Don't let tensions over the Elgin Marbles stop you from enjoying an Athens renaissance - the perfect 'Greekend' destination
Greece's fury over Rishi Sunak's snub of its prime minister has upset travel agencies, says June Field But many Acropolis guides believe it worked in their favor, adds- elleREAD MORE: I traveled through the Amazon jungle on a cargo ship for 3 days
Greece's fury over Rishi Sunak's snub of its prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, upset the tour operators and one or two of the locals who escort millions of British visitors to the whitewashed Acropolis.
'The Acropolis is our monument Most important ; Imagine if someone removed the Big Ben clock or sold the Eiffel Tower? » says Athens Walks founder Kostas Chatzivasileiou.
But not everything is true. lost. The city is on a roll: it is recovering from an economic crisis and years of Covid confinement.
A record number of four million British visitors have traveled to Greece this year, while the capital, Athens, has become a "Greek" destination, rivaling Berlin or Barcelona as a city destination for foodies and art lovers.
At the peak of the market, the openings of hotels like The Dolli and One&Only breathed new life into Athens. Last summer, these...
Greece's fury over Rishi Sunak's snub of its prime minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, upset the tour operators and one or two of the locals who escort millions of British visitors to the whitewashed Acropolis.
'The Acropolis is our monument Most important ; Imagine if someone removed the Big Ben clock or sold the Eiffel Tower? » says Athens Walks founder Kostas Chatzivasileiou.
But not everything is true. lost. The city is on a roll: it is recovering from an economic crisis and years of Covid confinement.
A record number of four million British visitors have traveled to Greece this year, while the capital, Athens, has become a "Greek" destination, rivaling Berlin or Barcelona as a city destination for foodies and art lovers.
At the peak of the market, the openings of hotels like The Dolli and One&Only breathed new life into Athens. Last summer, these...
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