Digging into Athens, Greece 4/4 [] One Last Night in Greece: A Walk Through Athens
A Journey Back Through Time: Returning to Athens, Greece After a little over an hour in the air from Heraklion Airport on Crete, our plane began its descent into Athens once again. This was it—the final chapter of my journey across Greece. After days spent among whitewashed islands and deep blue seas, the gray cityscape of Athens felt strangely familiar. Different from the islands, yet comforting in its own way. Tomorrow, I would be flying back to Korea, so I purchased a 48-hour metro ticket that included airport transfers (€10 for one person, €14 for two people). 💡 Tip: If you're traveling with a companion, multi-person transit tickets can save you a surprising amount of money. Hello Again, Athens International Airport After clearing the airport, I found myself waiting on the metro platform for about 30 minutes. Athens Metro trains run every half hour from the airport. The system feels clean and safe, though it moves at a pace that seems quintessentially European—efficie...
