Athens Reviews -General

We stayed for three days in Athens and it didn't seem to us as dangerous as we believed. Yes, there were many immigrants in the streets and some neighbourhoods seemed like ghetos, but they wouldn't hurt or threaten you. Omonoia was a bit scary after sunset but nothing happened to make us feel uncomfortable or suspicious. My best area was Thissio and then Monastiraki. This is the historical centre of Athens and streets are actually paved. It is a pity that some motorbikes get in there and distrurb people. Motorbikes, even bikes, should be banned from there. It was surprising that we didn't see any policemen patroling all the days we were in Athens!! You have really delicious souvlaki in Monastiraki. Whether it is 11 o'clock in the morning or midnight, the minute you get off the metro station of Monastiraki, you will catch the smell of grilled souvlaki. It is a must to sit in the taverns there and most easters seemed to be tourists, rather than Greeks. We visited the Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, the New Acropolis Museum (which was very impressive by the way, but don't wear skirts!! it has plexy glass in all the floors!!) and the War Museum (we didn't meant to, but we found it by luck, it is very close to Syntagma). If you have time, take the tram and go for a coffee till Glyfada or Voula, this is the coastal side of Athens and very different from the centre.