Athens

The Greek Capital is a noisy, dirty and crowded city with a rich and colourful history. Athens' cultural legacy has endowed it with a wealth of attractions including the specatacular Acropolis and the National Archaeological Museum alongside many lesser known, but nevertheless, outstanding archaeoloical sites.

Despite being the birthplace of democracy and modern civilisation; modern Athens often comes as a shock with many travellers deciding to head to the islands after their initial disappointment. Those travellers that do decided to explore further are rewarded by pockets of calm among the chaos such as the National Gardens and the yacht harbour - not the ferry harbour - in Pireaus.