hurt to have amenities like great architecture or
underground shops and eateries.”
Among others, the site’s commentary on the
Athens Metro mentions that: “One of the crowning
achievements of this city’s Olympic bid was the
creation of Attiko Metro, a system with stations
housing archaeological exhibits and items that
were uncovered while digging (walls, cisterns,
urns, and even sarcophagi). Even if you don’t need
to get to any of the 50-plus stations, it’s well worth
a visit to Syntagma Square or Akropoli stations to
see the relics or Ethniki Amyna station for more
contemporary art installations.” The other subways
comprising the world’s top-ten are: the Moscow
Metro, the London Underground, the Stockholm T-
Bana, the Tokyo Metro, the New York subway, the
Paris Metro, the Dubai Metro, the Hong Kong Mass
Transit Railway, and the Beijing Metro.
A few months ago, TripAdvisor, the world’s leading
travel website, included the Acropolis Museum in
its list of the top-25 museums in the world; the
Museum is ranked 11th in the world, 8th in Europe,
and 1st among Greece’s top-10 museums.
The popularity of the Acropolis Museum is, after all,
verified by the significant increase in the number of
its visitors, Greek and foreign.
Moreover, in the first quarter of 2016, TripAdvisor
included a series of Greek hotels at prominent
places in seven top-hotel lists. These lists have
been compiled on the basis of user comments.
More specifically, Achtis Hotel in Chalkidiki and
Canaves Oia Hotel in Santorini captured the 5th
and 12th place respectively in TripAdvisor’s list of
the top-25 hotels in the world. Spirit of the Knights
Boutique Hotel (Rhodes) and Enigma Apartments
& Suites (Santorini) were ranked 9th and 14th
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One could say that the previous year points to the path
of success for 2016, making Greece even more attractive
for its visitors.
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