Take advantage of our Stay in Athens offers and enjoy an exquisite meal with views of the Lycabettus Hill at the Crowne Plaza Athens. The creations of our Chef and the highest level of service by our staff, guarantee an unforgettable experience.

Starter

Cherry tomatoes with mozzarella pearls, pesto and croutons
or
Caesar’s salad with parmesan, grilled chicken and bacon
or
Mushroom salad, lettuce, parmesan, parsley, pepper and mustard vinaigrette

Main Course

Pork fillet “Souvlaki” with pita bread, onions, tomato and tzatziki
or
Beef tenderloin with celery puree, roasted fennel, asparagus and thyme butter 
or
Grilled salmon, buttered vegetables with parmesan, crayfish cream and semi dried tomatoes

Dessert

Chocolate soufflé with vanilla ice cream
or
Semifreddo vanilla – coffee and bitter chocolate  
or 
Orange mousse

Enjoy a romantic dinner at the Grand by Interni with its high-end design, its excellent bar and its unbeatable view. 

Bread & Dip

Starters

Fresh Ricotta gnocchi on creamy goat cheese with caramelized figs, pecorino and truffle oil
&
Greek salad with tomato caponata, carob rusk, feta cheese, smoked paprika oil and oxymel vinaigrette

Main Course

Oven baked crispy chicken in cereals-cassius crust with sweet potato chips, cous-cous and chili vinaigrette
or
Salmon fillet with beetroot puree, quinoa and yoghurt sauce

Dessert

Chocolate walnut pie with sesame ‘”pasteli” and hot chocolate foam (for two persons)
or
American cheesecake with caramel sauce

Α one-hour aromatic massage that relaxes, tones and detoxifies.
Warm essential oils, steamed towels that relax, calm and rejuvenate.

Full body and head massage for 60’.

Dinner at Polis Grand Hotel’s Rooftop Restaurant, in a warm and elegant atmosphere overlooking Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill.  Enjoy a specially designed 3 course menu with optional choices at preferential rates for the Stay in Athens audience.

Starter

Spinach pie salad with feta cheese, egg, dill, sesame seeds and crispy crust
or
Chickpea balls (falafel) with hummus

Main Course

Pork fillet with mavrodafni sweet wine and balsamic vinegar sauce and country style potato puree
or
Grilled salmon fillet with roasted vegetables and lemon saffron sauce

Dessert

Crunchy millefeuille with caramelized crispy pastry
or
Chocolate soufflé with citrus confiture

A unique 90’ experience that you can find only in Aegeo Spas across Greece. This exquisite combination includes a bespoke massage with blended oils suitable to your needs. Make this journey your own destination.

Tsipouro:  The evolution from the world's most underrated digestif to the most popular drink in Greece.

1 hour Presentation and Tasting :

-what is tsipouro? 

-historical background

-different styles depending on the origin.

The experience includes: 1 welcome drink and tasting of 4 to 5 different kinds of tsipouro (30ml each).

Cocktail tasting from our Odyssey themed menu and presentation of the story behind the drinks.

Experience the principles of hospitality and how they are related to the menu concept.

Duration: about 1 hour & 20 mins. It includes one welcome drink and tasting of 5 menu cocktails (samples).

Avid travelers of the 18th and 19th centuries made a cultural pilgrimage to the european South in search of art, architecture, culture and the origins of Western civilization; Greece was the destination for the adventurous and the daring. From the humble khánia to the few higher-caliber lodging options, staying anywhere in Greece’s newfound capital was a journey in its own right.

Join us in a two-hour guided walking tour around Athens downtown and unravel the thread of history as you visit some of the most iconic hotels of today...for a reason.

The tour ends with a light lunch at one of the Stay-in-Athens featured hotels. 

Big Olive has come to an exclusive agreement with the Benaki Museum to offer “Stay in Athens / Mastercard” a unique experience, the “Prompts”. Based on different suggested themes, participants are led through associated city landmarks and points of interest to hear narratives and anecdotal stories associated with the selected prompt. The selected  for the Stay in Athens/Mastercard participants theme is ''Traces of Commerce in Athens''  which reviews the history of give-and-take in Athens as it takes in the areas of Syntagma and Kolonaki. Starts at Syntagma square and ends with a private experience at the Benaki Museum Central Building where a number of associated artifacts from the various collections of the museum, corresponding to the different periods of Greek history, will be presented. The walk concludes with an out-of-display-window experience of three items, a farewell light lunch and a souvenir offered by the museum.

Escape with your loved one to unwind and rejuvenate body and spirit while enjoying a unique relaxing experience at the Grand Harmony Spa. The relaxation and enjoyment ritual at the Grand Harmony Spa begins with the couple enjoying two relaxing treatments, in our signature couple’s suite, along a full use of the spa area for 60 minutes.

Take a leisurely ramble downtown with a photography workshop that captures that Athenian allure. While using the city as both backdrop and classroom, this workshop will provide you with unique photographic opportunities. This two-in-one walk is suitable for all ages, camera types (even smart phones), and levels of photography. The docent will illuminate little-known secrets 4 in your surroundings while instructing you on how to sharpen your photography skills and capture memories for a lifetime. Tour takes in the thoroughfares, but also explores the narrow alleys, where the walls are covered with impressive street art and discreet facades reveal hidden vintage stores, recently-opened hotels, avant-garde art galleries and artisan workshops.

End your photo quest with a light lunch at one of the walk highlights, where you will be asked to put your newly-acquired photo skills into practice! 

New Old Wine World, in collaboration with A for Athens, presents the most original wine tasting mapping of the Greek Wine Universe!

Six storeys above the Athenian “terroir”, on A for Athens’s roof garden we’ll discover the magnificent common ground, wine and architecture hold and we’ll set the concepts of history, place and wine as coordinates for navigating ourselves through seven of the most important Greek terroirs.

This wine tasting event  will be presented by New Old WineWorld’s professional  sommelier.  Its’ duration is about two hours and along with it all participants will receive the 80-page publication ‘The New Old Wine World of Greece’ as well as a customized notebook with the fun and easy ‘Oenotecture’, wine tasting notes interface.

Take advantage of our Stay in Athens offers and enjoy an exquisite meal with views of the Lycabettus Hill at the Crowne Plaza Athens. The creations of our Chef and the highest level of service by our staff, guarantee an unforgettable experience.

Starter

Cherry tomatoes with mozzarella pearls, pesto and croutons
or
Caesar’s salad with parmesan, grilled chicken and bacon
or
Mushroom salad, lettuce, parmesan, parsley, pepper and mustard vinaigrette

Main Course

Pork fillet “Souvlaki” with pita bread, onions, tomato and tzatziki
or
Beef tenderloin with celery puree, roasted fennel, asparagus and thyme butter 
or
Grilled salmon, buttered vegetables with parmesan, crayfish cream and semi dried tomatoes

Dessert

Chocolate soufflé with vanilla ice cream
or
Semifreddo vanilla – coffee and bitter chocolate  
or 
Orange mousse

Enjoy a romantic dinner at the Grand by Interni with its high-end design, its excellent bar and its unbeatable view. 

Bread & Dip

Starters

Fresh Ricotta gnocchi on creamy goat cheese with caramelized figs, pecorino and truffle oil
&
Greek salad with tomato caponata, carob rusk, feta cheese, smoked paprika oil and oxymel vinaigrette

Main Course

Oven baked crispy chicken in cereals-cassius crust with sweet potato chips, cous-cous and chili vinaigrette
or
Salmon fillet with beetroot puree, quinoa and yoghurt sauce

Dessert

Chocolate walnut pie with sesame ‘”pasteli” and hot chocolate foam (for two persons)
or
American cheesecake with caramel sauce

Α one-hour aromatic massage that relaxes, tones and detoxifies.
Warm essential oils, steamed towels that relax, calm and rejuvenate.

Full body and head massage for 60’.

Dinner at Polis Grand Hotel’s Rooftop Restaurant, in a warm and elegant atmosphere overlooking Acropolis and Lycabettus Hill.  Enjoy a specially designed 3 course menu with optional choices at preferential rates for the Stay in Athens audience.

Starter

Spinach pie salad with feta cheese, egg, dill, sesame seeds and crispy crust
or
Chickpea balls (falafel) with hummus

Main Course

Pork fillet with mavrodafni sweet wine and balsamic vinegar sauce and country style potato puree
or
Grilled salmon fillet with roasted vegetables and lemon saffron sauce

Dessert

Crunchy millefeuille with caramelized crispy pastry
or
Chocolate soufflé with citrus confiture

A unique 90’ experience that you can find only in Aegeo Spas across Greece. This exquisite combination includes a bespoke massage with blended oils suitable to your needs. Make this journey your own destination.

Tsipouro:  The evolution from the world's most underrated digestif to the most popular drink in Greece.

1 hour Presentation and Tasting :

-what is tsipouro? 

-historical background

-different styles depending on the origin.

The experience includes: 1 welcome drink and tasting of 4 to 5 different kinds of tsipouro (30ml each).

Cocktail tasting from our Odyssey themed menu and presentation of the story behind the drinks.

Experience the principles of hospitality and how they are related to the menu concept.

Duration: about 1 hour & 20 mins. It includes one welcome drink and tasting of 5 menu cocktails (samples).

Big Olive has come to an exclusive agreement with the Benaki Museum to offer “Stay in Athens / Mastercard” a unique experience, the “Prompts”. Based on different suggested themes, participants are led through associated city landmarks and points of interest to hear narratives and anecdotal stories associated with the selected prompt. The selected  for the Stay in Athens/Mastercard participants theme is ''Traces of Commerce in Athens''  which reviews the history of give-and-take in Athens as it takes in the areas of Syntagma and Kolonaki. Starts at Syntagma square and ends with a private experience at the Benaki Museum Central Building where a number of associated artifacts from the various collections of the museum, corresponding to the different periods of Greek history, will be presented. The walk concludes with an out-of-display-window experience of three items, a farewell light lunch and a souvenir offered by the museum.

Escape with your loved one to unwind and rejuvenate body and spirit while enjoying a unique relaxing experience at the Grand Harmony Spa. The relaxation and enjoyment ritual at the Grand Harmony Spa begins with the couple enjoying two relaxing treatments, in our signature couple’s suite, along a full use of the spa area for 60 minutes.

Take a leisurely ramble downtown with a photography workshop that captures that Athenian allure. While using the city as both backdrop and classroom, this workshop will provide you with unique photographic opportunities. This two-in-one walk is suitable for all ages, camera types (even smart phones), and levels of photography. The docent will illuminate little-known secrets 4 in your surroundings while instructing you on how to sharpen your photography skills and capture memories for a lifetime. Tour takes in the thoroughfares, but also explores the narrow alleys, where the walls are covered with impressive street art and discreet facades reveal hidden vintage stores, recently-opened hotels, avant-garde art galleries and artisan workshops.

End your photo quest with a light lunch at one of the walk highlights, where you will be asked to put your newly-acquired photo skills into practice! 

New Old Wine World, in collaboration with A for Athens, presents the most original wine tasting mapping of the Greek Wine Universe!

Six storeys above the Athenian “terroir”, on A for Athens’s roof garden we’ll discover the magnificent common ground, wine and architecture hold and we’ll set the concepts of history, place and wine as coordinates for navigating ourselves through seven of the most important Greek terroirs.

This wine tasting event  will be presented by New Old WineWorld’s professional  sommelier.  Its’ duration is about two hours and along with it all participants will receive the 80-page publication ‘The New Old Wine World of Greece’ as well as a customized notebook with the fun and easy ‘Oenotecture’, wine tasting notes interface.