What is a good one day family vacation?

Questions about my one day greek vacation,from athens international airport?

  • planning to go to athens soon,what is the fastest and cheapest way from the airport and quickly visit the city in one day and then back to the airport next morning? should i get a cheap room at the end of the day or go back and stay overnight at the airport. also do lot of people speak english there, street signs etccc are they in english. does the public transportation one day pass include the ferrys to and from islands? any help, tips and suggestions are appreciated...

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    I travelled to Athens last October but was there for 3 days as part of a cruise. Best way is bye Metro line #3, goes direct from the Airport right into Athens, stop at Monastiraki Station, when you get outside your in the middle of the Plaka and everything is at your feet, Food (Thanasis best kabob and souvlaki) shopping everywhere as well as all the sites to see within walking distance. **Warning, be carefull in the metro with your money, kids hang around looking for tourists with lots of cash paying for tickets and then swarm them and take the cash.Guy in our tour group lost 280 euros** Everyone speaks one form or another of broken english, some speak very good english but you'll be fine. It was a concern of mine too but never had any trouble ordering food or anything else. Street signs are in both Greek and english and if you have a map of some sort you'll find your way around without any trouble. They offer islands hoping but if your only there for one day you wont have time, the closest place that's a must see is Santorini and that takes hours to get too. Make sure to visit the New Acropolis museum to see all the artifacts and watch the movie on the history of the Parthenon. Temple of Zeus, The Ancient Agora and Hadrian's Arch are must see's. You can buy a pass that gets you into 7 entries into a list of different sites. This can be bought at the Acropolis and used at other places you'll visit, i think it's 12-14 euros. Depending on what time your flight back is i would stay in Athens at a cheap hotel or hostel which you can find anywhere..this website was very helpful to me www.athensguide.com it comes from the view of an American who has visted Greece alot. Enjoy

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