Athens City Break
A compact city break built around the Acropolis, ancient ruins, and the tavernas and rooftop bars of Plaka and Psiri below it.
- Common scams — taxi meters, petitions, metro pickpockets: From the airport and port, some taxi drivers claim the meter is 'broken' and quote a flat inflated fare — insist on the meter or use the fixed airport tariff or an app. Petition and 'free' bracelet-or-flower approaches around Syntagma, Monastiraki and the Acropolis are cover for pickpockets working in pairs. The worst pickpocketing is on the crowded Metro (Lines 1 and 3) and at Omonia, Monastiraki and Syntagma stations, especially at the doors as they close — keep bags in front and zipped.