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Destination Profile
Just about as ancient as they come, Athens boasts a history that spans millennia. It's crowned by the grand Parthenon and a fortified Acropolis rock, dashed by cobbled lanes and temples, and imbued with whitewashed tavernas where plate-spinning waiters serve up grilled cheese and tzatziki by the bucket load. But cheap flights to Athens from New Zealand could also be your opportunity to trade Auckland for the Aegean. A quick ferry from the capital is all it takes to reach isles like Poros and Aegina, where cobbled coves slope into a turquoise sea. Santorini and Crete are a little further to boot – look to them for rugged bays and romantic sunsets.
The Acropolis is an icon of human civilization. It marks the center of ancient Athens, where democracy was born.
The Agora is the oft-missed part of ancient Athens. It sprawls under the Acropolis, hosting peristyle temples and forums where philosophers and traders would once have met.
A taste of traditional Greece awaits in the Plaka area, where tavernas sizzle with grilled cheeses and ouzo is continually poured.
No airlines have non-stop flights from New Zealand to Athens.
Qatar Airways is the best airline to fly from New Zealand to Athens.