Athens & Peloponnese

Favorite discoveries or tips:

Recommend Denny's Gourmet Sandwiches & Coffee, located near the Marble House on Dimitrakopoulou 50, Koykaki- this street leads into the Plaka; speaks English, wonderful fellow who grew up in L.A.; bakes all his own breakfast & lunch specials in his funky street front cafe; delivers too, opens at 6:00 a.m.; excellent fresh coffees; Denny serves fresh sandwiches, salads, hamburgers, & the usual Greek things. Highly Recommended. Denny is wonderful, friendly gentleman who helped us a lot with ideas for exploring Athens.

Caroline Young in Vancouver, BC Canada 11/19/2009

When haggle, gift shop will give you max 20% or so. We quickly figured out that it was the store's VAT TAX refund amount.

Miyuki and James in Los Angeles, CA USA 11/18/2009

Local guide for Delphi (page 203) I suggest adding Ilektra Toghia tel. 6937.813.215,ilektra@ultranet.gr who was fantastic on our recent visit

wallson knack in grand rapids, mi USA 10/15/2009

As always, the book was outstanding! We were so pleased to discover it had been published just as we were making our plans. One bit of additional info to consider: The marble streets and stairs in Athens are absolutely treacherous when it rains. We almost hit the ground several times. Be very careful and wear the right shoes!

Jim Reiners in Austin, TX USA 10/01/2009

Monastiriki metro stop in Athens (first level down) has some nice ruins that are free. Museum-quality exhibit in the middle of the metro station. Very cool incidental find. 'Ice Grill' near souvlaki row was quite good for food, gelato.

Gloria Hasler in Palmdale, CA USA 08/27/2009

We love Rick Steves books! We left for Greece in early May unfortunately before the recent book was released. One discovery we had while here was for our 18 yr old daughter came with us. All Persons under age of 19 can enter all museum and archaeological sites for free throughout Greece! We never carried identification with us although it would be recommended. They never asked for identification proof at any site or museum. We simply told them she was 18. There are also different days of week and certain holidays you can enter for free also. A good source for information is http://www.greektourism.gr/pages.php?pageID=14&langID=2 You simply drill down on the site for information and seems to be pretty up to date. Some hours may vary. Enjoy you trip!

Steve Smith in Austin, Tx USA 05/24/2009