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		<title>The Ancient Agora in Athens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[In the ancient times, Agora happened to be the seat of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice of Athens. It was only early in the 6th century, in the time &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/the-ancient-agora-in-athens.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In the ancient times, Agora happened to be the seat of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice of Athens. It was only early in the 6th century, in the time of Solon, that Agora became a public area. During this time Peisistratus removed the other houses, closed wells, and made it the centre of Athenian government. He also built a drainage system, fountains and a temple to the Olympian gods. Cimon later improved the agora by constructing new buildings and planting trees. In the 5th century BC there were temples constructed to Hephaestus, Zeus and Apollo.</p>
<p>Buildings and structures of the classical agora included:</p>
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<li>Peristyle Court</li>
<li>Mint</li>
<li>Enneakrounos</li>
<li>South Stoa I and South Stoa II</li>
<li>Heliaia</li>
<li>Strategeion</li>
<li>Colonos Agoraios</li>
<li>Tholos</li>
<li>Agora stone</li>
<li>Monument of the Eponymous Heroes</li>
<li>Old Bouleuterion</li>
<li>New Bouleuterion</li>
<li>Temple of Hephaestus</li>
<li>Temple of Apollo Patroos</li>
<li>Stoa of Zeus</li>
<li>Altar of the Twelve Gods</li>
<li>Royal stoa</li>
<li>Temple of Aphrodite Urania</li>
<li>Stoa of Hermes</li>
<li>Stoa Poikile</li>
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<p>Many buildings were added later to this site. Those in place by the 2nd century included:</p>
<ul>
<li>The Middle stoa which sat across the sanctuary, in front of the Heliaea</li>
<li>A small Roman temple was added in front of the Middle stoa.</li>
<li>An Altar of Zeus Agoraios was added just to the east of the Monument to the Eponymous Heroes.</li>
<li>The Temple of Ares, dedicated to Ares, the god of war, was added in the north half agora, just south of the Altar of the Twelve Gods.</li>
<li>The Odeon of Agrippa and accompanying gymnasium were added in the centre of the agora.</li>
<li>The substantial Stoa of Attalos was built along the eastern edge of the agora.</li>
<li>A collection of buildings were added to the south-east corner: the East stoa, the Library of Pantainos, the Nymphaeum and a temple.</li>
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		<title>The Temple of Poseidon in Athens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Standing amidst the hustle and bustle of the city life of Athens, is the Cape Sounion in Attica which mermerizes the tourists with its serene beauty. The area takes pride in its temple of Poseidon which stands overlooking the sea. &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/the-temple-of-poseidon-in-athens.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Standing amidst the hustle and bustle of the city life of Athens, is the Cape Sounion in Attica which mermerizes the tourists with its serene beauty. The area takes pride in its temple of Poseidon which stands overlooking the sea. You have to make your way up the hill through gift shops and a restaurant to this residence of Lord Poseidon.</p>
<p>The statue of Poseidon is now in the safe hands of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens, but the temple makes the presence of the Lord felt and it seems that the Temple of Poseidon, with its magnificent view of the Aegean, serves the role of sea watcher from the high promontory. Beneath the promontory of Poseidon, there is a small resort area offering several hotels and anchorage for yachts.</p>
<p>The temple was built by Pericles during the Golden Age of Greece and flaunts the plain Doric style. When you reach the top, you stand at one point of a magical triangle which the ancient Greeks enjoyed &#8211; from Sounion, you could see the Temple of Aphaia on the island of Aegina, and the Acropolis itself.</p>
<p>Tourists can reach Sounion easily by bus from Athens, or by organized day tours. Though sunset happens to the preferred time to visit Sounion, you can be an early bird if you want to avoid rush. When going up the hill, be careful on the alternately rough or slippery rocks. Also it is advisable to be on guard as there are no guard rails, chains, or anything similar for protection against a steep fall. Again, be prepared to face strong winds on the height.</p>
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		<title>Parks and gardens in Athens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Notoriously known as the concrete jungle, Athens, the capital of Greece, however, has no dearth of green spots where people can seek solace and refuse from the fast pace of urban life. In fact, if you take a walk in &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/parks-and-gardens-in-athens.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Notoriously known as the concrete jungle, Athens, the capital of Greece, however, has no dearth of green spots where people can seek solace and refuse from the fast pace of urban life. In fact, if you take a walk in the area around the Acropolis and the large Philopapou Hill, located at a short distance away, you might as well get a feel of being in a forest. Let us take a look at some significant parks and gardens of Athens:</p>
<p><strong>Philopappos Hill:</strong><br />
Philopappos was the grandson of the King of Commagene and a well-known donor of the city, having made a large number of significant bequests. On the top of the legendary Hill of the Muses, lies the burial monument of great Gaius Julius Antiochus Philopappos. Philopappos Hill offers enough greenery for nature lovers to take a stroll around, relax or click pictures.</p>
<p><strong>Zappeion Garden:</strong><br />
Zappeion Garden, taking pride in the awe-inspiring Zappeion Hall (which is at present an exhibition hall), is open from sunrise to sunset. The Hall building itself was erected solely for the purpose to host the first modern Olympic Games in Athens.</p>
<p><strong>Lycabettus Hill:</strong><br />
Lycabettus hill is an ideal starting point for many significant venues of Athens. You can view the Acropolis and the grandiose Olympic Stadium from above and then through a pedestrian path lined with century-old trees you can head towards the Mediterranean coast. The Lycabettus also has an open air theatre at the top which holds concerts and various other events during the summer months.</p>
<p><strong>National Gardens:</strong><br />
Patronized by Queen Amalia, the National Gardens, displays a multitude of strolling paths, large shady trees, cool ponds and lots of greenery.</p>
<p><strong>The Village Entertainment Park:</strong><br />
The Village Entertainment Park, as the name suggests, is an ideal spot for recreational activities right from shopping, dining, wellness to outdoor activities. The park features varied facilities like picnic tables, Mediterranean vegetation, spacious retail area with everything on fashion, news, books, music and electronics stores. The complex also comprises some 20 indoor cinemas, a multitude of cafes and restaurants, plus an outdoor playground for children, which annually hosts a number of children&#8217;s events.</p>
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		<title>Top 5 attractions of Athens, Greece</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Athens, the capital of Greece is considered to be the hub for arts and philosophy. It is well known for its democratic government as well as its cultural gains that influenced the whole of Europe. This city attracts a whole &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/top-5-attractions-of-athens-greece.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Athens, the capital of Greece is considered to be the hub for arts and philosophy. It is well known for its democratic government as well as its cultural gains that influenced the whole of Europe. This city attracts a whole lot of tourists because of its wonderful beautiful monuments. The tourists are also advised to plan their trip and also book their hotels in advance before visiting Athens. It is considered to be the centre of economic, financial, political and cultural life in Greece. Basically, this city is an integral part of Greece. Below are the description of a few places that are a must watch for the tourists. One must definitely include these in their itineraries.</p>
<p><strong>Lycabettus Hill</strong><br />
Lycabettus is basically a limestone rock with a height of around 1,000 feet. This rock gives a wonderful view of the entire city and is partially floodlit. You will have to trek a bit to reach the peak but the effort is worth it. There are small shops as well as restaurants up there. You’ll even come across a church.</p>
<p><strong>The Agora</strong><br />
Agora is famous for its temple of Hephaestus. Earlier it was a spot where the military people assembled together to note down their duties and follow the orders given by the Emperor but now it is well known for its market place as well as minor monuments and the colonnade housing the museum.</p>
<p><strong>Piraeus</strong><br />
Piraeus, situated in the outskirts of Greece is a wonderful port city with a population of around 175,695 people. This place can be extremely relaxing. If you still wish to explore this place then you may visit the Nautical Museum or Piraeus Museum.</p>
<p><strong>National Archeological Museum</strong><br />
National Archeological Museum was established in 1829 is located in the Exarhia area in central Athens between Epirus Street, Bouboulinas Street and Tositsas Street. It is well known for its wonderful collection of Greek artifacts. This Museum attracts a lot of tourists and is considered to be a pride for Greece.</p>
<p><strong>Cape Sounion and the temple of Poseidon</strong><strong></strong><br />
Cape Sounion is located at the southernmost tip of the Attica peninsula. Try to visit this particular place at the time of sunset. The view that it provides is breath taking. This spot basically contains the ruins Greek temple of Poseidon.</p>
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		<title>Athens International Airport</title>
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<p>Athens International Airport that started its services from the 29th March 2001 is the civilian airport that provides services to the city of Athens and the region of Attica. The Airport is a major hub for Olympic Air, as well as for Aegean Airlines. The airport provides its services to about around 15 million travellers round the year and was named after the noted Greek statesman Eleftherios Venizelos. The airport has become immensely popular with and as a gateway to Asia and the Middle East. It is also learnt for the regular investment into the pioneering technology as Airbus A380. The airport replaced the now-closed Athens (Ellinikon) International Airport. Its first arrival was there on an Olympic Airways flight from Montreal and the second one there was an Olympic Aviation flight from Kythira. Its pioneering departure was a KLM flight to Amsterdam. The airport is situated between the towns of Markopoulo, Koropi, Spata and Loutsa, about 20 km (12 mi) to the east of central Athens (30 km (19 mi) by road.</p>
<p>At present the airport has twp terminals consisting the Main Terminal, and the Satellite Terminal that can be reached by a foot-tunnel from the Main Terminal. A new above ground link to the midfield satellite terminal was completed in 2010 and was open for the use. It is now used as a Schengen facility. It has two runways with an average length of 4 km (2.5 mi) long. The airport was designed with purpose to handle the ever increasing demands of the air traffic as to accommodate about 50 million passengers a year. The airport is also approved by the European Aviation Safety Agency and the Federal Aviation Administration for take-offs and landings of the biggest passenger jet worldwide, the Airbus A380. It is counted among the 30 busiest airports of Europe.</p>
<p>As for terminals in the hotel the primary one is the Main Terminal that handles the all intra Schengen flights as well as many other non-Schengen flights.  All check-in desks there are situated in the Main Terminal. There are about three separate levels there as one for arrivals, one for departures and a food court level. The other terminal is Satellite Terminal which handles non-Schengen flights only. It is easily approached by an underground link complete with moving walkways.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Overview of the Hotel: This hotel is located at an exclusive area of Vouliagmeni. There find dining, extensive spa services and elegant accommodations are provided at the Divani Apollon Palace &#38; Spa. This hotel has around 286 luxurious rooms. &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/divani-apollon-palace-spa-5-star-hotel-in-venice.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p><strong>•    Overview of the Hotel: </strong>This hotel is located at an exclusive area of Vouliagmeni. There find dining, extensive spa services and elegant accommodations are provided at the Divani Apollon Palace &amp; Spa. This hotel has around 286 luxurious rooms. By the beach the Anemos Restaurant there open around in the morning and a delicious breakfast is offered out there. It is located about about 11 miles away from the Athens center. It is the chain of the Divani Collection and The Leading Hotels of the World.<br />
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•    Amenities at the Hotel:</strong> As for the general facilities in the hotel in includes as        restaurant,  bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers, grounds, non-smoking rooms, elevator, safe, soundproofed rooms, chapel/shrine, heating,         baggage storage,  stores in hotel and air conditioning. for services in the hotel they includes as room service, meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning,  hair/beauty salon, breakfast in the room, ironing service, currency exchange,         souvenirs/gift shop, shoe shine, packed lunches, car rental, tour desk,         fax/photocopying and ticket service.<br />
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•    Hotel Rules:</strong> With respect to the hotel rules they remain universal at the common areas of the hotel whereas for the different types of room the hotel rules also vary accordingly. The check in time into the hotel is 14:00 hours and the check out point is 12:00 hours. The cancellation and prepayment policies in the hotel vary according to the room type.  Pets are allowed on request without any extra charges.  Hotel accepts cards like as American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Diners Club and JCB.<br />
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		<title>National Garden of Athens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Designed by Amalia, the first Queen of Greece, in Central Athens, The National Garden earlier known as to be the Royal Garden is a peaceful, green garden about in 15.5 hectares at the center of the Greek capital, Athens. It &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/national-garden-of-athens.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Designed by Amalia, the first Queen of Greece, in Central Athens, The National Garden earlier known as to be the Royal Garden is a peaceful, green garden about in 15.5 hectares at the center of the Greek capital, Athens. It is situated straight behind the   Greek Parliament building and runs the South to the area close to the location of Zappeion across from the Panathenaiko or Kalimarmaro Olympic Stadium of the 1896 Olympic Games. Within the garden there are situated some ancient ruins, tambourines and Corinthian capitals of columns, mosaics, and other things. At the Southeast side are located busts of Capodistrias, who was the first known governor of Greece, and of the Philhellene Jean-Gabriel Eynard. On the South side are situated the busts of the renowned Greek poets Dionysios Solomos who created and the wrote down the Greek National Hymn, and Aristotelis Valaoritis.</p>
<p>The Royal Garden was constructed by the Queen Amalia in 1838 and was accomplished by 1840. It was made by the German agronomist Frederick Schmidt who for the garden imported about 500 species of plants and a goof variety of animals that involves the peacocks, ducks, and turtles. However harsh dry weather proved to be too harsh for the plants and many of the plant species could not survive and animals too thrived.   The upper garden, behind the Old Palace, was fenced off and was the private refuge of the King and Queen.</p>
<p>The fate of the garden revived when in 1878, the Danish architect Theophil Freiherr von Hansen developed the neo-classical Zappeion Hall. It was then named after Evangelis Zappas, an Epirote businessman who played an important role in making the start to the   Zappian Olympic Games; he was a precursor of the modern Olympic Games. The Zappeion was the Olympic village for the 1896 Summer Olympics in Athens and too organized fencing games within it premises. The area in front to Zappeion was extensively used as for the parking and standing of the tams and buses. For a long period the park was under the control of Monarch as in 1974 plebiscite to abolish the monarchy the park was named as the National Garden. The park remains open for the public from sunrise to sunset and gives an imperative relief from the hectic city center. Its main entrance is on about Leoforos Amalias, the street that named after the name of the Queen who dreamt about this park. In the national park one can visit a duck pond, a small zoo, a Botanical Museum, a small café a children’s library and a playground.</p>
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		<title>Classical Athens Imperial, 5 star hotel in Athens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Overview of the Hotel: This hotel is located at the Athens theater district as across from Metaxourgeion Metro Station and Karaiskaki Square. It provides well equipped rooms along with free Wi-Fi, satellite TVs and CD players. Hotel facilities there &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/classical-athens-imperial-5-star-hotel-in-athens.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>•    Overview of the Hotel: </strong>This hotel is located at the Athens theater district as across from Metaxourgeion Metro Station and Karaiskaki Square. It provides well equipped rooms along with free Wi-Fi, satellite TVs and CD players. Hotel facilities there involve a well rated gym and a good number of options to do things. During summer there is available an outdoor pool and bar situated at the top of the hotel on its roof. The hotel provides the panoramic views of Athens.  The hotel has about 262 rooms and it is the chain of the classical hotels.</p>
<p><strong>•    Amenities at the Hotel: </strong>As for general facilities in the hotel it includes the system as restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers, non-smoking rooms, rooms/facilities for disabled guests, elevator, express check-in/check-out, safe, soundproofed rooms, baggage storage, stores in hotel, gay friendly,         allergy-free room, air conditioning and designated smoking area. In services at hotel it involves as room service, meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, breakfast in the room, ironing service, currency exchange, souvenirs/gift shop, car rental, tour desk and fax/photocopying.</p>
<p><strong>•    Hotel Rules: </strong> With reference to the hotel rules it includes as a uniform policy at common areas of the hotel that differs as according to the different hotel rooms. The check in time into the hotel is 14:00 hours and the check out time is until 13:00 hours. The cancellation and prepayment policies also vary according to the room type.   Pets are not allowed in the hotel.  Hotels accept cards as American Express, Visa, Euro-Mastercard and Diners Club.</p>
<p><strong>•    Hotel Room Types and Rates:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Standard Double Room: € 115 (Per Night)<br />
Superior Double Room: € 125 (Per Night)<br />
Deluxe Room: € 145 (Per Night)<br />
Junior Suite: € 175 (Per Night)<br />
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		<title>Syntagma Square, the popular square at Athens center</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Syntagma Square is situated at the center of Athens, Greece. The Square is, therefore, named after the Constitution of King Otto, who was forced to grant the people after the most noted and popular military uprising as on dated September &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/syntagma-square-the-popular-square-at-athens-center.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Syntagma Square is situated at the center of Athens, Greece. The Square is, therefore, named after the Constitution of King Otto, who was forced to grant the people after the most noted and popular military uprising as on dated September 3rd, 1843.</p>
<p>The square at the north side is bordered by Vassileos Georgiou A&#8217; Street, on its south side is the Othonos Street and Filellinon Street there lies at the west direction and finally at its east is located Amalias Avenue. The eastern portion of the square is much higher than the   western direction and there are situated a good number of marble steps as heading to the Amalias Avenue; below all this is located is the Syntagma metro station. The stairs there comes out from a pair of outdoor cafes. The square is a very popular city centric crowd catching some spot and place. Syntagma also has two green areas at the north and south having with the planted shade trees, as with the center of square with a large fountain where sometimes are sighted Syntagma pigeons, in a heat tormented Athenians during the summer season.</p>
<p>Syntagma Square is also known too often for political demonstration as the Greek Parliament is there close to crossing and passing the Amalias Avenues in the east direction and is surrounded by the elaborate National Gardens that are as well open to masses too. There at every next hour, the changing of the guard ceremony is undertaken by the   Presidential Guard and is there carried in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier as in area between the square and parliament. On Sundays and official holidays, there ceremonial changing of the guard is occurs and happen with an army band and the majority of the 120 Evzones there remains at 11am. The Square is also a center of many means of public transport in Athens. Syntagma station of the Athens Metro is located there, the Athens Tram stays here, and buses or trolley-buses are too available here at many points in the city. Free wireless Internet is provided there at a very high speed of about 4 Mbit/s is provided by the Municipality of Athens at the Square. The buses from the Square also go to northen suburbs, especially, even for the Athens Olympic Complex located in Maroussi</p>
<p>The proximity of the square has many places of tourist attractions makes Square as well.  The neighborhoods of Plaka, Monastiraki, Psiri and Kolonaki are all situated well in the close distance from the square.</p>
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		<title>Hilton Athens, 5 star hotels in Athens</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[•    Overview of the Hotel: Situated at the center of Athens, the Hilton Athens is special as having the comfortable views of the Acropolis, three swimming pools, the famous rooftop Galaxy Bar and even the prompt access to the metro. &#8230; <a href="http://www.athensshortstay.com/hilton-athens-5-stars-hotels-in-athens.html">Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p><strong>•    Overview of the Hotel:</strong> Situated at the center of Athens, the Hilton Athens is special as having the comfortable views of the Acropolis, three swimming pools, the famous rooftop Galaxy Bar and even the prompt access to the metro. The Milos Restaurant in the hotel serves the Greek gourmet cuisine that is loved by celebrities there in the city. The Byzantine restaurant there provides a Mediterranean buffet or a la carte menu and even the delicious st Sunday brunch in Athens. The state of the art rooftop Galaxy Bar there provides signature cocktails, while offering Acropolis views as from the open-air terrace. The Oasis Pool Bar &amp; Grill serves Mediterranean cuisine or snacks. It is located at the commercial district of the city and is about 550 yards from the National Art Gallery, the Athens Concert Hall and the Kolonaki shopping district. The hotel has about 506 rooms and it is the chain of Hilton Hotels.<br />
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•    Amenities at the Hotel: </strong>As for the general facilities in the hotel the following one includes as restaurant, bar, 24-hour front desk, newspapers, terrace, non-smoking rooms, rooms/facilities for disabled guests, elevator, express check-in/check-out, safe, heating, baggage storage, stores in hotel, gay friendly, all public and private spaces non-smoking, air conditioning, restaurant, buffet-style restaurant. For services, the prominent ones are as room service,        meeting/banquet facilities, business center, babysitting/child services, laundry, dry cleaning, hair/beauty salon, breakfast in the room, ironing service, currency exchange, souvenirs/gift shop, shoe shine, car rental, tour desk, fax/photocopying, atm on site, concierge service,  private check-in/-out and suit press.<br />
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•    Hotel Rules: </strong>With respect to hotel rules as far as common areas of the hotel are concerned they are much common, however, when a person stays in a different room. The rules of the hotel there changes according to the that room. The Check in time into the hotel is 14:00-00:00 hours and the Check out time is between 06:00 &#8211; 12:00 hours. The cancellation and prepayment policies there also vary according to the room type.  Pets are allowed in the hotel for certain charges. Hotel accepts cards as American Express, Visa, Euro/Mastercard, Diners Club, JCB and Maestro.<br />
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•    Hotel Room Types and Rates:</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>King Hilton Guestroom: € 112.92 (Per Night)<br />
Twin Hilton Guestroom: € 112.92 (Per Night)<br />
King Hilton Guestroom Acropolis View: € 134.33 (Per Night)<br />
King Hilton Executive Acropolis View: € 177.14 (Per Night)</strong></em></p>
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