Athens sprawls across the Attica Basin ... For more details about security concerns in Greece, visit the U.S. State Department's website.

Looking further west, you can spot such notable Athens landmarks as the Roman Agora, Hadrian’s Library, the Ancient Agora, ...

To get to Athens from other parts of Greece, plan on taking the train or ... To decrease your chances of getting lost, consult the bus maps and schedules on OASA's planning website.

For a city with so much mythical and cultural baggage, Athens is surprisingly modern ... parties by clambering up to the Acropolis when the site opens at 8am (pro tip: where sneakers, not flip ...