is it a good time to visit greece in mid decmber and if yes what are the places I can go?

Answer 1

the best place to visit mid december is Athens!
The city with the most glorious history in the world, is worshipped by gods and people.
The enchanting capital of Greece has always been the birthplace of civilization. It is the city where democracy was born and most of the wise men of ancient times. The most important civilization of ancient world flourished in Athens and relives through superb architectural masterpieces. Who doesn't know the Acropolis of Athens?
Photos and history of the most famous archaeological site in Europe have made the world tour causing feelings of admiration from millions of people worldwide. Acropolis is nominated to be included in the list with the 7 new miracles of the world. In fact the trademark of Athens is one of the favorites. The Holy Rock of Acropolis has structures dated back to the 5th BC, the famous Golden Age of Periklis.
Apart from glory and grandiosity, they carry Athens' chequered history, which met times of bloom and decline, but still shines under Attica sky and gazes future. Shining like the white of pendelikon marble. Athens is situated in the prefecture of Attica and reaches up to the peninsula right down to Sterea Greece. It is built in a low land surrounded by mountains Ymmytos, Pendeli and Parnitha, northwards and eastwards, and to the Saronic cove southwards and westwards.
The sun is shining over Athens all year around. The climate is one of the best in Europe with mild winters and very hot summers, ideal for tourism. It is located just a few kilometers from the port of Piraeus, the central commercial port of the capital, and the shores of south Africa. Athens is constantly inhabited since Neolithic Age until our days. 5th century was the time of its ultimate bloom, when morals and civilization surpassed city limits and became the mother land of west civilization. In the centuries followed many conquerors tried to take over Athens.
In 1834 Athens was chosen to be the capital of the newly established Greek State and the town that now hosts more than 4,5 million people, was constructed around the walls of Acropolis. Today it is the political, social, cultural, financial and commercial center of Greece.
Athens is a city with different aspects. A stroll around the famous historic triangle (Plaka, Thission, Psyri) the oldest neighborhoods, reveals the coexistence of different eras. Old mansions, other well-preserved and other worn down by time.
Luxurious department stores and small intimate shops. Fancy restaurants and traditional taverns.
All have a place in this city. The heart of Athens is beating in Syntagma Square. Where Parliament and most of the Ministries are. But apart from the center, there are other areas with tourist development such as Monastiraki, Kolonaki, Lycabettus Hill and a few kilometers from the historic center Faliro, Glyfada, Voula and Vouliagmeni, where you can enjoy the sea breeze.
Or you can head up north to Marousi, Melissia, Vrilissia and Kifisia and smell the fresh air. In Athens and Attica you will find the most important archaeological sites (Acropolis, Odeion of Herodes Atticus, Olymbion, Roman Market, Panathinaiko Stadium - Kallimarmaro, The Temple of Poseidon in Sounio, etc), as and the neoclassic imposing buildings, true ornaments ( Greek Parliament, Athens Academy, University of Athens, etc).
Don't miss visiting the museums hosting unique treasures of our cultural inheritance (Archaeological Museum, Martial Museum, Byzantine Museum, etc). Athens has always attracted peoples' attention. During the 2004 Olympic Games proved that, despite all the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, she never - not once - lost the talent.
The return of Olympic Games to their mother land was a great success.
The capital is famous, more than any other European capital, for its nightlife. Athens by night totally transforms.
The options for entertainment satisfy all tastes. The famous bouzoukia are the leaders in Athenian entertainment. While theaters all around Athens offer a different type of entertainment. Athens is a divine city. Let yourselves to its magic...

Answer 2

It is chilly in December, but any time of the year is great. I went years ago, & went to the Athens Hilton cafe late at night for a cup of tea, looking out at the Acropolis. A few miles down from there is Glyfada beach, & further on (about 1 hour away) at the end of the road is Cape Sounion, with the imposing Temple of Poseidon high on the cliff--it's breathtaking, especially at sunrise or sunset.

You may want to climb Lycabettus Hill in Athens. There are many steps to go to the top, where there is a little stone shrine where visitors can put their written prayers and wishes in a stone container. It's well worth the trek!

I also went to the Pelopponnesus (in the hinterlands, off the beaten path) to Kalamata, where I crashed a Greek wedding, and outside the Hotel Rex where I stayed were goats walking in the street. Not far from there is Pylos, with the ruins of Neo Kastro Fortress that was built in 1573 (when I went, you had free reign to climb among the ruins). It overlooks the beautiful Bay of Navarino, where a famous battle was waged and depicted in the movie THE GUNS OF NAVARONNE.

I never went to any of the islands, but hope to do that some day when I return. Get a travel guide from a book store -- it will give you valuable information & help you plan the "trip of a lifetime"!

Bon Voyage and enjoy !!!!!!

Answer 3

It is always a good time to visit Greece, depending on what you would like to do, in order to have a good time.
In winter you can always visit all archaeological sites and very easily as there are no crowds and -believe me- there are lots of them. You can also visit Greek Orthodox Churches, which are something completely different, Greek museums are covering a huge period from Pre-History till Modern times and a large variety of subjects (Archaeological Museums, War Museum, Wax dolls museum in Ioannina, Byzantine Museum, the National Gallery, the Jewish Museum in Thessaloniki, the Natural History Museum in Kifisia/Athens, the Planetarium in Amfithea/Athens) and traditional Greek themes tavernas like Kalokairinos in Plaka/Athens or Yerofinikas in Athens.

Answer 4

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