- Flew into Athens, landing early afternoon local time. Our hotel was in Makrygianni which is a district in the south east of central Athens. We found it a good place to base ourselves. Hadrian’s Arch and the Temple of Olympian Zeus were close by and we had a lovely late afternoon walk to acclimatise. Freshened up for an early dinner at the base of the Acropolis. A great start to the trip.
- It was eight years since we’d had a decent amount of time in Athens so we spent the next day soaking up the World Heritage sites around, atop, and adjacent to the Acropolis. It’s an experience we were very happy to repeat.
- Next day we headed east to the Kolonaki district which we hadn’t been to before. Visited the Byzantine and Christian Museum, caught the funicular to the top of Lykavittos Hill, then walked back via the Museum of Cycladic Art. We enjoyed having time to visit these smaller museums which go ‘narrow but deep’ and complement the grander, broader collections.
