Returning to Athens, a decade after the crisis

By Steve McKenna
Updated March 18 2021 - 12:31pm, first published January 30 2020 - 8:00pm
BREATHTAKING: Athens, with Monastiraki Square in the foreground and the ancient Acropolis looming over the city, is ready and waiting. Picture: Supplied
BREATHTAKING: Athens, with Monastiraki Square in the foreground and the ancient Acropolis looming over the city, is ready and waiting. Picture: Supplied

A decade ago, Athens wasn't exactly top of tourists' bucket-lists. The Greek capital was in turmoil, with strikes and firework-riddled riots staged in protest at the hard-hitting austerity measures brought in to tackle the country's chronic debt crisis.

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