GREECE - Shopping in Athens

There are two official sales per year in Greece: summer and winter. In summer, sales starts from mid July till end of August. In winter, sales starts from mid January to February. I was visiting Greece early August 2015. So it was the best time to shop for me. Just like any other big cities and tourist attraction, Athens has quite a few popular places for shopping among the tourists and Athenians. One of the best places to buy just about anything is Monastiraki Flea Market and Ermou Street.

GREECE - Athens (Ancient Agora & Athenian Trilogy)

The excavation of ancient Athenian agora has been excavated since 1931. It revealed a large number of temples, stores, altars and even a concert hall. Today, two large buildings are intact: the Hephaisteion and the Stoa. The Hephaisteion is the best preserved temple in Greece and the Stoa was a large shopping center which is now a museum.

GREECE - Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion

Cape Sounion is located at approximately 65 km south-east of Athens. It is famous as the site of ancient ruins of the Temple of Poseidon. Since it is not too far from Athens, I decided to have a half-day excursion to Temple of Poseidon in the noon.