Guidebook for Athina
Food Scene
Restaurant owned by a half Japanese-half Greek known chef that blends the cuisines of the two countries. I definatelly recommend it.
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Nolan
31 - 33 VoulisRestaurant owned by a half Japanese-half Greek known chef that blends the cuisines of the two countries. I definatelly recommend it.
Greek restaurant with delicious Greek plates. Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 7pm at the ground floor you can enjoy the food listening to live greek music. If the weather is good I strongly recommend to book a table on the terrace because the view of the Acropolis is amazing there.
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Cafe Avissinia
7 KinetouGreek restaurant with delicious Greek plates. Saturdays and Sundays from 2pm to 7pm at the ground floor you can enjoy the food listening to live greek music. If the weather is good I strongly recommend to book a table on the terrace because the view of the Acropolis is amazing there.
High end Sushi restaurant that is quite expensive. It had a few chairs around a bar that the chef is inside preparing everything in front of you. The best sushi place in Athens by far for me.
In case you want to try this it will be good to plan in advance and let me know before you come if you are notgoing to stay for long, so I can book for you
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Sushimou
6 SkoufouHigh end Sushi restaurant that is quite expensive. It had a few chairs around a bar that the chef is inside preparing everything in front of you. The best sushi place in Athens by far for me.
In case you want to try this it will be good to plan in advance and let me know before you come if you are notgoing to stay for long, so I can book for you
Amazing tavern with traditional greek cuisine plates, sometimes with a more modern twist. Very casual and mellow atmosphere. It has tables inside and outside. Definatelly a must visit for me.
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The Seychelles Restaurant
49 KeramikouAmazing tavern with traditional greek cuisine plates, sometimes with a more modern twist. Very casual and mellow atmosphere. It has tables inside and outside. Definatelly a must visit for me.
In case you are visiting during Easter or Summer time this tevern is located inthe Southern suburbs. Its a 20 minute drivefrom my place andwith an Uberitwill cost maximum 13 euros. The location is amazing and here you can enjoy fish food in very good prices, looking at the gulf of Vouliagmeni area.
You should definatelly try ''Koutsomoura Fillet''
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Σαρδελάκι με θέα
18 Leof. PosidonosIn case you are visiting during Easter or Summer time this tevern is located inthe Southern suburbs. Its a 20 minute drivefrom my place andwith an Uberitwill cost maximum 13 euros. The location is amazing and here you can enjoy fish food in very good prices, looking at the gulf of Vouliagmeni area.
You should definatelly try ''Koutsomoura Fillet''
Curries, noodles, stirfries and casual dishes like burger and tagliatta. Its onthe first floor and the sign at the buildings entrance reads ''ΦΟΥΑΡ''. Selection of wines, beers and cocktails. Really nice atmosphere with plants and a skylight.You can also go there to just have drinks.
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FOUAR Restaurant & Bar
72 MitropoleosCurries, noodles, stirfries and casual dishes like burger and tagliatta. Its onthe first floor and the sign at the buildings entrance reads ''ΦΟΥΑΡ''. Selection of wines, beers and cocktails. Really nice atmosphere with plants and a skylight.You can also go there to just have drinks.
Nice cosy place in a little square with a garden in the middle. In the middle between Syntagma and Monastiki. Really interesting greek plates with a twist. Nice cocktails to start you dinner or finish it with. Some nice Greek wines as well that you can choose from the wine list. I recommend it for a nice evening with your partner.
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Feedέλ Urban Gastronomy
1 KtenaNice cosy place in a little square with a garden in the middle. In the middle between Syntagma and Monastiki. Really interesting greek plates with a twist. Nice cocktails to start you dinner or finish it with. Some nice Greek wines as well that you can choose from the wine list. I recommend it for a nice evening with your partner.
If you find yourself to the southern suburbs in ''Glyfada'' area try that place for fish or meat. Combines traditional atmosphere, food and drinks.
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Mezze Glyfada
Leoforos Dimarchou Aggelou MetaxaIf you find yourself to the southern suburbs in ''Glyfada'' area try that place for fish or meat. Combines traditional atmosphere, food and drinks.
Drinks & Nightlife
From #9 in the 2016 (The Worlds 50 Best Bars Competion) to #6 in 2017.
Go for the cocktails if you are to the cocktail side.
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The Clumsies
30 PraxitelousFrom #9 in the 2016 (The Worlds 50 Best Bars Competion) to #6 in 2017.
Go for the cocktails if you are to the cocktail side.
The Bank Job
KolokotroniSmall, fun, lively neighborhood bar with good drinks.
Same owners group with ''The Clumsies''. Very good cocktails and drinks. Also has a food menu, so in my opinion is good to start there with some early drinks
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Odori
2 SkouleniouSame owners group with ''The Clumsies''. Very good cocktails and drinks. Also has a food menu, so in my opinion is good to start there with some early drinks
For summertime it has a really nice garden. A unique bar that you'll think you are not in the city, but you are really in the middle of it. Fun, lively.... Young crown mostly (20's-30's, bit of 40's
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six d.o.g.s
6-8 AvramiotouFor summertime it has a really nice garden. A unique bar that you'll think you are not in the city, but you are really in the middle of it. Fun, lively.... Young crown mostly (20's-30's, bit of 40's
Located 5 minutes walking from my place. It is on a roof garden with 360 view of Athens and the Acropolis. Nice for an early or late night drink with a view
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360 Cocktail bar
2 IfestouLocated 5 minutes walking from my place. It is on a roof garden with 360 view of Athens and the Acropolis. Nice for an early or late night drink with a view
Another roof terrace bar with view of the Acropolis, where you can enjoy drinks, cocktails and have a snack like pizza
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Couleur Locale
3 NormanouAnother roof terrace bar with view of the Acropolis, where you can enjoy drinks, cocktails and have a snack like pizza
Essentials
This is the dry-cleaner where you can take your clothes to be washed-dryed-irones. If you drop them off at 10:00 am you can pick it up same day until 05:00 pm. It is 2 mintes walking from my place
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NATIONAL DRYCLEANERS AND LAUNDRY
17 ApollonosThis is the dry-cleaner where you can take your clothes to be washed-dryed-irones. If you drop them off at 10:00 am you can pick it up same day until 05:00 pm. It is 2 mintes walking from my place
Getting Around
Syntagma Square
Platia SintagmatosThe most central Metro Station.
Public Buses.
Tram
Taxis
Monastiráki
Metro Station (Blue Line) that connects Athens with Pireus
Shopping
The hole street is full o fclothing, shoes and accessory stores.
Zara, H&M, M&S, Sephora...
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Ermou
ErmouThe hole street is full o fclothing, shoes and accessory stores.
Zara, H&M, M&S, Sephora...
Attica
9 PanepistimiouThe biggest shopping mall of Athens Center.
Here you can find literally everything. You can buy from toiletries and perfumes to suitcases and umbrellas. Lotions, shampoo, suncreams....I can go on...
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Hondos Center
4 Pl. OmoniasHere you can find literally everything. You can buy from toiletries and perfumes to suitcases and umbrellas. Lotions, shampoo, suncreams....I can go on...
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Everything Else
Hammam, massage, waxing, facials, manicure and bedicure!
A good place to treat yourself.
Give thema call to see prices
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Al Hammam Traditional Baths
16 TripodonHammam, massage, waxing, facials, manicure and bedicure!
A good place to treat yourself.
Give thema call to see prices
Centrally Located high-end gym that has everything, including pool and sauna.
The least you pay 50 € for a week.
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Holmes Place
83 Grigoriou LamprakiCentrally Located high-end gym that has everything, including pool and sauna.
The least you pay 50 € for a week.
Sightseeing
The Acropolis hill (acro - edge, polis - city), so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture, as well as the symbol of the city of Athens itself as it represent the apogee of artistic development in the 5th century BC. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural masterpieces of the period were erected on its ground.
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Parthenon
The Acropolis hill (acro - edge, polis - city), so called the "Sacred Rock" of Athens, is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture, as well as the symbol of the city of Athens itself as it represent the apogee of artistic development in the 5th century BC. During Perikles' Golden Age, ancient Greek civilization was represented in an ideal way on the hill and some of the architectural masterpieces of the period were erected on its ground.
For the Greeks in ancient Athens, the Theatre of Dionysus was a very important part of their lives. Today it is considered to be the place where European theatre had its beginnings.
The best view you can have of the threatre is from the Acropolis.
So while you might be taken up with the all the sights of the Parthenon and other structures, tear yourself away and look down from the south-east side. You'll get a wonderful view of the Theatre of Dionysus.
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Dionysustheater
25 MitseonFor the Greeks in ancient Athens, the Theatre of Dionysus was a very important part of their lives. Today it is considered to be the place where European theatre had its beginnings.
The best view you can have of the threatre is from the Acropolis.
So while you might be taken up with the all the sights of the Parthenon and other structures, tear yourself away and look down from the south-east side. You'll get a wonderful view of the Theatre of Dionysus.
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 site was occupied without interruption in all periods of the city's history. It was used as a residential and burial area as early as the Late Neolithic period (3000 B.C.). Early in the 6th century, in the time of Solon, the Agora became a public area. After a series of repairs and remodellings, it reached its final rectangular form in the 2nd century B.C. Extensive building activity occured after the serious damage made by the Persians in 480/79 B.C., by the Romans in 89 B.C. and by the Herulae in A.D. 267.
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Agora van Athene
24 AdrianouThe 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 site was occupied without interruption in all periods of the city's history. It was used as a residential and burial area as early as the Late Neolithic period (3000 B.C.). Early in the 6th century, in the time of Solon, the Agora became a public area. After a series of repairs and remodellings, it reached its final rectangular form in the 2nd century B.C. Extensive building activity occured after the serious damage made by the Persians in 480/79 B.C., by the Romans in 89 B.C. and by the Herulae in A.D. 267.
According to tradition, the establishment of the sanctuary goes back to the time of mythical Deucalion. The site was inhabited in the prehistoric period and the cult of Zeus is attested in early historic times. In ca. 515 B.C., Peisistratos the Younger, began the construction of a monumental temple which was not finished because of the fall of the tyranny in Athens. Much later, in 174 B.C., Antiochos IV Epiphanes, the king of Syria, attempted to continue the erection of the temple, which was finally completed by the Roman emperor Hadrian, in A.D. 124/125. Inside the temple stood a colossal chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Zeus.
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Temple of Olympian Zeus
According to tradition, the establishment of the sanctuary goes back to the time of mythical Deucalion. The site was inhabited in the prehistoric period and the cult of Zeus is attested in early historic times. In ca. 515 B.C., Peisistratos the Younger, began the construction of a monumental temple which was not finished because of the fall of the tyranny in Athens. Much later, in 174 B.C., Antiochos IV Epiphanes, the king of Syria, attempted to continue the erection of the temple, which was finally completed by the Roman emperor Hadrian, in A.D. 124/125. Inside the temple stood a colossal chryselephantine (gold and ivory) statue of Zeus.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus - known as the "Herodeon" - is situated on the southern slopes of the Acropolis, on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street. Entry to the Odeon is from the pedestrianised Dionyssiou Areopagitou Street, a walkway linking Athens’ main archaeological sites. The venue is easily accessible due to its location in the heart of the city.
It was built between 160 and 174 BC by the immensely wealthy Herodes Atticus, a philosopher from an old Athenian family, in memory of his wife Regilla.
A typical Roman odeon, large and exceptionally well-appointed, it was primarily used as a music venue. Its marble auditorium extends slightly beyond a semi-circle; it had a diameter of 80 metres.
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Odeon van Herodes Atticus
Dionysiou AreopagitouThe Odeon of Herodes Atticus - known as the "Herodeon" - is situated on the southern slopes of the Acropolis, on Dionysiou Areopagitou Street. Entry to the Odeon is from the pedestrianised Dionyssiou Areopagitou Street, a walkway linking Athens’ main archaeological sites. The venue is easily accessible due to its location in the heart of the city.
It was built between 160 and 174 BC by the immensely wealthy Herodes Atticus, a philosopher from an old Athenian family, in memory of his wife Regilla.
A typical Roman odeon, large and exceptionally well-appointed, it was primarily used as a music venue. Its marble auditorium extends slightly beyond a semi-circle; it had a diameter of 80 metres.
It was originally a natural hollow part of the ground between the two hills of Agra and Ardettos, over Ilissos river. It was transformed into a stadium by Lykourgos in 330-329 BC for the athletic competitions of the Great Panathinaea Festivities. Between 140 and 144 AD, Herodes Atticus restored the Stadium, giving it the form that was found at the 1870 excavation: the horseshoe construction with a track 204,07 meters long and 33,35 meters wide. It is believed that the Stadium had a seating capacity of 50.000 people. The modern times restoration of the Stadium was conducted by G. Averof by the end of the 19th century for the first Olympic Games that were reborn again in 1896.
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Stadion Panathinaiko
Leoforos Vasileos KonstantinouIt was originally a natural hollow part of the ground between the two hills of Agra and Ardettos, over Ilissos river. It was transformed into a stadium by Lykourgos in 330-329 BC for the athletic competitions of the Great Panathinaea Festivities. Between 140 and 144 AD, Herodes Atticus restored the Stadium, giving it the form that was found at the 1870 excavation: the horseshoe construction with a track 204,07 meters long and 33,35 meters wide. It is believed that the Stadium had a seating capacity of 50.000 people. The modern times restoration of the Stadium was conducted by G. Averof by the end of the 19th century for the first Olympic Games that were reborn again in 1896.
Athens has a couple of vantage points besides the Acropolis, from which you can get superb views of the city. Lycabettus Hill is really a limestone rock reaching almost 1,000 feet into the once-crystalline Athenian sky. In the evening, the top half is floodlit, and from the Acropolis it looks something like a giant souffle. By day, it's a green-and-white hill toppoed by a tiny, flaringly white church, Agios Georgios. To get there, follow the “telepherique” signs to the corner of Kleomenous and Ploutarchou Streets, between Kolonaki Square and the Athens Hilton.
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Uitzichtpunt Mount Lycabettus
Athens has a couple of vantage points besides the Acropolis, from which you can get superb views of the city. Lycabettus Hill is really a limestone rock reaching almost 1,000 feet into the once-crystalline Athenian sky. In the evening, the top half is floodlit, and from the Acropolis it looks something like a giant souffle. By day, it's a green-and-white hill toppoed by a tiny, flaringly white church, Agios Georgios. To get there, follow the “telepherique” signs to the corner of Kleomenous and Ploutarchou Streets, between Kolonaki Square and the Athens Hilton.