brac, popular art, copper ware, fabrics. The Monastiraki flee market is open daily from 9.00 am to 2.00pm, Sunday morning being the busiest and most colourful day of the week. Akadimias St Menswear stores
Food & Entertainment
Greece offers a sumptuous choice of restaurants, serving both international and traditional Greek food. Your stay in Greece is not complete without sampling Traditional Greek cuisine, which contains fragrant local extra virgin Olive oil, meats, poultry, a wide variety of seafood and pungent herbs. Ouzeries offer succulent Greek appetisers, known as “Mezedes”. The famous Greek Tavernas offer traditional Greek dishes, which can be accompanied by the famous Retsina wine.
Useful Hints
Call home To call Australia dial 0061 followed by the state code and then the telephone number.
Time difference APR-SEP Greece is 7 hrs behind Australia OCT-MAR Greece is 9 hrs behind Australia
Embassies &Consulates Australia: 37d Soutsou St. Tel. 210 644 7303
New Zealand: 9 Semitelou St. Tel. 210 771 0112
Business hours Public services in Greece operate 8.00am to 3.30pm Monday to Friday
Banks Are generally open for business from 8.00am to 2.00pm daily except Saturday, Sunday and public holidays.
Post Offices Are open Monday through Saturday from 7.30am to 7.30pm. The main offices at Eolou Street and Syntagma Square remain open until 10.00pm.
Useful Telephone Numbers
First Aid Station .......................166
Police emergency squad ...............100
Hospitals .............................106
Pharmacies ...........................107
Aliens bureau ................210 362 8301
Tourist Police ..........................171
HOTELS IN ATHENS
Villa Tina- Lagonisi
Location: Lagonisi holiday resort, 30 Km from Athens
Facilities:
Jacuzzi, Self-cater ing amenities
On Lagonisi Holiday resort, only 45 minutes drive from Athens city centre,
this property offers quality self-catering accommodation. It's a newly built
complex of 3 individual villas, sharing an outside pool & Jacuzzi. The
complex lies on a large plot of 2000 m2 located close to the famous
Lagonisi beach and offers combination of a 2-bedroom and a 3-bedroom
apartment or a 5-bedroom villa, suitable for young couples, families and
their friends looking for an extending stay near Athens.
Lagonisi (in greek meaning “island of rabbits”) is a
settlement in the southern part of Attica by the Saronic
Gulf. It is linked with a 4-lane highway to Athens & Sounio,
while the small road linking to the airport lies north. It is
located approximately 30 km southestern of Athens, 10 Km
southern of the El. Venizelos International Airport and 35
Km northwestern of Cape Sounion.
Lagonisi offers a mixture of luxury and small or middensity
homes. Sandy beaches as well as several hotels and
facilities lies within the Saronic and restaurants also covers
the shoreline, offering a relaxing but at the same time a
cosmopolitan atmosphere.
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