{"id":649,"date":"2023-09-04T09:46:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T09:46:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/?p=649"},"modified":"2025-01-31T14:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:09:13","slug":"athens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/04\/athens\/","title":{"rendered":"Athens"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"649\" class=\"elementor elementor-649\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d2cfe18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d2cfe18\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f4a913\" data-id=\"2f4a913\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d61c584 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d61c584\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Athens Essentials<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5924b18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5924b18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Before leaving the airport, every tourist should buy two things: transportation passes and a turbo pass.<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.turbopass.com\/athens-city-pass\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The turbo passes<\/a> let the holder have free or reduced entries to certain museums and historical sites. Some of the turbo passes give you access to use the public transit system in Athens City, but we didn\u2019t buy those because they offered more than what we were looking for and we were only staying for two days. Since we weren\u2019t staying so long, we opted for the \u2018mini turbo pass\u2019. It offers free and reduced entries to the sites we were interested in visiting and our Airbnb was within walking distance to more or less everything we wanted to see.<\/p><p>Contrary to what I had heard about the public transport systems in Greece, the metros in Athens were very good. There&#8217;s a regional train taking passengers from the airport to the the main metro station in Athens city. Athens is a really big city so I would definitely recommend opting for a transport pass when staying for more than a couple days. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisisathens.org\/getting-around\/public-transportation-metro-bus-tram\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about getting around Athens.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2af2855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2af2855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where to stay in Athens<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d78fa72 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d78fa72\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First-timers are recommended to choose accomodations in the city center, within walking distance to the Acropolis, Agora, and the museums. Athens is a city bursting at the seams with history and staying in the heart of the city allows you to soak it all in.\u00a0<\/p><p>Here are a few options for where to stay.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6952fe4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6952fe4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li>Monastiraki<br \/>Also known as the historical neighborhood, Monastiraki offers many shopping venues and a massive flea market.\u00a0<\/li><li>Psirri<br \/>This is the nightlife neighborhood. Airbnb prices are generally cheaper in this area and you&#8217;ll never have to look far for food and drinks.<\/li><li>Plaka<br \/>The oldest neighborhood in Athens, boasting beautiful architecture. Most of it is pedestrian and densely packed with shops and restaurants.\u00a0<\/li><li>Makriyanni <br \/>Upscale neighborhood home to the Acropolis. It tends to be quieter than other parts of the city center.<\/li><\/ol><p>Those were the neighborhoods I considered while I was planning the trip. Athens is a huge city and there are many other areas to consider.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.timeout.com\/athens\/travel\/where-to-stay-in-athens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out this article<\/a> for more information on where to stay in Athens.<\/p><p>Our first Airbnb was a room above a bar in Psirri (the nightlife district, 10\/10 would recommend). Honestly, it was the cheapest we could find in the center of Athens (23 euros a night). When travelling to Greece, the best thing to do is avoid peak tourist season (July and August). We went in September so the weather was starting to cool down (it was hot, but not sweltering hot), the locals were in school or working, and most of the tourists were gone. I was all the more thankful for this in our Airbnb because there was no air conditioning. Luckily there were fans in the room but if it had been hotter, we would have broiled.<br \/><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reminder:<\/span> Most places in Europe don&#8217;t have AC, so if you&#8217;re travelling in the hotest months, that&#8217;s definitely something to double check.<\/p><p>No matter where you choose to stay, you&#8217;re sure to see ruins and history left and right!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce1ad1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ce1ad1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item{display:inline-block;text-align:center;vertical-align:top;width:100%;max-width:100%;margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item img{margin:0 auto}.elementor-image-gallery .gallery-item 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src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_1016-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-663\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_1016-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_1016-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_1016-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_1016-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/DSC_1016-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-663'>\n\t\t\t\tAcropolis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ce1ad1c\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0057\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA1Ny1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiY2UxYWQxYyJ9\" href='https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Temple of Zeus Sites and Bites\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-664\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-664'>\n\t\t\t\tTemple of Zeus\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-446f915 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"446f915\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our arrival in Athens<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390a63a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390a63a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We arrived early evening so there wasn&#8217;t much time for sight seeing and we moved straight into dinner. The food in Greece is amazing. So much so that I wrote an entire article about it here. I got the impression that their diet is pretty meat based and on our first night, we opted for a taverna near our Airbnb. We ordered a pork shank that was cooked in a clay pot with potatoes, an appetizer (eggplant salad paste), and a bottle of Crete wine. The entire meal came out to 40 euros for two people &#8212; that should give you a good indication of Greek prices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6183a9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6183a9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 20-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"IMG_20190903_222419\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjYyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9JTUdfMjAxOTA5MDNfMjIyNDE5LXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-662\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IMG_20190903_222419-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Check this badboy out.<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9efdf06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9efdf06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The nightlife was great in Psyri. We barhopped for a couple hours and soon realized we were in the right neighborhood to do so. Low hanging colored lights lit up the alleyways, illuminating all sorts of different bars.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e1c18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26e1c18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Athens in a day<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3adbf5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e3adbf5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We tried to do all our sight-seeing in one day, which proved as challenging as it sounds. Here&#8217;s a breakdown of our schedule:<\/p><ul><li>7:30 Breakfast near the Airbnb with a view of the Acropolis. The portions were always much bigger than what we were expecting and everything was delicious.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-444c6a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"444c6a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-649 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"444c6a7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"img_20190904_091646\" 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src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1012-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1012-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1012-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1012-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1012-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1012-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"444c6a7\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_1015\" 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https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_1015-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-665'>\n\t\t\t\tScrambled Eggs with Feta and Tomatoes\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27a3a0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"27a3a0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>8h30: Acropolis (included in turbo pass): Such long lines, so much sun, so high up. We realized too late that our pass only included line skipping for the Acropolis. To get the actual ticket, we needed to go to the office in Athens city and get it before getting into the Acropolis. The views were still amazing.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b5bdba4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b5bdba4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-649 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b5bdba4\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"View of Athens\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjI2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDAwNi1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjViZGJhNCJ9\" 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-374'>\n\t\t\t\tAcropolis\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac68e5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ac68e5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Our next stop was the New Museum of Acropolis. Not only did the turbo pass cover the entry fee, but it also allowed us to skip the lines. The design of the museum was greatly inspired by the actual Acropolis. While laying out the foundation for the building, the construction company realized that there were remains under the land they were supposed to be building on! The museum therefore has a glass floor at the entrance, showing off the remains underneath.<\/li><li>Lunch. The first typical Greek meal we had, setting the tone for the days to come.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df51b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"df51b1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-649 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"df51b1d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0053\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA1My1zY2FsZWQuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiZGY1MWIxZCJ9\" href='https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0053-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"df51b1d\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0051-1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY5LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA1MS0xLXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJkZjUxYjFkIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0051-1-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4039a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4039a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Next stop: The Agora. We had actually passed it on our way to the Acropolis that morning.<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>3pm: National Archaeology Museum<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>4:30pm: Temple of Olympian Zeus<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-008ac6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"008ac6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0057\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjY0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA1Ny1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-664\" alt=\"Temple of Zeus Sites and Bites\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0057-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Temple of Zeus<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be89202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be89202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>5:30pm: National Gardens, right next to the Temple of Olympian Zeus. There&#8217;s a small zoo and a beautiful caf\u00e9 in the gardens where we stopped for a well deserved rest and coffee.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-e262ff2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e262ff2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-d903175\" data-id=\"d903175\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3118ef3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3118ef3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0071\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjIyLCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA3MS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-622\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0071-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4daf3b1\" data-id=\"4daf3b1\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c9b13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3c9b13e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0069-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0069\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njk1LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA2OS1zY2FsZWQuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0069-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-695\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3581e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b3581e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0067-1-scaled.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"dsc_0067-1\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6Njk2LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc2l0ZXNhbmRiaXRlcy5uZXRcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjNcLzA5XC9kc2NfMDA2Ny0xLXNjYWxlZC5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/dsc_0067-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-image-696\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3af20d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3af20d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>And there you have it, the most condensed 1 day Athens itinerary. At the end of the day, we walked down the main shopping road, heading back to Monastiraki before eating dinner and going out.<br \/>The following day, our ferry left the port at 6:45am, so we wanted to arrive at the port at 6 (at which point we regretted having gone out the night before). The metros were already running at that hour but if your hotel isn&#8217;t close to the a station where the metro 1 (green line) runs, taxis cost around 15 euros from the center of Athens (they might charge more if it&#8217;s the middle of the night).<\/p><p>Our trip continues in Koufonisia! <a href=\"https:\/\/sitesandbites.net\/index.php\/2023\/09\/05\/koufonisia\/\">Click here to read all about it.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa5f594 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa5f594\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e61ce7\" data-id=\"3e61ce7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athens Essentials Before leaving the airport, every tourist should buy two things: transportation passes and a turbo pass. The turbo passes let the holder have free or reduced entries to certain museums and historical sites. 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