-A series of fascinating guided tours of the historic center, with journalist and author Nikos Vatopoulos
Hotel Grande Bretagne invites history buffs to a series of walks entitled “Getting to know Athens: From Hotel Grande Bretagne to the Heart of the City”.
The well-known journalist and author Nikos Vatopoulos leads the walks, leading the participants to the secrets of the wider historical center.
The route touches neoclassical buildings, neighborhoods of the interwar period and reconstruction, central boulevards and picturesque streets, squares and emblematic points of the capital, starting and ending at the Grande Bretagne Hotel.
This special journey through the streets of Athens, developed alongside the hotel for a century and a half, offers a deeper understanding of the city, combining its recent historical path with contemporary reality.
Walks will take place every Sunday, from September 15 to October 6, starting at 11:00am.
Admission is free, with advance reservation, at eventora.gr.
The Grande Bretagne and King George hotels, whose operational management is held by Marriott International, Inc., are owned by the Hellenic Hotels Company LAMPSA SA, interests of the Laskaridis group.
Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is the world’s largest hotel company, headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with 8,700 hotels and more than 30 chains in 139 countries, owned or operated. Marriott is one of the leading multinational hotel and resort management and franchising companies. The company also offers the privileged Marriott Bonvoy loyalty program.
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