Apartments in Athens Center

Syntagma Square was once called "The Garden of the Muses" and is believed to be where the "Peripatetics", a group of philosophers led by Aristotle, used to wander in the grove of trees that once grew here. All roads in Athens seem to lead you to Syntagma Square - at least, the public transportation does. It's a place of high contrasts. Luxury hotels line the square, and pedestrian-friendly streets lead away from it and ultimately to the Acropolis and Parthenon itself. Every hour, there is a ceremonial transfer of power among the traditionally-garbed guards outside the Parliament Building. Only a Greek can make a pleated skirt and fluffy ball-toed shoes look both manly and rather threatening. On Sundays, the ceremony is more complex and offers a particularly good opportunity for photographs.

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...

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 ...