Beside the port which handles thousands of ships every year ranging from small private yachts to huge ocean liners, visitors can come by air or by land, too. The Athens International Airport was modernized for the Olympic Games and today it is one of the best airports in the world and in 2007, more than ten million international passengers were handled there. The owners of first and business class tickets are served at one of the eight luxurious lounges. The shopping section of the airport is [...]
If you don’t want to leave the capital of this island, you still have plenty of historical sights to visit. The largest of these is the Old Town, which is an internationally certified heritage site. Another district that is popular among the tourists is the Jewish Quarter. The main attraction here is the Kahal Shalom Synagogue, a nearly half century old Sephardic synagogue. The ruling attraction remains the Palace of the Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, built in the 14th century by [...]