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Even the Athens airport is beautiful!

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francescool

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Gosh I love this place! When have you ever seen an airport with so much greenery and a view of the mountains!! Cheers, I'm just starting my vacation to Greece now and will be posting soooo many pictures :)

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Thanks for sharing, we look forward to seeing your photos from Greece!

And I agree, best feeling is arriving in Athens at the airport :)

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francescool said:
Gosh I love this place! When have you ever seen an airport with so much greenery and a view of the mountains!! Cheers, I'm just starting my vacation to Greece now and will be posting soooo many pictures :)

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Too true, have used this Airport more times than I can remember, around there are the local vineyards, great wines come from that area Loutsa and Pikermi,we used to look forward to that bus journey to Rafina and that feeling of returning to Mana mu Elllada is unforgettable! Thanks for the image!....?❤️❤️❣️
 
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Too true, have used this Airport more times than I can remember, around there are the local vineyards, great wines come from that area Loutsa and Pikermi,we used to look forward to that bus journey to Rafina and that feeling of returning to Mana mu Elllada is unforgettable! Thanks for the image!....?❤️❤️❣️
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Ooooh these wines sound lovely, I will definitely be checking them out on my trip
 
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It's such a pretty airport, I agree! Can't wait to see more of your pics.
 
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