How to survive and finaly like Athens

Ok, I know Its still February but maybe some of you like to travel in Winter too :)

I believe the best period to visit Greece is May and then September! why?

No 1. In May Greece is green full of flowers and there are not many tourists jet around;
No 2. Its not so hot anymore, there are not many tourists around and its CHEAPER of course :)
No 3. If you are in search for party then 7,8 month is for you. Face it: Greece is fun in the summer.
No 4. If you want to be in Athens in August after 15th it empties (all the greeks are going for holidays) and this is a great time to be in the city if it is not too warm. You can get good deals at many Athens hotels in August. If you plan to be in Athens during these months make sure you stay in a hotel with air-conditioning :)

Next time i will post how to came in Athens, where to find The best offers to sleep, how to move around etc.

So you are in Athens How to move around?
The best choice is public transportation and on foot. I don't recommend either renting a car or motorbike either taxi (which are still quite cheap ) (I will focus on the taxi and scams next time)

The public transportation is quite well organized! More and more streets have bus lanes and the punctuality of the buses are acceptable. On the upper link you will find the "New entry"
Athens Sightseeing BUS (i will copy paste the info)

Schedules are every hour, from 10:00 am till 04:00 pm,(November - April) starting from and terminating to Athens Archaeological Museum (at Vas. Irakleiou street).
The duration of the round-trip is about 80 - 90 minutes.
At every bus stop of this line you may find the exact bus schedules.

The ticket costs 5 Euro You buy it ON THE BUS and its valid for 24 hours for all means of transportation except for the trip to the airport..

I believe its a nice trip (don't forget that walking all day will make your legs hate you at night !

If 5 Euro is too much for you you can buy one day ticket for 3,20 Euro and use it for all means of transportation + one way trip to the airport.
Single metro tickets costs 0,80 Euro bus tickets 0,50 Euro.

A guide for getting around Greece

I'm Starting these blog in order to help people spend nice time in Greece.

I have been traveling or living in Greece since 1999 and I will add information to this website that I think is helpful to travelers to Greece and the Greek islands.

You could follow links to stories and articles I will write on various Greek subjects like Food, accommodation interesting stuff, scams cheap tickets etc.

For the beginning I will start writing about Athens, which is usually the first impact town when you reach Greece.

I hope it will easily serve you as your basic guide to Greece !

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