Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) welcomes new nonstop service between Athens, Greece's Athens International Airport (ATH)  and Dulles International on United Airlines. With three flights per week, beginning Thursday, July 1, 2021, this route will operate through October 1, 2021. Watch the sun rise over the smooth marble monuments of the Acropolis, take a stroll down ancient cobblestone streets, immerse with the locals at a street markets for a sidewalk games of chess or just take in the aroma of spiced lamb. Life moves at a different pace in Athens, Greece. As the sun sets, the city reveals a bustling night life with dance clubs blasting the latest hits.

This beautiful city was once the center of the powerful Ancient Greek Empire. Athens is still laced with the beauty if primeval landmarks, including the Acropolis, a hilltop citadel topped with ancient buildings like the colonnaded Parthenon temple. Visitors can take a deeper historic dive at the Acropolis Museum, along with the National Archaeological Museum; there you will find preserves sculptures, vases, jewelry and more from Ancient Greece.

Whether you are visiting Athens or making your way to one of the many beautiful islands Greece has to offer, Greece is a nation that will not disappoint.

Athens is one of the many countries that have reopened to visitors vaccinated from Covid-19.

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