Travel quotes
Like all great travellers, I have seen more than I remember, and remember more than I have seen. Benjamin Disraeli
In America there are two classes of travel - first class, and with children. Robert Benchley
Travelers never think that they are the foreigners. Mason Cooley
The traveler was active; he went strenuously in search of people, of adventure, of experience. The tourist is passive; he expects interesting things to happen to him. He goes "sight-seeing." Daniel J. Boorstin
There are only two emotions in a plane: boredom and terror. Orson Welles
Europe > Greece > Athens
When to go to Athens ( Greece ) ?
| Month | Sunlight (h/d) | Average T min (°C) | Average T max (°C) | Record T min (°C) | Record T max (°C) | Precipitations (mm) | Wet days | Rating |
| january | 4 | 7 | 14 | -4 | 20 | 61 | 16 |  |
| february | 5 | 8 | 15 | -6 | 24 | 36 | 11 | |
| march | 6 | 9 | 17 | -1 | 27 | 36 | 11 | |
| april | 8 | 12 | 21 | 0 | 33 | 22 | 9 |  |
| may | 9 | 17 | 26 | 6 | 35 | 22 | 8 |  |
| june | 11 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 43 | 13 | 4 | |
| july | 12 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 41 | 6 | 2 | |
| august | 12 | 24 | 34 | 16 | 44 | 7 | 3 | |
| september | 9 | 20 | 30 | 12 | 37 | 14 | 4 | |
| october | 7 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 38 | 50 | 8 | |
| november | 5 | 13 | 20 | -1 | 27 | 55 | 12 | |
| december | 4 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 23 | 70 | 15 | |
How to read the charts
For example: In january, you will get 4 hours of average sunlight in Athens and the overall temperature will vary between -4 and 23 (Celcius) in this area of Greece. Usually you shouldn't see more than 16 rainy days wich is representative of this part of Europe.
What to do in Athens : Tips, places, hotels and restaurants
Capital of Greece, Athens reminds all travelers of antiquity and wealth. Today, she is sorely lacking in green spaces and has high pollution levels, but nevertheless a symbolic city for our European civilization, which she founded. It has fewer than a million inhabitants.
Many monuments obviously deserve your visit: the Acropolis, the Parthenon and museum, the theater of Dionysos, the Agora and Museum, the Temple of Zeus, the Tower of the Winds, are examples of famous and remarkable among others.
Many museums complete the discovery of these monuments: the National Archaeological Museum, the Byzantine and Christian Museum, the Museum of Cycladic Art, the National Museum of Contemporary Art.
You can also linger at the option of different parts of the city, explore the great market of Athens, Kolonaki shopping streets, the lively Plaka district, admire the panoramic view of Mount Lycabettus, or hunt at flea market Monastiraki.
Anyway, you might be surprised at the bustling modern city, and heat that prevails in summer: the spring, so prefer for you to linger a bit, because despite its discomforts, it possesses treasures not to be missed.
