If you're a fan of Slim Aarons or have just read Miguel Flores-Vianna's wonderful Haute Bohemians: Greece, you'll recognize the mosaic floor of the royal folly known as the Queen's Tower on the Pyrgos Vasilissis estate. Try the horta with unsalted mizithra from my hometown. And because food is culture, I recommend Pharaoh for amazing Cretan food. Slim Aarons fans: That rooftop pool shot with the view of the Acropolis was taken at the family’s Syntagma Square home. For something in between ancient and modern, the Canellopoulos Museumshowcases the family’s own collection of Greek art, with works dating from 5000 BC to the 19th century. It would be a shame not to see a concert at the theater of the Herodion, or to take a two hour ride to Epidaurusto see a Greek tragedy in its birthplace (Frank Castorf’s Medea premieres there this summer).Īthens has also become a spot for contemporary art, with galleries like Breeder and new design spaces like Mare Studio, which will exhibit chairs from Greek artists beginning this May, and the National Museum of Contemporary Art(known as EMST). Red figure pottery representing a young man, at the Museum of Cycladic Art. (Instagram: Dining with Kalliopi Kohas Restaurant Whisperer Greeks do an evening walk: Take the back streets of Pláka with a final lap around the ancient Roman Agora. At which point we’re ready for a well-made martini at The Clumsies, followed by dinner at Nolan(Japanese-Mediterranean fusion) or the more classic Filemaon Romvis Street. The big finale is the Benaki Museumof Greek decorative arts. We continue up the hill to my favorite restaurant in Athens, Papadakis, then stroll down Fokilidou Street. (I’m a fan of interwar architecture, and the neighborhood of Kolonaki is loaded with it.) Then to Voukourestiou Street (Lalaounis on the corner!), with its elegant shops. Before lunch a cup of mountain tea at Athenée, formerly the famous Zonar’s. We head next to Ariston Bakery, for one of the city’s best pitas, then across the street into an Athenian stoa (think proto–indoor mall) to Aristokratikonchocolatiers, a favorite of Princess Grace’s. We start at the National Garden, near Syntagma Square, a wonderland of plants, parrots, exercising Evzones, and chic Athenians. Prices may change dynamically and at times significantly numerous times during any given day.The Benaki Museum, housed in the family Andrey Khrobostov/Alamy We do not control prices (airlines and hotel reservation systems do). Your prices will vary according to departure cities and travel dates. Sample prices were for a specific travel date and specific departure airport, as indicated. Prices were accurate at the time we posted them. Some cities may charge local taxes that can only be collected by hotel at destination. It also does not include any entrance fees or visa fees that may be charged at international airports. Prices do not include fees for carry on or checked baggage which can add additional fees per ticket on a roundtrip flight based on carrier charges. The airfare portion of the itinerary price is based on economy class, midweek departure. Prices do not include insurance or delivery charges which are optional and customizable by the traveler. * Sample prices displayed include international and domestic airline tickets as per itinerary and ALL airline-related taxes and fuel surcharges and are per person, based on double occupancy, and are dynamic in nature.
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