Apartments in Athens Center

The design by Bernard Tschumi was selected as the winning project in the second competition for the design of the New Acropolis Museum. Tschumi's design revolves around three concepts: light, movement, and a tectonic and programmatic element, which together "turn the constraints of the site into an architectural opportunity, offering a simple and precise museum" with the mathematical and conceptual clarity of ancient Greek buildings. The new Acropolis Museum is under construction at the southern base of the Acropolis, at the ancient road that led up to the "sacred rock" in classical times. Set only 800 feet from the legendary Parthenon, the museum will be the most significant building ever erected so close to the ancient temple!

Readily available at kiosks on Syntagma square - opposite the parliament building and in front of McDonald's and the Post Office. These kiosks carry major international newspapers & magazines from around the world. The Athens News is a daily English language paper focused on Greece and some international news, the German daily paper is Athener Zeitung. These kiosks also stock some cigars ("Poora"). For a better selection the Cigar shop on Philellinon. Turn right as if you are walking out of McDonald's, pass the post office and cross Mitropoleos Street, it's about 100 metres up, on the left. Around Syntagma and at Metro stations, you may also find free publications (some available in english) like Athens Voice and others. Foreign books and magazines are also available in Eleftheroudakis on Panepistimiou str. or the Eleftheroudakis shop below Starbucks on Mitropoleos (Cathedral) square.

You can find there high quality objects which bring classical Greek culture into our daily lives! Aythentic copies, decoratives,textiles,home and office supplies!

Athens, Plaka-old town (down of Acropolis, historical center) 2 min from Syntagma square, 2 min from famous and exclusive shopping area (Ermou street), fast access to all archeological sites. 3 Metro stations access (~ 2-3 min walking distance to each station) Fully Furnished apartment for rent, 67.00m2 including: 2 Bedrooms with spacious closets, living-dining room, full bath and fully equipped kitchen. Flat amenities include: Hot water, Colour TV, Hair dryer, Iron, Electric stove, Washing machine, Coffee maker, Refrigerator, kitchen accessories (plates, dishes, pots, ventilation, etc). The bedrooms includes , 1 double bed and 2 single beds with all necessary accessories (liners, pillows, etc). The sofa in the living room can turn to a bed accommodating 4+1. High speed Internet connection provided . Special discounts are offered for stays 3 weeks+. email: adriagraf@gmail.com

The clearest days in Athens are wonderful, with sunny, clear views across the city and its monuments. It can be this way in any month, but at times Athens suffers from noticeable pollution. It's clearest after windy or rainy weather. Winters during the mid-November to end of February period can be cold, with daytime temperatures occasionally falling to low single digit figures (centigrade), snow is rare. You can expect the norm to be 10-16 degrees. The likelihood of rain is higher, mostly in January and February. Summers are hot and dry with 28-38 degrees the expected range. Consider these conditions to apply from mid-May until the end of September. Spring and autumn tends to have a sample of both summer and winter weather, in temperature and rainfall, usually somewhere in between the two - but these periods are typically mild. We should point out that, in common with worldwide weather changes, recent years have seen greater unpredictability in climate.

The New Athens Airport - Eleftherios Venizelos [Opened in 2001] Airport telephone number: 210-353 0000. Luggage carts (baggage trolleys) are available at 1.50 euros. The airport is designed to cater for disabled people. Airport information website: www.aia.gr Baggage store: Pacific Left Luggage - Level 0/Arrivals. Tel. 210-353 0160. Getting to and from Athens airport to the centre of Athens by Metro, train & express bus The easiest & fastest way: Airport to the centre of Athens, Monastiraki (and vice versa): in only 45 minutes! * Suburban train leaving from the airport and connecting with Metro Line 3 at Plakendias station. You can continue on Line 3 to the centre (Syntagma or Monastiraki) or change to Line 1, at Monastiraki station, to continue to Pireas port. * Also, some of the metro trains of Line 3 "surface" at the Plakendias station and continue all the way to the airport. There is a train (Metro or Suburban, alternating) every 15 minutes. NEW: The Suburban (a...

The Metro Lines The Metro in Athens is brand new and extensions to the existing lines are still being built. The Metro Lines (2 and 3) connect with Line 1, which is the old Electric train line (only part of this line is underground - great for sightseeing!). Line 1 and 3 connect in the centre at Monastiraki (near the Acropolis). The existing lines are as follows Line 1 (green) is completed (Kifisia to Pireas). Line 2 (red) completed part: from Agios Andonios to Agios Dimitrios/Al.Panagoulis. Line 3 (blue) completed part: from Egaleo to Doukissis Plakendias, where it connects with the new Suburban train from the airport. Tickets Metro (Lines 2 & 3) The price of the ticket is 0.80 euros. Tickets *must* be validated before boarding, through the special Ticket Validating Machines installed inside the stations. Each ticket is valid for 90 minutes from the time of its validation and for Lines 2, 3 or Line 1 interchanges. It is not valid for return via the route already covered. This ...