Travel Reference
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Day Two
Watch the
changing of the guard
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)
ceremony at Parliament in
Plateia Syntagmatos as the
evzones
strut their high-kicking stuff. Then head to
the
Benaki Museum
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)
for its extensive collections tracing Greek culture over
millennia. In summer, plan to lunch alfresco on its terrace overlooking the National Gar-
dens; in winter, stay cosy inside the wrap-around windows.
Stroll down through the
National Gardens
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)
to the old
Panathenaic
Stadium
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)
and then to the
Temple of Olympian Zeus
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)
and
Hadrian's Arch
(
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). Dedicate the afternoon to seeing Greece's most signi-
ficant antiquities at the
National Archaeological Museum
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)
, then head to bo-
hemian
Exarhia
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) for an early meal.
Take the funicular railway up
Lykavittos Hill
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)
at sunset for impress-
ive panoramic views of Athens and have dinner in Kolonaki at
Oikeio
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)
,
Mai Tai
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) or
City
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)
. Alternatively, make your way to
Gazi to dine at one of its trendy tavernas, such as
Kanella
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), and sip terrace-top
drinks at a popular hotspot like
Gazarte
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)
, before bar-hopping til dawn.
