A view of Athens, Greece with pink bougainvillea flowers in the foreground and buildings stretching out in the distance - Nantonov/Getty Images Both late spring and fall offer good weather with a ...

I used to think of Athens as a big ugly city with obligatory ancient sights, fine museums, the Plaka (an extremely touristy old quarter), and not much else. “The joy of Greece is outside of Athens,” I ...

Rick Steves’ Europe: There’s much to experience in in Athens’ neighborhoods By Rick Steves Aug. 25, 2024 COURTESY CAMERON HEWITT In Athens’ “rickety-chic” neighborhood of Psyrri, you’ll find slick ...

Skyline of Athens with Monastiraki square and Acropolis Hill - Nantonov/Getty Images Athens is a city with an incredible story. Sitting at the crossroads of past and present, it is one of the oldest ...

If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Driving about an hour west of Athens, you cross over the Corinth Canal – a four-mile-long shipping ...

Greece may not be a large country, but it's got a wide variety of landscapes and vacation styles. Finding the best place to visit depends on what you want. Travel expert Rick Steves claims Athens may ...

When traveling in a country as old as Greece, ancient ruins can quickly go from magnificent to mind-numbing. Great — yet another nameless hill with more stony remnants of people from centuries past.

If you want to get away from it all when traveling in Greece, head for the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Driving about an hour west of Athens, you cross over the Corinth Canal — a four-mile-long shipping ...