Plaka

The GQ British website visited Athens, Greece and wrote about a weekend experience in the Greek capital.

Divisiveness is a toxic byproduct this week in now crisis-driven Greece, following the institution of capital controls, a week-long bank holiday and a hastily called referendum viewed by many — sans the leftist Greek government — as deciding the nation’s very presence in a united Europe.

It’s supposed to be Athens’ old quarter district, a neighborhood tucked away under the north slope of the Acropolis.

A young and hip family business is taking the local scene by storm thanks to its customized tours. Under the banner, "See more, sweat less", Scooterise's Trikke tours offer a fun way to experience a "st-roll" through the historical neighborhood of Plaka in downtown Athens or even travel further afield along the coastal Athens Riviera.

The 12-night Mediterranean and Greek Isles Cruise invites visitors to embark on a grand journey that takes voyagers from Barcelona to some of the most incredible ports of call in the mediterranean with stops in Italy and Greece. 

The cruise includes visits to Barcelona, Villefranche, la Spezia, Civitavecchia, Piraeus, Mykonos, Kusadasi and Valleta.

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By Jeremy Gaunt

Tucked away in a corner of Athens' historic Plaka district is a small museum showing that there is more to Greek music than "Zorba's Dance" and "Never on Sunday."

In an article that praises Greece and everything this beautiful country has to offer, Lonely Planet presents the ten experiences no one should miss during their first visit to Greece.

A growing number of people and firms are offering the government assistance in the project to rebuild the historic Plaka Bridge in northeastern Greece, which collapsed over the weekend.

Gefyra SA, the company that built and manages the Rio-Antirio Bridge, said on Wednesday that it is willing to provide technical expertise and funding for the bridge?s reconstruction.

The Ottoman-era bridge of Plaka, the widest stone bridge in the Balkans, has collapsed due to floods in Greece.

The online auctions of state properties that state privatization fund TAIPED has conducted in the last 18 months have fetched the sum of 26.2 million euros.