Athens Greece
Jan 24th 2002, 12:34 am
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Does any body have any information on Athens, Greece in August. Is that a good place
to visit ??? Any sugestions about a trip there ??? Larry
to visit ??? Any sugestions about a trip there ??? Larry
Jan 24th 2002, 8:03 am
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Athens in August = heat, smog, tourist crowds. Worse month to visit! 
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Jan 30th 2002, 11:30 am
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I have been there, and in Athens there is not a lot to see (in my opinion), just the
Acropolis, the area behind the Acropolis (Pakla, I don't remember exactly the name).
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Acropolis, the area behind the Acropolis (Pakla, I don't remember exactly the name).
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Aitor http://w3.to/travellers
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Jan 30th 2002, 11:48 am
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It's the Plaka
Tatjana
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Jan 30th 2002, 7:00 pm
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Hi Larry,
Athens is extremely hot in August but it's definitely worth a visit! You'll find lots
of ideas for your trip on our non-commercial web site, TheTravelzine.com.
http://www.thetravelzine.com/greece1.htm
http://www.thetravelzine.com/fall99greece2.htm
Regards, Don and Linda http://www.thetravelzine.com/zine.htm
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Athens is extremely hot in August but it's definitely worth a visit! You'll find lots
of ideas for your trip on our non-commercial web site, TheTravelzine.com.
http://www.thetravelzine.com/greece1.htm
http://www.thetravelzine.com/fall99greece2.htm
Regards, Don and Linda http://www.thetravelzine.com/zine.htm
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Jan 31st 2002, 3:47 pm
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Many would say it is worth going to Athens to see "just the Acropolis"
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Many would say it is worth going to Athens to see "just the Acropolis"
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Feb 1st 2002, 1:28 pm
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Mike I totally agree with that statement. My wife and I would go back to Athens to
see "just the Acropolis." We also ate in some good restaurants while there; although
Memories is the only one I can remember the name.
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Mike I totally agree with that statement. My wife and I would go back to Athens to
see "just the Acropolis." We also ate in some good restaurants while there; although
Memories is the only one I can remember the name.
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Marvin & Sue web site: http://marvinwc.homestead.com
Feb 1st 2002, 2:56 pm
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The Acropolis is fabulous, the National Archaeological Museum is world-class and well
worth spending a minimum of half a day, Syntagma Square and the neighborhood all
around the President's Palace and Hadrian's Arch are interesting to walk, the Plaka
is a pleasant neighborhood to walk and browse and eat. As someone else pointed out,
the food is really good. We were told that Athens was crowded and polluted. Maybe
because we were there on a week end, we found it to be no more crowded than any large
city. On a week end the air was clear, sunny and we could see lovely scenery.
Definitely consider Athens....................Pam
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worth spending a minimum of half a day, Syntagma Square and the neighborhood all
around the President's Palace and Hadrian's Arch are interesting to walk, the Plaka
is a pleasant neighborhood to walk and browse and eat. As someone else pointed out,
the food is really good. We were told that Athens was crowded and polluted. Maybe
because we were there on a week end, we found it to be no more crowded than any large
city. On a week end the air was clear, sunny and we could see lovely scenery.
Definitely consider Athens....................Pam
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Feb 1st 2002, 3:02 pm
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The Acropolis is fabulous, the National Archaeological Museum is world-class and well
worth spending a minimum of half a day, Syntagma Square and the neighborhood all
around the President's Palace and Hadrian's Arch are interesting to walk, the Plaka
is a pleasant neighborhood to walk and browse and eat. As someone else pointed out,
the food is really good. We were told that Athens was crowded and polluted. Maybe
because we were there on a week end, we found it to be no more crowded than any large
city. On a week end the air was clear, sunny and we could see lovely scenery.
Definitely consider Athens....................Pam
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worth spending a minimum of half a day, Syntagma Square and the neighborhood all
around the President's Palace and Hadrian's Arch are interesting to walk, the Plaka
is a pleasant neighborhood to walk and browse and eat. As someone else pointed out,
the food is really good. We were told that Athens was crowded and polluted. Maybe
because we were there on a week end, we found it to be no more crowded than any large
city. On a week end the air was clear, sunny and we could see lovely scenery.
Definitely consider Athens....................Pam
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Apr 25th 2002, 7:09 pm
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Re: Athens Greece
I live in Athens, and believe me, August is the best month for this city.
I never take my annual leave in August (as the 80% of Greeks does) because I prefer staying in the city.
Almost all the Athenians are on holidays on the islands, there is no traffic, clubs are not overcrowded during the weekends.
It is NOT that hot as July is. And there is no pollution at all.
After all, Athens has very nice beaches, with clean water, where you can swim, it takes about 15-30 minutes to reach any of these (depending on the distance) from Syntagma square, (this happens only in August the rest of the year you need 30 minutes just to drive for a distance of 2-3 kilometers from the center).
The sunset is about 20.30-21.00, so even if you finish from the office at 17.00, you have plenty of time to swim every day !
ariadni
I never take my annual leave in August (as the 80% of Greeks does) because I prefer staying in the city.
Almost all the Athenians are on holidays on the islands, there is no traffic, clubs are not overcrowded during the weekends.
It is NOT that hot as July is. And there is no pollution at all.
After all, Athens has very nice beaches, with clean water, where you can swim, it takes about 15-30 minutes to reach any of these (depending on the distance) from Syntagma square, (this happens only in August the rest of the year you need 30 minutes just to drive for a distance of 2-3 kilometers from the center).
The sunset is about 20.30-21.00, so even if you finish from the office at 17.00, you have plenty of time to swim every day !
ariadni
