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Type: Luxury Hotel

Summary: A gloriously lavish hotel, worthy of the world's elite

Feature: Impressive views across the Parthenon and Acropolis

Rooms: 320 rooms & suites

Location: Athens, Greece

Nearest airport: Athens Airport

Transfer: 40 minutes from Athens Airport

Luxury Holidays At Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Hotel Grande Bretagne is an elegant 19th-century building that exudes luxury and refinement through its classic style, modern facilities and fantastic location opposite Syntagma Square. Guests can enjoy impressive views across to the Acropolis and can access the major attractions of Athens with ease, being in walking distance of exclusive shopping areas and museums. Accommodation is divine and sees opulent furnishings, delicate antiques and stylish artwork and tapestries combine to devastating effect – the result is a glorious and opulent hotel worthy of the world’s elite.
 

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Why Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel is so special...

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City Highlights

Europe's oldest capital, Athens, has flourished into a smart city with a year-round flow of visitors. City highlights include a stroll under Acropolis Hill to the Acropolis Museum, The Ancient Agora, Plaka and Thission, not forgetting the Olympic Stadium of Modern Times and National Gardens. The hotel offers guided walking tours on Friday mornings at an additional charge. For fancy boutiques and designer labels, enjoy a spree on Voukourestiou Street, while by contrast, Monastiraki Flea Market is great for souvenirs and bargain buys. Round off the day over dinner in GB Roof Garden Restaurant, dazzlingly framed by the Parthenon.

Culture & History

Once afoot in Athens, you must visit The Acropolis, this UNESCO site marks the territory of ancient Athens and is home to the world-recognisable Parthenon temple. It is here modern civilisation came to be; visit the Acropolis Museum to learn about the development of democracy and education in ancient Greece. The Panathinaiko Stadium was the venue for the first modern-day Olympic Games and will impress both sports enthusiasts and historians alike, or head towards the pedestrianised parts of town for narrow rustic streets and old-Athens charm.

Culture & History at Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel

Spa Breaks

East-meets-west and contemporary-meets-classic at the multi-award-winning GB Spa, an opulent haven of indulgence designed to awaken the senses and promote total wellbeing. Browse the myriad of sublime treatments, including holistic Ayurvedic therapies and signature massages, as well as top-to-toe beauty care, each selection using premium spa products such as ESPA and Valmont. Other facilities include a beautiful indoor pool styled after a Roman bath, a fantastic fitness studio offering bespoke training programmes and a hair salon.

Spa Breaks at Hotel Grande Bretagne, a Luxury Collection Hotel
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Pricing

Stay 7 nights from £1,744 p.p. (Low Season) and from £2,133 p.p. (High Season) in a Classic Room, including breakfast & transfers.
Flights available at an additional cost.

Prices shown are for guidance only and other pricing is available. Prices are subject to change due to availability, special offers and currency fluctuation. Please call for details.

 

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Athens Travel Information

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Athens is particularly pleasant to visit in spring (May to June) and autumn (September to October) when it's generally fresher than at the height of summer.

Getting There

Flight Information
British Airways from London Heathrow to Athens. UK regional departures and charter flights are also available.

Flight Time
From London Heathrow to Athens: 3 hours, 35 minutes.

History & sightseeing

Athens’ Acropolis, meaning ‘The Sacred Rock or high city’, is the best known Acropolis in the world and visited by some three million tourists annually who come to stand in awe of the Parthenon – famed for its architectural symmetry and housing surviving friezes and marble metopes (though the best examples are still residing in the British Museum), the beautiful temples and the views of Athens stretched out before them. Located at the foot of the Acropolis is the Acropolis Museum, an architectural marvel which houses some of Greece's finest treasures, while the National Archaeological Museum is packed with ancient marble statues, jewellery and ceramics.

History & sightseeing
Temples

A must see in Athens is the striking ancient ‘Greek Temple of Olympian Zeus’, the largest of its kind in Greece. Visit this staggering site where 104, 17m high Corinthian columns once stood, of which now just 15 remain. Work began in the 6th century by Peisistratos, though the temple took more than a staggering 700 years to build due to lack of funds and various issues impacting the build. The grandeur of the Parthenon, a former temple dedicated to the goddess Athena, made it more of a showpiece than a working sanctuary. Instead, the Erechtheion, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon, was named after the mythical king of Athens, Erechtheus. Holding a truly fascinating ancient past, the site is ripe for exploring.

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Shopping

The Ancient Promenade – a grand pedestrian promenade – connects some of Athens most well known sights and is a great way to see modern and ancient Athens side by side. Start at the Temple of Olympian Zeus (the largest in Greece), wander up to the Acropolis and then stroll through Monastiraki – the flea market here is an amazing collection of small shops, like a Turkish Bazaar, especially on a Sunday when people come from the hills to sell their wares.

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Relax

Get away from Athens central for a while and enjoy a coffee in the National Gardens. This shaded oasis, which used to be the private garden of the Greek Kings, comes complete with peacocks, deer and relaxed Athenians. Similarly, Mount Hymettus, famous for its thyme honey and beautiful marble, has long been a favoured refuge from the heat in Athens. Almost all of the city can be seen from here, including the mountains of Parnitha – the more adventurous should head up to enjoy the stunning sunsets.

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Festivals

Located on the south slope of the Acropolis, the 2nd century Odeion of Herodes, is a semi-circular theatre which plays host annually to the summer Hellenic Festival of classical drama, dance and music performances, including the occasional gig by the likes of Jean Michel Jarre.

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