Tours & Sightseeing
We can arrange several sightseeing tours with groups, or individually. If you want more information contact us
info@brasilhotel.gr
Some links with Athens general information
Athens general information www.breathtakingathens.gr
Athens walking tours www.athenswalkingtours.gr
Athens voice http://www.athensvoice.gr/ (Weekly Magazine - Greek language)
Athinorama http://www.athinorama.gr/ (Weekly Magazine - Greek language)
MUSEUMS & CONCERT HALLS LINKS
Acropolis museum www.theacropolismuseum.gr
One of the most important Museums in the world. The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological site-specific museum, housing the most famous works of classical antiquity.
National Archaeological museum www.namuseum.gr
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is one of the largest and most significant museums of ancient Greek Art in the world.
Byzantine & Christian museum www.byzantinemuseum.gr
The museum offers the visitor a unique opportunity to discover aspects of Byzantine and modern culture and to admire Byzantine and modern art from a museological point of view.
Benaki Museum www.benaki.gr
| The Benaki Museums with permanent and periodical exhibitions from ancient to modern art,ranks among the major institutions that have enriched the material assets of the Greek state. It is also the oldest museum in Greece operating as a Foundation under Private Law. Through its extensive collections that cover several different cultural fields and its more general range of activities serving more than one social need, the Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex structure within the broader network of museum foundations in Greece. |
Foundation of the Hellenic world www.fhw.gr
Interactive exhibitions, educational programmers, Virtual Reality tours and documentaries, which combine excellent historic information with the state-of-the-art technological applications, familiarize visitors with Hellenic history and culture in their development through time.
National Museum of Contemporary Art www.emst.gr
Permanent and periodical exhibitions of contemporary art with a remarkable nucleus of works of art by Greek and international artists, which compose collections of selective rather than encyclopedic character.
Athens & Epidaurus summer festival www.greekfestival.gr
What is the Athens Festival? A great celebration that has lasted 53 summers, and that has hosted some of the leading lights of theatre, music and dance. From Mitropoulos and Callas to Rostropovich, Pavarotti, Leonidas Kavakos and Dimitris Sgouros. From Theodorakis and Hadjidakis to Savvopoulos, Protopsalti, Dalaras and Marinella. From Rondiris and Koun to Streller, Peter Hall, Noh theatre, Bunraku puppet theatre, and the Peking Opera. From Balanchine to Pina Bausch, and from Nureyev and Fonteyn to Martha Graham and Alicia Alonso.
Hellenic Festival events are staged at the following venues: the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, the two ancient theatres at Epidaurus (at the Sanctuary of Asklepios, and at the ancient city), and the Lycabettus.
The Athens Concert Hall www.megaron.gr
The Athens Concert Hall has been regarded as one of the most comprehensive culture centres in Europe. Its superb acoustics has been acclaimed both by the public and by renowned performers of the music and art world.
