When to Visit Athens guides
Summer is the worst time to visit Athens, at least weather-wise. Well, crowd-wise too. Cruise ships arrive daily, the centre fills early, and the heat becomes part of your planning whether you like it or not. But at the same time, it’ not all black. The city might be hot, busy, but it is also…
Spring is one of my favourite times of year in Athens. Temperatures make it comfortable enough to walk for hours, markets fill with seasonal fruit, outdoor cinemas reopen, and the hills around the Acropolis turn green for a short while. And then there are events like the Athens Half Marathon, the Athens Jazz Festival, and…
I’m going to be honest. Growing up in Athens, I always assumed the city had four distinct seasons. That changed when I spent a few months living in Denmark. Suddenly, a place with more than 300 sunny days and around 2,700 hours of sunshine a year no longer felt like it played by the same…