8 Surprises in Athens

2869165290 28b96518db 225x300 8 Surprises in AthensModern day Athens, Greece is a concrete wave, sprawling far from its antique center. But it also feels intimate and singular, as if it’s telling you a story you’ve never heard before.

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Greece is the Word

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Greek flag flying over the Peloponnese

Yeah, I said it (with apologies to a certain blockbuster musical). And while we were in Greece a few years back, we said it just about every day.

The reason?  This presently beleaguered country, which I can only hope won’t be abandoned by travelers it in its time of economic need, has everything you both could want in the romantic and educational journey of a lifetime.

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