Walking at Athens Airport Before Taking off ...

Be a tourist in my country's airport?
Why not?

A few days ago I traveled from Crete to Athens on an airplane.
The trip was rather short, but I did have some extra time to spend at the airport.

And what did I do? I wandered around and took many many photos!

(Teaser image.. - Yes I am at the airport)

Let me tell you more about it!

The taxi driver left me out of the airport.
What I had noticed from the morning, was the clouds. They were simply amazing and very photogenic.

So instead of going in the airport, I decided to take a look .. OUTSIDE!

And look at this view!

Right outside the arrival's hall.

And just a step away

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About Athens Airport

Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos (Greek: Διεθνής Αερολιμένας Αθηνών «Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος», commonly initialised as AIA ( is the largest international airport in Greece, serving the city of Athens and region of Attica. It began operation on 28 March 2001 (in time for the 2004 Summer Olympics) and is the main base of Aegean Airlines, as well as other smaller Greek airlines. It replaced the old Ellinikon International Airport. Athens International is currently a member of Group 1 of Airports Council International (over 25 million passengers) as of 2021, it is the 15th-busiest airport in Europe and the busiest and largest in the Balkans.
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I did not want to go inside just yet, so I wandered outside just for a few more minutes
And apart from the clouds, look what I found

This is a marble statuette of a young girl, who is holding a little goose.
It was found in the portico of the Sanctuary of Artemis in Brauron
(Late 4th - early 3rd century B.C.)
The copy is by Nikos & Terri Zikos Atelier