India, Nov. 5 -- Athens won big at the World Travel Awards this year, with emerging on top for two key categories - Europe's Leading Cultural City Destination and Europe's Leading City Tourist Board. If you're relatively amateur when it comes to navigating the tourism-drenched expanses of Europe, we have food and travel influencer Genny, who goes by the handle @gennysgrubclub on Instagram, drawing up the perfect 3-day itinerary for Athens, striking just the right balance between history and a lay vacay. Follow along!

Start your morning light by grabbing a Greek pastry with a side of REAL Greek yoghurt from Ma Che Vuoi. Immediately head out to the Acropolis and Parthenon - doing this early will save you some sweat and a whole lot of energ...