Guidebook for Athina

Alexandra
Guidebook for Athina

Food Scene

At the corner of Methonis and Themistocleous st., 10 min walk from my flat, you can find a bohemiam tavern, named Efimero, with delicious food and a beautiful garden. Its a very clasical old athenian tavern...
Methonis
Methonis
At the corner of Methonis and Themistocleous st., 10 min walk from my flat, you can find a bohemiam tavern, named Efimero, with delicious food and a beautiful garden. Its a very clasical old athenian tavern...
Its a very nice cafe under the Acropolis, in the old town Plaka, with view to ancient agora... There you can have also a snack...
Dioskouron 13
13 Dioskouron
Its a very nice cafe under the Acropolis, in the old town Plaka, with view to ancient agora... There you can have also a snack...
A very good vegeterian-vegan restaurant at Syntagma Square...
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Nikis 30
30 Nikis
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A very good vegeterian-vegan restaurant at Syntagma Square...
At the corner of Andrea Metaxa and Emanouil Benaki st., 10 min walk from my flat, is a nice restaurant with good cretan food...
Andrea Metaxa
Andrea Metaxa
At the corner of Andrea Metaxa and Emanouil Benaki st., 10 min walk from my flat, is a nice restaurant with good cretan food...
In Kallidromiou St., in the part where the Strefi Hill begins, you will find charming cafes and a restaurant with a beautiful garden... It is also a nice street with many neoclassical buildings...
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Kallidromiou
Kallidromiou
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In Kallidromiou St., in the part where the Strefi Hill begins, you will find charming cafes and a restaurant with a beautiful garden... It is also a nice street with many neoclassical buildings...

Drinks & Nightlife

A very nice bar in Plaka (Acropolis metro station), with big selection of wines, beer etc...
Kidathineon 39-41
39-41 Kidathineon
A very nice bar in Plaka (Acropolis metro station), with big selection of wines, beer etc...
In Exarchia Square and in the area around, which is a bohemian neighborhood 10 minutes walk from my flat, you will find many bars, taverns, cafes & many opportunities for entertainment...
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In Exarchia Square and in the area around, which is a bohemian neighborhood 10 minutes walk from my flat, you will find many bars, taverns, cafes & many opportunities for entertainment...
If you want to enjoy your coffee or a drink in a cafe and bar near to my apartment and you need free wi-fi, there is a very nice cafe at the corner of Mavromichali and Kallidromiou st., 4 min from my flat, named Fainon...
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Mavromichali
Mavromichali
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If you want to enjoy your coffee or a drink in a cafe and bar near to my apartment and you need free wi-fi, there is a very nice cafe at the corner of Mavromichali and Kallidromiou st., 4 min from my flat, named Fainon...

Sightseeing

In the historical center, around the Acropolis, you can have a very nice walk or a coffe or meel. Plaka is the most beautiful part of this area, with picturesque alleys and beautiful architecture. Thisio is an other very nice part of the historical center. If you take the Dionysiou Areopagitou st., which is a beautiful pedestrian area around the Acropolis, and continue to the Apostolou Paulou st., you will arrive in Thission, in a spot with very nice cafes and restaurants, from where you can see the Acropolis. If you continue from that point, you will find yourself in the Thissio metro station, where the Adrianou st. begins.This is also a pedestrianized street with nice cafes and restaurants
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In the historical center, around the Acropolis, you can have a very nice walk or a coffe or meel. Plaka is the most beautiful part of this area, with picturesque alleys and beautiful architecture. Thisio is an other very nice part of the historical center. If you take the Dionysiou Areopagitou st., which is a beautiful pedestrian area around the Acropolis, and continue to the Apostolou Paulou st., you will arrive in Thission, in a spot with very nice cafes and restaurants, from where you can see the Acropolis. If you continue from that point, you will find yourself in the Thissio metro station, where the Adrianou st. begins.This is also a pedestrianized street with nice cafes and restaurants
Dionisiou Areopagitou and his continuation, Apostolou Pavlou, is a beautifull walkway around the Acropolis. At the end of it, in the area of Thisseion, you will find many cafes with Acropolis view...
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Dionysiou Areopagitou
Dionysiou Areopagitou
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Dionisiou Areopagitou and his continuation, Apostolou Pavlou, is a beautifull walkway around the Acropolis. At the end of it, in the area of Thisseion, you will find many cafes with Acropolis view...

Parks & Nature

The National Gardens is behind the Parliament (Syntagma Square), where you can also drink a coffee in a quiet cafe...
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The National Gardens is behind the Parliament (Syntagma Square), where you can also drink a coffee in a quiet cafe...
You can have a walk on Lycabetus hill or in its woods, to find an amazing view of the whole Attiki metropol... The area at the feet of the hill is also very beautiful, with quiet streets and walkways.
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You can have a walk on Lycabetus hill or in its woods, to find an amazing view of the whole Attiki metropol... The area at the feet of the hill is also very beautiful, with quiet streets and walkways.

Arts & Culture

The Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice.
Adrianou
Adrianou
The Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice.
The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC.
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Neofitou Douka 4
4 Neofitou Douka
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The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC.
The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies over the ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.
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Mousio Akropoleos
15 Dionysiou Areopagitou
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The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies over the ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.
The National Archaeological Museum of Greece is one of the most important museums in the world in the field of ancient art. From my apartment its a 20 minutes walk to the museum...
28is Oktovriou
28is Oktovriou
The National Archaeological Museum of Greece is one of the most important museums in the world in the field of ancient art. From my apartment its a 20 minutes walk to the museum...

Shopping

On Ippokratous street, between the vertical streets Eressou and Methonis, is a small shop with nice jewelery and second hand clothes in very good condition and at very good prices ...
Eresou
Eresou
On Ippokratous street, between the vertical streets Eressou and Methonis, is a small shop with nice jewelery and second hand clothes in very good condition and at very good prices ...
At the corner of Trapezountiou and Ch. Trikoupi st. is a wine cellar where you can find excellent bulk and bottled wines...
Trapezountiou
Trapezountiou
At the corner of Trapezountiou and Ch. Trikoupi st. is a wine cellar where you can find excellent bulk and bottled wines...

Essentials

On Ippokratous st., a view meters before Kallidromiou st., is a bakery...
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Ippokratous
Ippokratous
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On Ippokratous st., a view meters before Kallidromiou st., is a bakery...
At the corner of Voulgaroktonou & Ippokratous st. is a schop, which is open till 1.30 am and where you can buy cigarettes, food and other thinks when the supermarket or the mini market are closed...
Vasiliou Voulgaroktonou
Vasiliou Voulgaroktonou
At the corner of Voulgaroktonou & Ippokratous st. is a schop, which is open till 1.30 am and where you can buy cigarettes, food and other thinks when the supermarket or the mini market are closed...
At the corner of Smolenski and Mavromichali st. is a nice small shop with very good organic products direct from the producers.The staff is very polite and helpful ...
Konstantinou Smolenski
Konstantinou Smolenski
At the corner of Smolenski and Mavromichali st. is a nice small shop with very good organic products direct from the producers.The staff is very polite and helpful ...
At the corner of Tsimiski and Nikiforou Ouranou street, a few meters from my apartment, you can find a pharmacy, which is open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 2pm and from 5.30 pm to 8pm...
Nikiforou Ouranou
Nikiforou Ouranou
At the corner of Tsimiski and Nikiforou Ouranou street, a few meters from my apartment, you can find a pharmacy, which is open from Monday to Friday from 8 am to 2pm and from 5.30 pm to 8pm...
At the corner of Asklipiou and Tsimiski street, a few meters from my apartment, is a mini market, that stays open everyday until 23.00. Opposite the minimarket is a patisserie with delicious pastries
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Asklipiou
Asklipiou
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At the corner of Asklipiou and Tsimiski street, a few meters from my apartment, is a mini market, that stays open everyday until 23.00. Opposite the minimarket is a patisserie with delicious pastries
A few meters from the corner of Tsimiski and Charilaou Trikoupi street you will find the nearest and cheapest supermarket...
Tsimiski
Tsimiski
A few meters from the corner of Tsimiski and Charilaou Trikoupi street you will find the nearest and cheapest supermarket...
Every Saturday, at the corner of Charilaou Trikoupi and Kallidromiou street starts an open air farmer's market, where you can find fresh vegetables and fruits. In the same corner is also a fish shop.
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Charilaou Trikoupi
Charilaou Trikoupi
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Every Saturday, at the corner of Charilaou Trikoupi and Kallidromiou street starts an open air farmer's market, where you can find fresh vegetables and fruits. In the same corner is also a fish shop.