Athens may be the oldest European city, but its atmosphere is youthful and upbeat. With thousands of years' worth of history, a collection of the world's most iconic ruins and a lively cosmopolitan center, this is a destination that belongs on any traveler's itinerary. The sites, shops and hotels of Athens have been revitalized in the past decade, and the worn-out clichés of this city as crowded and polluted have faded into history.
The historic core of Athens is in Plaka, on the same hillside as the Acropolis. Plaka, together with Thissio and the market district of Monastiraki, has been inhabited for 5,000 years. Athens hotels in this area are at the center of world history, and there's no better place to be stationed if you want to be immersed in the city's – and indeed, western civilization's – past. Whether exploring the Parthenon, escaping to southern beaches or sipping a cocktail from a rooftop lounge of a five-star Athens hotel, visitors are sure to go home with more than a few lasting memories.
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- Aegina
- Afissos
- Ag. Andreas (Messinia)
- Ag. Georgios (Olympia)
- Ag. Georgios (Irakleia)
- Ag. Konstantinos (Messini)
- Ag. Lavrentios (Magnisia)
- Ag. Panteleimon
- Ag. Pelagia
- Aghios Emilianos
- Agia Eleousa
- Agia Pelagia Kythira
- Agiassos
- Agia Triada (Thessaloniki)
- Agii Apostoli
- Agioi Theodoroi
- Agios Georgios Nileias
- Agios Ioannis
- Agios Pavlos Naousa
- Agios Vlasios
- Agkali (Nileas)
- Agkidia
- Agrinion
- Aianteion
- Aidipsos
- Aigio (Pelopponese)
- Akrata
- Akrogiali
- Akti Idras (Argolis)
- Alexandroupolis
- Alika
- Alissos
- Alonissos
- Alonnisos
- Alopronia (Sikinos)
- Amarynthos Evia
- Ambeliona
- Amfiklia
- Amfilochia
- Ammoudia
- Ammouliani
- Amorgos
- Anafi
- Anavissos
- Anavyssos
- Anchialos
- Andros
- Angairia
- Angariones
- Anilio
- Ano Chora (Aitolia kai Akarnania)
- Ano Mera
- Ano Meria
- Ano Pedina
- Ano Volos
- Antiparos
- Aperathos
- Arachova
- Archea Olimpia
- Archea Pissa
- Areopoli
- Argalasti
- Argos
- Aridaia
- Aristi
- Arkitsa
- Arkoudi
- Armenistis
- Artemida
- Artemisia
- Artemision
- Asprovalta
- Astypalaia
- Athens
- Avgonyma
- Avia
- Ayios Leon
- Chaidari
- Chalkida (Chalcis)
- Chalkidiki
- Chalkidona
- Chania (Agria)
- Chinitsa
- Chios
- Chorefton
- Chrani
- Corfu Island
- Corinth
- Costa Navarino
- Crete Island
- Dasamari (Attiki)
- Delphi
- Diafanion
- Diakofti
- Diakopto
- Dilofo
- Dimitsana
- Drama
- Drepanon
- Drios
- Egares
- Elaionas (Diakopto)
- Elati
- Elatochorion
- Elea (Molai)
- Elefsina
- Emporios
- Eptalofos
- Ermioni
- Euboea
- Exokhorion
- Faris
- Fiolitis
- Flokas (Olympia)
- Folegandros
- Fourni (Fournoi)
- Frikes
- Galaxidhion
- Galini
- Gerolimenas
- Gialiskari
- Glinado Naxos
- Grevena
- Gythio
- Halki
- Idhra
- Igoumenitsa
- Ikaria Island
- Ilia
- Ioannina
- Ios Chora
- Ioulida
- Isthmia
- Itea
- Ithaki
- Kaiafas
- Kaimaktsalan Voras
- Kalamaki
- Kalamaki (Petalidi)
- Kalamata
- Kalamourida (Ikaria)
- Kalampaka
- Kala Nera
- Kalavryta
- Kalipadhon
- Kallirroi
- Kallithea (Chalcidice)
- Kalogria
- Kalpaki
- Kalymnos
- Kalyvia (Laconia)
- Kalyvia Fylaktis
- Kamares (Peloponnese)
- Kamena Vourla
- Kaminia
- Kanali (Zaloggo)
- Kanalos
- Kandia
- Kapsas
- Karavostasi (Xili)
- Karavostasion
- Kardamas
- Kardaras (Arkadhia)
- Karditsa
- Karistos
- Karitsa (Evrimeni)
- Karpathos
- Karpenision
- Karpofora
- Kastellorizo
- Kastoria
- Kastraki
- Kastrosykia
- Katakolon
- Katerini
- Kato Alepokhorion
- Kato Karvelion
- Kato Pedina
- Kato Rodini (Akhaia)
- Katouna
- Kavala
- Kea
- Kechries
- Kedro (Lesvos)
- Kefalari
- Kefalonia
- Keramoti
- Keratea
- Kilkis
- Kimolos
- Kineta
- Kionia
- Kipoi
- Kithnos
- Kitriai
- Kiveri
- Kleisoura (Klisoura)
- Kleitoria (Akhaia)
- Kokkonion
- Kokon (Ioannina)
- Kolonion
- Komotini
- Konitsa
- Kontias (Limnos)
- Korfos
- Korinos
- Koroni
- Koropi
- Kos Island
- Kostitsi
- Koufonisia
- Koumeika
- Koundouros (Cyclades)
- Kourouta (Ilia)
- Kozani
- Kranidi
- Krestena
- Kyllini
- Kyparissia
- Lamia
- Larisa
- Lavkos
- Lazarata
- Lefkada
- Lefktro
- Lefokastron
- Leonidion
- Leptini
- Leptokarya (East Olympos)
- Leros
- Lesvos
- Levidi
- Limani Litochorou
- Limeni
- Lipsi
- Litochoron
- Longos Aegio
- Loutra (Kythnos)
- Loutra Ipatis
- Loutraki
- Loutra Platistomon
- Lygia
- Magoula (Eretria)
- Makrigialos
- Makrinitsa
- Malakonta
- Mandraki (Nisiros)
- Manganari
- Marathopolis
- Marmari
- Marmaro (Gera)
- Marmaro (Kardamila)
- Mathia
- Mavrovouni (Gytheio)
- Megala Khorafia
- Megali Mandinia
- Megalochori (Agkistri)
- Menites
- Mesologgi
- Messini
- Mesta
- Methoni (Messenia)
- Metsovon
- Milina
- Miloi
- Milos Island
- Mirina
- Missolonghi (Aitolia kai Akarnania)
- Mitikas
- Monemvasia
- Monodendrion
- Monodhendrion
- Moudros
- Mouresion
- Mykonos
- Mylopotamos
- Mylopotas
- Mystras (Mistras)
- Nafpaktos
- Nafplion
- Naxos Island
- Nea Kios
- Nea Makri
- Nea Thesis
- Negades
- Neochori
- Neoi Poroi
- Nerotrivia
- Nestorion
- Nikolaiika
- Oasis (Loutraki-Perachora)
- Oitylo
- Olympiaki Akti
- Oraiokastron
- Ormos Korthiou (Cyclades)
- Pakia
- Palaia Epidavros
- Palaiochora
- Palaios Panteleimon
- Paliouras
- Panagia (Epidaurus)
- Panormos Mykonos
- Papigkon
- Paralia (Fanari)
- Paralia Irion
- Paralia Katerinis
- Paralia Kimis
- Paralia Plateos
- Paralia Skotinas
- Paralia Tolofonos
- Paralia Vrasna (Thessaloniki)
- Paralion Astros
- Paramythia
- Parga
- Parikia
- Paros Island
- Patitirion
- Patmos
- Patra
- Paxos
- Pefkali (Korinthia)
- Peloponnese
- Perdika
- Petalidhion
- Petrochori (Nestor)
- Pharae
- Piraeus
- Pirgaki
- Pirgiotika (Argolis)
- Pirgos
- Plaka (Cyclades)
- Platana
- Platanias
- Platanitis Maronia
- Plataria
- Plati
- Plitra
- Polidhroson
- Poros
- Portaria
- Porto Cheli
- Porto Kayio
- Porto Rafti
- Poulithra
- Pramanta
- Preveza
- Proastio
- Pserimos
- Ptolemais
- Pylos
- Pyrgetos
- Raches
- Rafina (Attiki)
- Rhodes
- Rigklia
- Riglia
- Roussospition
- Salamis
- Samos Island
- Santorini
- Saronis
- Sarti
- Schinias
- Selinitsa (Gytheio)
- Serifos Island
- Serrai
- Serres
- Sesi (Grammatiko)
- Sifnos
- Sikion
- Skafidia
- Skala
- Skala Neon Kydonion
- Skala Oropou
- Skala Sotiros
- Skiathos Island
- Skiti
- Skopelos
- Skyros
- Sounion
- Sparti
- Spetses
- Stavros
- Steni Vala Alonissos
- Stomio
- Stoupa
- Super Paradise Beach
- Symi Island
- Syros
- Syvota
- Tagaradhes
- Taxiarches (Drama)
- Thalamai
- Thanos
- Thasos
- Thassos
- Theópetra
- Thermos (Aitolia kai Akarnania)
- Thessaloniki
- Thiorikhia Milou
- Thiva
- Tilos
- Tinos
- Tolo
- Toriza
- Trikala
- Tripolis
- Tsangaradha
- Tsoukaladhes
- Tzanes
- Tzemi (Argolis)
- Vagia
- Vaia
- Valimitika
- Valira
- Varos
- Vasiliki
- Vasilikon
- Vathy (Laconia)
- Velies (Lakonia)
- Vergina
- Veria
- Vessa
- Vitina
- Vitsa
- Vizitsa
- Vlassada
- Volissos
- Volos
- Votsi
- Vourkoti
- Vrachos
- Vrahati
- Vranas
- Vravrona
- Vromonerion
- Xanthi
- Xiropigado
- Xylokastron
- Zacharo (Ilia)
- Zagora
- Zakynthos Island