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• Famous Greeks [2]: Melina Merkouri

  
  Actress, singer and politician, Melina, as she is universally known, was born into a family of politicians....

• Surviving strikes & demonstrations

  
  So, you’ve made it to the city that gave birth to democracy more than 2,000 years ago. That in itself is a good start....

• Famous Greeks [3]: Georgios Papanikolaou

  
  Georgios Papanikolaou (1883-1962)Georgios Papanikolaou is the doctor who discovered the revolutionary ‘Pap’ smear test used to this day regularly by hundreds of millions of women as a means of early detection of cervical cancer....

• Athens Portraits [6]: Greek families hit the beach

  
  Bright and early every Sunday morning in the summer, Plateia Egyptou in downtown Athens sees a gathering of the clans with a difference....

• Athens Portraits [10]: Pavement Entrepreneurs

  
  Got an appetite for a luxury brand, but the finances of a strapped-for-cash student? Fear not....

• Famous Greeks [5]: Maria Callas

  
  Maria Callas (born Maria Kalogeropoulou in New York to Greek parents) was one of the greatest opera singers of the past century....

• New Acropolis Museum

  
  Ladies and gentlemen, there’s a new museum in town. Though it seemed like it never would, the moment has finally arrived....

• Athens Guidebook Reviews

  
  Athens is a destination covered by many international guidebook publishers. Most of these titles are very comprehensive and detailed and each of them takes a different approach in the coverage of the city targeting different readerships....

• Surviving ‘Paskha’

  
  An outsider’s guide to Greek EasterEaster in Greece is not for the faint-hearted. It’s heavy on symbolism, rich in tradition and dripping in calories....

• Athens Portraits [8]: Bouzouki Man

  
  He’s as Greek as you can get – and fiercely proud of it. A creature of the night, you’re unlikely to see Bouzouki Man in his full glory before 1am....

• Athens Portraits [5]: Touristas Gormless

  
  There’s a certain kind of visitor to Greece that seems to be under the impression that a brain is not essential for travel....

• Athens Beaches

  
  Some of the best beaches in the world are to be found on the Greek islands, but if you happen to be in Athens instead, you won’t be short of choice for places to spend a day by the sea....

• Athens in two days

  
   Day OneStart your day early in Syntagma Square. See the changing of the guard in front of the House of Parliament (on the hour) and walk along Amalias Avenue....

• Famous Greeks [6]: Nikos Kazantzakis

  
  1883-1957Nikos Kazantzakis is one of the greatest Greek writers of the 20th century, and author of the most widely translated Greek novel,‘Zorba the Greek’....