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Taxi prices in Greece

There is a minimum charge for each trip of €2.50 in Athens and €2.70 in rural towns. The meters starts at €1.80. The price per kilometer within the city limits is €0.32, and €0.60 per kilometer outside city limits or at night (midnight to 5:00 AM) in the city. Passenger pick-up, and drop-off at ports, railways, and bus stations add €0.80 to the price of the hire, and each luggage over 10 kilograms costs another €0.30. The price for taxi service to and from the Athens Airport is €35-40 These prices are valid for all taxis, and usually you can pick up a taxi at their station in central parts of towns, or you can flag one from the side of the road. Here are a few other prices you should know about taxis in Greece: Calling a taxi to come to you would cost €1.50, and the price for a taxi to wait for you is €7.90 per hour. The taxi meter must be set at the beginning of each t

Furnished Syntagma Studio free wifi

A quiet home away from home, right in the heart of Athens, very close to Syntagma Square ! Activities (on site and nearby): Shopping, Sightseeing, Restaurants, Cinemas/Movie Theaters, Live Theatre, Museums. Other Activities: Within walking distance are all archeological sites: Acropolis, Ancient Agora, Marble Stadium, Athens National Gardens, Theatre of the Herodeon, National Archeological Musuem. Fully furnished 2nd floor apartment just renovated, 28,00m2 including: one bedroom with spacious closet, full bath and fully equipped kitchen. Flat amenities include: Hot water, Flat LCD Colour TV /DVD player, Hair dryer, Iron, Cooking facilities, air-conditioning, Washing/drying machine, Coffee maker, Toaster Refrigerator, micro wave oven. kitchen accessories (plates, dishes, pots, ventilation, etc). The bedrooms includes , 1 double bed with all necessary accessories (liners, pillows, etc). High speed wifi internet is provided free Deposit required according to rental period For the benifit

Athens outdoor cinemas

One of the most enjoyable and unique ways to spend an evening in Athens is by going to one of the outdoor cinemas like the Cine Paris in the Plaka. There are others around the city, some on rooftops and some in parks and some on valuable pieces of property in the center that make you wonder how they could hold out so long. Most of the cinemas show films in their original language which 90% of the time happens to be English. Unlike other European countries Greece does not dub foreign films into Greek. They just have Greek subtitles at the bottom of the screen. Unlike theaters in other countries Greek cimenas have a bar and sell beer, brandy, ouzo and of course snacks to go with them.

Rock Shows in Athens Summer 2008

This summer Athens is hosting the European Music Day from June 16-21. There will be over 100 free open air concerts all over Athens and suburbs. June 7 Nick Cave + the Bad Seeds . Lycabettus open air theater. June 15 Mark Knopfler . Lycabettus open air theater. June 16 Sting. Rockwave Festival. ( This has not been confirmed.) June 19-20 James Blunt. Lycabettus open air theater. June 25 Linkin Park. Rockwave Festival, Terra Vibe. July 1 Def Leppard. Whitesnake. Karaiskaki Stadium. July 3 Metallica. Rockwave Festival, Terra Vibe. July 8 The Offspring, Siouxsie, The Gossip, Marky Ramone, Flogging Molly. Rockwave Festival. July 9 Judas Priest, Within Temptation, Cavalers Conspiracy, Morbid Angel. Rockwave Festival. July 10 Manu Chao, Patti Smith, Locomondo. Rockwave Festival. July 30 Leonard Cohen. Rockwave Festival. August 1 Lenny Kravitz. Lycabettus open air theater. August 2 Iron Maiden. Rockwave Festival. All tickets can be found at the Ticket House Panepistimiou St. 4