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About Athens

Athens_Parthenon Athens (Athina) is named after Athena, the goddess of wisdom, who according to legend, won the patronship over the city after defeating Poseidon in a duel.

In addition to the celebrated classical sites, the city boasts Byzantine, medieval and 19th-century monuments as well as one of the best museums in the world and areas of surprising natural beauty.

Course location

Workshops in Athens, where everything began, are often organised in the air-conditioned classrooms of the Metafrasi School of Translation, which is right in the centre of Athens and thus within walking distance of must-see places in Athens, such as Plaka, Monastiraki and Omonia.

How to get there?

At some stage during your journey you'll hopefully end up in Athens International Airport -if you are travelling by plane of course. If you are not travelling by plane, and you still findyourself in the airport, then something has gone quite wrong. But anyway, if you are flying and you made it to the airport, then you're almost there. Greece may not be the biggest country in the world, you’ll see that walking from the airport to the school will require a bit more from you than a pair of...

Social programme: Acropolis

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The Acropolis is without a shadow of a doubt the most important landmark in Athens. It is simply impossible to neglect the Parthenon, the Erechtheion or the Temple of Athena Nike, which is why this is obviously included in our social programme. Hold on to your hats -it can get windy up there!

Social programme: Plaka

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Pláka is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. Until the early 20th century Plaka was known as the Arvanite quarter of Athens.

Accommodation

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It's quite needless to say that in a tourist magnet such as Athens, magnet there are quite a few options when you are looking for a hotel. Below you find a selection of hotels in all price ranges.

Social programme: National Archaeological Musum

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If you go to Athens there are two museums you should not miss out on -one of them is the National archaeological Museum, which houses some of the most important arfifacts from various locations around Greece from prehistory to late antiquity. According to wikipedia, it is considered one of the great museums in the world -it's not a lie. You'll see.

Social programme: New Acropolis Museum

The New Acropolis Museum, which we will visit on Saturday, is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. The building itself is quite controversial -not in the least because of its very modern architecture.

The museum was founded in 2003 while the Organisation of the Museum was established in...