DK Travel : Athens

Athens is simultaneously known as the Classical, marble-pillared cradle of Western civilization and as a modern urban sprawl of concrete and traffic. Between the extremes lies a kaleidoscopic city, where the influences of East and West entwine in the markets, cafés and tavernas, built upon ancient ruins and rubbing shoulders with gold-leafed Byzantine churches.

Beau Brummel

Former chef at Vardis, Franco-Cretan Jean de Grylleau has brought his talents to a new address. Dishes like soy-citrus marinated sea bream with cold tagliatelle are refined but bursting with flavour, and an excellent wine list boasts the best from Greece and France.
Bee

Bee buzzes with an arty, mixed gay-and-straight crowd who come for the funky decor, excellent food and friendly vibe.
Benaki Islamic Art Museum

In a Neo-Classical town house overlooking Keramikos, four large exhibition rooms display Islamic ceramics, metalwork, woodcarvings, glassware and textiles.
Benaki Museum

The Benaki is one of Greece’s preeminent museums, not only for its extensive and top-notch collection of prehistoric to 20th-century Greek art, but also because it’s a lovely place to be. Among its highlights are the re-creations of Ottoman-style sitting rooms in 18th-century northern Greek mansions, and sumptuous Byzantine shrines. The superb books and jewellery in the gift shop and the rooftop garden restaurant are destinations in themselves. (see Benaki Museum, Museums - Benaki Museum)
Benaki Museum

A first-rate collection of Greek art from Neolithic to present times. It is housed in a beautifully renovated Neo-Classical mansion, with an intriguing history and famed rooftop view. (see Benaki Museum)
Benaki Museum

Follow the progress of Greek art and culture through this first-rate collection from the eras of antiquity to the mid-20th century. Walk through excellently presented displays in the gorgeous Neo-Classical mansion of the Benaki family. (see Benaki Museum)
Bernier/Eliades Gallery

One of Athens’ premiere galleries, Bernier/Eliades exhibits more international artists than any other in Athens, plus top Greek artists.
Best Value Properties

This estate agent specializes in short-term leases on furnished apartments all over Athens – an especially good option for scholars or business-people looking to stay more than a month or two.
Bettina

Bettina’s impressive stock includes international labels alongside Greece’s own Angelos Frentzos and Sophia Kokosalaki.
Birth of Athens

The Acropolis was first inhabited in Neolithic times (around 3000 BC), and began to take on the form of a city when it was fortified by the Mycenaeans (inhabitants of the southeastern Greek mainland) in about 1400 BC.

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