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Car hire Athens

Car Hire in Athens

As an independent comparer of prices in worldwide car hire, EasyTerra Car Hire offers convenient rates and an easy to use-system. In a city like Athens, a hire car is easily arranged. The extensive system of EasyTerra compares rates of local car hire companies, in order to provide you with the most competitive rate. When you arrange car hire Athens Aiport or one of many offices downtown can be used to pick up or drop off your car. Athens is the cultural, economical and policital centre of Greece; a genuine metropolis with more than three million inhabitants. The city is renowned specifically for its history, dating back to ancient times. Nowadays, Athens is a contemporary city with modern architecture and a vibrant city centre.

Travelling by hire car in Athens

At the location of the current Acropolis, the first settlers emerged around the year 3500 BC. Many areas of interest, under which the ones mentioned below, are proof of an influential past. At the foot of the Akropolis lies the residential quarter of Plaka. This area lends itself perfectly for a nice stroll through narrow streets and colourful alleys. Ever since the Summer Games of 2004, the infrastructure in Athens has improved rapidly. A hire car will enable you to manoeuvre easily through the lively centre of Athens. Areas of interest include:

• Acropolis. The famous 'high city' in Athens. The Parthenon, a temple dedicated to the godess Athens is located here
• the National Archeological Museum of Athens. One of the most prominent colelctions of old greek art can be found here
• Dionysus-theatre. The oldest theatre of Europe and birthplace of Greek tragedy

Those who enjoy ancient Greece will certainly enjoy Athens, but many other places in Attica as well. The hilly, arid scenery is transformed into lush vegetation at lake Marathon. Other areas of interest in the vicinity of Athens include:

• Eleusis. These ruins, considered the most important of Greece, are located at 23 Kilometres from Athens
• Daphni monastery, established in the 2nd century, a half hour drive from Athens

The advantage of hiring a car through EasyTerra

Booking through EasyTerra entails the following advantages:

• A clear presentation of up-to-date tariffs from well-established car hire companies.
• Worlwide coverage.
• No cancellation or conversion fee (when cancelled or modified within 48 hours prior to departure).
• Multiple pick-up and drop-off locations for your hire car.

EasyTerra Car Hire compares prices of well-established, local car hire companies in order to provide the most advantageous tariffs for hire cars. This way, the most up-to-date and useful information is always at your fingertips.