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Category: Athens

ANAFIOTIKA…AN ATHENS NEIGHBORHOOD LOST IN TIME

Anafiotika was on my Athens exploration wish list after watching an episode of Rick Steves on PBS. It is a tiny enclave of unique homes on the side of the Acropolis hill. The first houses were built in the era of Otto of Greece, when workers from the island…

ATHENS…AMAZING, ALLURING…AND SO ANCIENT

Greece was on our travel radar for many years, and we finally made it happen! Paris and the island of Guernsey were tiring but we did our best to rally. Our base was the Electra Metropolis Hotel in the Syndagma district. We had dinner on the terrace of our hotel…