Attractions in Greece (407)
The New Acropolis Museum
7 Recommendations: 7 Favorable,
A breathtaking display of triumphant modernity the New Acropolis Museum somehow manages to capture the ancient Greek Treasures and bring them to life in a new light... Worldwide acclaim for this Museum has been unanimous since its opening in 2009 and anybody who has visited it and walked in its glass floors knows why...
Reviewed by Pavlos Kapantais
Updated 679 days ago
Hilandar, Mount Athos 63086
6 Recommendations: 6 Favorable,
Hilandar Monastery was founded in 1198 by the Serbian Saint Sava and his father, Grand Prince Stefan Nemanja (who later became a monk there, taking the monastic name of "Simeon") of Raška. Among the numerous relics and other holy objects treasured at the monastery is the Wonderworking Icon of the Theotokos "Of the Akathist", the feast day of which is celebrated on January 12. The library holds 181 Greek and 809 Slavic manuscripts, about 20 000 printed books (3 000 in Greek language).The monastery contains about 44 working monks. Only available for male visitors! In order not to disturb the contemplation of the monks, women and children have been barred from even visiting the peninsula for over a thousand years.
Reviewed by Ivan Terzić
Updated 788 days ago
New Acropolis Museum
5 Recommendations: 5 Favorable,
Go now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The ticket is very very cheap and the experience is priceless!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Reviewed by Efi Koroniou
Updated 828 days ago
Corfu
4 Recommendations: 4 Favorable,
For some years, there was no real monument to the Serbs who perished on Corfu and who did not, of course, all die on Vido but were buried under simply wooden crosses in 28 scattered cemeteries before the decision was taken in the 1930s to move them all to a new mausoleum on Vido. Serbia surely owes an eternal debt to the men who briefly turned a Greek island into a little corner of Serbia and whose deeds are commemorated in the old and gently fading black-and-white photographs that hang on the wall of the Serbian museum in the backstreets of Corfu. Worth to see, for sure!
Reviewed by Ivan Terzić
Updated 788 days ago
Zejtinlik Thessaloniki
4 Recommendations: 4 Favorable,
A few kilometres from the city centre, in the quarter called Zejtinlik (the Oil Market in Turkish), you'll find the Serbian cemetery from the WWI. 21,000 allies (the French, Italian and English), including 8,000 Serbs, were buried here. The cemetery was built between 1933 and 1936, according to the plans of Aleksandar Vasic and Nikolai Krasnov. You'll be greeted by old Djordje Mihajlovic, the keeper, who will take you on a short journey into the past and show you the nearby mausoleum with a chapel.
Reviewed by Ivan Terzić
Updated 788 days ago
Nafplio
3 Recommendations: 3 Favorable,
A romantic old port town stuffed with the sights you would expect from someplace in Italy, but being in Greece it is a bit of a surprise. Curvy little lanes with tall, old pensions, window boxes overstuffed with bright flowers, charming shops, coffee spots, tavernas on the square. The only thing about Nafplio is that I have yet to find a really good place to eat. The places on the main square are substandard, touristy, and while they won't make you sick, they fail to put that all-important finishing touch on the grandeur of the town. Instead, I would go a bit past Nafplio to some of the villages further up the road and eat at one of the fish tavernas along the sea. But maybe I'm missing some gem that just hasn't revealed itself to me.
Reviewed by Paige Moore
Updated 756 days ago
Νέο Μουσείο Ακρόπολης - The New Acropolis Museum
3 Recommendations: 3 Favorable,
A place must be seen....An astonishing area nearby the ancient rock of acropolis. .... The construction of the amazing new Acropolis Museum has not been straightforward but it was definitely worth the wait. Ten times larger in size than the original museum it provides a safe and fabulous home for the masterpieces of the Acropolis and ensures that they are given the prominence that they deserve. The first museum, built in the shadow of the Parthenon, was constructed at the end of the C19th. However, as work was being carried out a large cache of ancient sculptures, buried in large pits on the rock meant that it was already too small by the time it was finished in 1886. These sculptures, which had been buried by the ancient Athenians after the destruction of Athens during the Persian Wars in 480BC were stored away, never to see the light of day until, in 1964, they were put on display in a new annex built onto the existing museum. However, the antiquities of the Acropolis were never able to be seen in their entirety despite the additions built. Consequently, the idea to construct a new Acropolis Museum was first considered more than thirty years ago, in 1976, when the Greek government of the day announced an architectural competition to select a design for a new museum. Unfortunately, this competition and the subsequent one in 1979 failed to find a solution. A third competition in 1989, open to international firms this time, succeeded in finding a winner. However, after only a short time into the project as excavations for the museum’s foundations were being dug, important ancient archaeological finds were discovered and construction was halted. These finds showed an important part of the ancient city of Athens and features many architectural phases and thousands of artefacts that provide a valuable insight into everyday activities and life-style of those ancient citizens who lived under the towering form of the Acropolis (retrieved and adapted from http://www.athensguide.org/acropolis-museum.html on 11/01/11
Reviewed by Vasilis Vasileiou
Updated 498 days ago
Allou Fun Park
3 Recommendations: 3 Favorable,
When you've had enough of ancient sites, Allou Fun Park is waiting for you with a bevvy of cheap thrills, things that sparkle and shine, balls to throw, things to hit with sticks, bumper cars, roller coasters, everything you didn't know you needed. There are a number of franchise coffee places and restaurants to keep you there until the wee hours. A mega plex cinema plays predominantly Hollywood films in English with Greek subtitles, and there is a special park for the kiddoes aged 3-8 called "The Kidom." Open from 5pm until 12/1 on weekdays and 10am to same on weekends. Take the B18, Γ18 bus or 21 trolley from Omonia Square or several buses from Piraeus (420,703,801,802,803, 804, 828,831,845,909) Not exactly a place that will expand your knowledge but you might go home with a giant, neon plush toy.
Reviewed by Paige Moore
Updated 728 days ago
Ermou
3 Recommendations: 3 Favorable,
It is the most commercial street in the city and one of the oldest in down. The majority of the commercial shops are commercial restored shops with neoclassical style, of high architectural interest. In the street you will find other activities than commercial as along the street. Musicians, pantomimes, artists, painters and much more other free lancers are giving a festive tone in the street. It is a MUST walk in the city, for family, couples or any other type of tourist or locals. Enjoy
Reviewed by Efstathios Zikos
Updated 762 days ago
Çanakkale
3 Recommendations: 3 Favorable,
When something reminds me about Çanakkale,I start to fall thougths.Çanakkale has another soul inside itself.İn my opinion,everybody has to see it.Because You won't believe your eyes when you see it.İt has martyrs's souls.İf you listen carefully,you can hear their voices perhaps you can see them too.But Çanakkale is great city in Turkey.
Reviewed by Faruk Işık
Updated 781 days ago
