Guidebook for Athina
Food Scene
Colibri is a small restaurant with a few indoors and outdoors tables which serves surprisingly delicious casual food (pizza, pasta, salads and burgers). Sometimes it’s hard to find a table and you might need to wait up a little bit but it’s really worth it.
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Colibri
15 EmpedokleousColibri is a small restaurant with a few indoors and outdoors tables which serves surprisingly delicious casual food (pizza, pasta, salads and burgers). Sometimes it’s hard to find a table and you might need to wait up a little bit but it’s really worth it.
A super-cozy, quiet café with shelves upon shelves of beautiful publications ranging from children’s books, YA novels, Greek literature, poetry, philosophy and politics, among many others.
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Little Tree Books and Coffee
2 KavallotiA super-cozy, quiet café with shelves upon shelves of beautiful publications ranging from children’s books, YA novels, Greek literature, poetry, philosophy and politics, among many others.
It is the ideal spot to enjoy the recently renovated Varnava square and to spent a night like a true local resident of the area (Pangrati!).
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Varnava Cafe
1 Pl. VarnavaIt is the ideal spot to enjoy the recently renovated Varnava square and to spent a night like a true local resident of the area (Pangrati!).
Great alternative place to eat and drink. An all day cafe-bar with a beautiful backyard full of plants.
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Cabezon Bar
110 KeramikouGreat alternative place to eat and drink. An all day cafe-bar with a beautiful backyard full of plants.
Perfect place if you' re into Latin American culture. Excellent decoration, stunning cocktails and delicious food in the heart of Piraeus.
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CHE Cocina y Barra Sudamericana
151 ΚαραΐσκουPerfect place if you' re into Latin American culture. Excellent decoration, stunning cocktails and delicious food in the heart of Piraeus.
The central market in Athens also known as Varvakeios is located in Athina street close to Monastiraki metro station. At the market you will see the producers selling in their stalls anything from meat, fresh fish, cheese and fresh fruits and vegetables. The market is open Monday through Saturday from early in the morning until late afternoon.
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Varvakios Central Municipal Market
42 AthinasThe central market in Athens also known as Varvakeios is located in Athina street close to Monastiraki metro station. At the market you will see the producers selling in their stalls anything from meat, fresh fish, cheese and fresh fruits and vegetables. The market is open Monday through Saturday from early in the morning until late afternoon.
Old traditional space, very unique and cozy. The food is really good and some nights there is even live music!
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Oi Thessaloi
2 MelenikouOld traditional space, very unique and cozy. The food is really good and some nights there is even live music!
For the Hummus Lovers , Baba Ghanoush is located to the newly renovated Varnava Square offering a variety of delicious plates.
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Baba Ghanoush Vegetarian Restaurant
25 - 27 EmpedokleousFor the Hummus Lovers , Baba Ghanoush is located to the newly renovated Varnava Square offering a variety of delicious plates.
For the vintage lovers! Once you step into the door, you’ll find yourself transported to a vintage wonderland, full of nostalgia for the best of the 80s.
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Superfly Cafe
28 EmpedokleousFor the vintage lovers! Once you step into the door, you’ll find yourself transported to a vintage wonderland, full of nostalgia for the best of the 80s.
The most delicious ice cream in town. I highlight pistachio flavor!
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Le Greche
16 MitropoleosThe most delicious ice cream in town. I highlight pistachio flavor!
Excellent choice to taste the traditional Greek Souvlaki in the most hip street of Pagrati. Opens daily from 1:30 am to midnight.
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Piggy - Πόπουλο
16 ArchelaouExcellent choice to taste the traditional Greek Souvlaki in the most hip street of Pagrati. Opens daily from 1:30 am to midnight.
κωστα - Kostas
2 Pl. Agias IrinisThe most famous souvlaki of town. Don't miss it!
Drinks & Nightlife
Kain is open from 10:00 in the morning with coffee, sandwiches, other small snacks. The space is characterised by the Art Deco elements mixed with contemporary architecture and the very impressive mural of the artist Dimitris Taxis, depicting the biblical Kain’s murder of Abel
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Kain
22 AnapafseosKain is open from 10:00 in the morning with coffee, sandwiches, other small snacks. The space is characterised by the Art Deco elements mixed with contemporary architecture and the very impressive mural of the artist Dimitris Taxis, depicting the biblical Kain’s murder of Abel
Baba au rum is placed among the 50 best bars in the world. Opened in early 2009, this sophisticated rum and cocktail bar in the historic centre of Athens was a pioneer of the city’s current vibrant scene. Baba Au Rum claims to hold the largest rum selection in Europe and it remains a global reference to post-tiki era rum bars.
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Baba Au Rum
6 KlitiouBaba au rum is placed among the 50 best bars in the world. Opened in early 2009, this sophisticated rum and cocktail bar in the historic centre of Athens was a pioneer of the city’s current vibrant scene. Baba Au Rum claims to hold the largest rum selection in Europe and it remains a global reference to post-tiki era rum bars.
For a slightly more chill vibe, Half Note is a club that hosts a variety of artists, mostly playing jazz, blues or some eclectic mix. Both Greek and international. Closed during summer.
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Half Note Jazz Club
17 TrivonianouFor a slightly more chill vibe, Half Note is a club that hosts a variety of artists, mostly playing jazz, blues or some eclectic mix. Both Greek and international. Closed during summer.
Excellent drinks, awesome decoration, delicious food, beautiful people, good prices.
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Juan Rodriguez Bar •Compañia de Bebida
3 PalladosExcellent drinks, awesome decoration, delicious food, beautiful people, good prices.
Arts & Culture
Explore all major Greek archaeological landmarks in the Acropolis Museum.
http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en
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Musée de l'Acropole
15 Dionysiou AreopagitouExplore all major Greek archaeological landmarks in the Acropolis Museum.
http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en
The Museum of Cycladic Art houses one of the most complete private collections of Cycladic art worldwide, with representative examples of figurines and vases, tools, weapons, and pottery from all phases of the distinctive Cycladic island culture that flourished in the central Aegean during the Early Bronze Age (third millennium BC).
https://cycladic.gr/
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Musée d'Art Cycladique
4 Neofitou DoukaThe Museum of Cycladic Art houses one of the most complete private collections of Cycladic art worldwide, with representative examples of figurines and vases, tools, weapons, and pottery from all phases of the distinctive Cycladic island culture that flourished in the central Aegean during the Early Bronze Age (third millennium BC).
https://cycladic.gr/
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art.
http://www.namuseum.gr/
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Musée archéologique national
44 28is OktovriouThe National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art.
http://www.namuseum.gr/
The Numismatic Museum in Athens is one of the most important museums of Greece and houses one of the greatest collections of coins, ancient and modern, in the world. Also, a café is operating in the garden of the Iliou Melathron, a small green oasis in downtown Athens. The garden, of 800m2, contains numerous plants of the Greek flora and is decorated with copies of ancient Greek statues.
http://www.nummus.gr/
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Musée numismatique d’Athènes
12 El. VenizelouThe Numismatic Museum in Athens is one of the most important museums of Greece and houses one of the greatest collections of coins, ancient and modern, in the world. Also, a café is operating in the garden of the Iliou Melathron, a small green oasis in downtown Athens. The garden, of 800m2, contains numerous plants of the Greek flora and is decorated with copies of ancient Greek statues.
http://www.nummus.gr/
The project site is located 4.5 km south of the center of Athens, on the edge of Faliro Bay, and the SNFCC is designed as a multifunctional arts, education and entertainment complex. a project that includes the construction and complete outfitting of new facilities for the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek National Opera (GNO), as well as the creation of the 210,000 m² Stavros Niarchos Park.
www.snfcc.org
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Centre culturel de la Fondation Stavros Niarchos
364 Leof. Andrea SiggrouThe project site is located 4.5 km south of the center of Athens, on the edge of Faliro Bay, and the SNFCC is designed as a multifunctional arts, education and entertainment complex. a project that includes the construction and complete outfitting of new facilities for the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek National Opera (GNO), as well as the creation of the 210,000 m² Stavros Niarchos Park.
www.snfcc.org
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, established in October 2000, is the sole national institution focused only on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art in Athens. It is located in close proximity to the center of Athens as well as the archaeological sites of the city, including the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum.
www.emst.gr
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Musée de l'Acropole
The National Museum of Contemporary Art, established in October 2000, is the sole national institution focused only on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art in Athens. It is located in close proximity to the center of Athens as well as the archaeological sites of the city, including the Acropolis and the New Acropolis Museum.
www.emst.gr
The Islamic art collections of the Benaki Museum are housed in a complex of neo-classical buildings located in the historical centre of Athens, in the Kerameikos district. Major archaeological sites located in the same area include the grounds of the ancient Agora, the Doric temple of Hephaestus (the "Theseio") and the Museum of the ancient Kerameikos necropolis (cemetery). This complex of buildings at the corner of Agion Asomaton and Dipylou streets, was donated to the Museum by the late Lambros Eftaxias, who in his later years served as Honorary President of the Museum Board of Trustees.
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Museum of Islamic Art
12 DipilouThe Islamic art collections of the Benaki Museum are housed in a complex of neo-classical buildings located in the historical centre of Athens, in the Kerameikos district. Major archaeological sites located in the same area include the grounds of the ancient Agora, the Doric temple of Hephaestus (the "Theseio") and the Museum of the ancient Kerameikos necropolis (cemetery). This complex of buildings at the corner of Agion Asomaton and Dipylou streets, was donated to the Museum by the late Lambros Eftaxias, who in his later years served as Honorary President of the Museum Board of Trustees.
Sightseeing
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
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Acropole d'Athènes
The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon.
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in 161 AD and then renovated in 1950. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeon_of_Herodes_Atticus
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Odéon d'Hérode Atticus
Dionysiou AreopagitouThe Odeon of Herodes Atticus is a stone theatre structure located on the southwest slope of the Acropolis of Athens, Greece. The building was completed in 161 AD and then renovated in 1950. It was built in 161 AD by the Athenian magnate Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Aspasia Annia Regilla. It was originally a steep-sloped theater with a three-story stone front wall and a wooden roof made of expensive cedar of Lebanon timber. It was used as a venue for music concerts with a capacity of 5,000. It lasted intact until it was destroyed and left in ruins by the Heruli in 267 AD.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Odeon_of_Herodes_Atticus
Also known as Kallimarmaro, where the first modern Olympic Games were held. For a few years now, the stadium has been open for visits and you can walk on the track (and even run), visit the locker room or sit on the marble benches. The views over the city and the Acropolis from the top benches are simply breathtaking.
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Stade panathénaïque
Leoforos Vasileos KonstantinouAlso known as Kallimarmaro, where the first modern Olympic Games were held. For a few years now, the stadium has been open for visits and you can walk on the track (and even run), visit the locker room or sit on the marble benches. The views over the city and the Acropolis from the top benches are simply breathtaking.
The Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle (384–322 BC) studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. The Platonic Academy was destroyed most likely by the Roman dictator Sulla in 86 BC.
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Parc archéologique de l'Académie de Platon
64 FaonosThe Academy was founded by Plato in ca. 387 BC in Athens. Aristotle (384–322 BC) studied there for twenty years (367–347 BC) before founding his own school, the Lyceum. The Academy persisted throughout the Hellenistic period as a skeptical school, until coming to an end after the death of Philo of Larissa in 83 BC. The Platonic Academy was destroyed most likely by the Roman dictator Sulla in 86 BC.
The Temple of Olympian Zeus also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a monument of Greece and a former colossal temple at the centre of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to Olympian Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.
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Olympiéion
The Temple of Olympian Zeus also known as the Olympieion or Columns of the Olympian Zeus, is a monument of Greece and a former colossal temple at the centre of the Greek capital Athens. It was dedicated to Olympian Zeus, a name originating from his position as head of the Olympian gods.
Shopping
A visit to the Monastiraki flea market in Athens is a must. Situated over a large area from Monastiraki square and metro station down to the end of Ermou street, the flea market is open every day, but on Sundays it is even more interesting to visit, as even more objects are on sale, especially on busy Abyssinias square. Things to buy range from clothes to old books, stamps, coins, furniture, bric a brac, postcards, memorabilia, decorative objects and more. The prices can vary and bargaining is always necessary. Even just browsing the shops and vendors is great fun.
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Marché aux puces de Monastiraki
2 IfestouA visit to the Monastiraki flea market in Athens is a must. Situated over a large area from Monastiraki square and metro station down to the end of Ermou street, the flea market is open every day, but on Sundays it is even more interesting to visit, as even more objects are on sale, especially on busy Abyssinias square. Things to buy range from clothes to old books, stamps, coins, furniture, bric a brac, postcards, memorabilia, decorative objects and more. The prices can vary and bargaining is always necessary. Even just browsing the shops and vendors is great fun.
Evripidou street is a vertical road to Athinas street between Monastiraki and Omonoia metro station. The street is famous for the shops selling all kinds of spices and herbs. A perfect place to buy a taste of Greece to take home with you. Around Evripidou street and Athinas street apart from the central market you will find a lot of shops selling traditional Greek products and nuts. Here is actually the culinary centre of Athens.
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Evripidou
EvripidouEvripidou street is a vertical road to Athinas street between Monastiraki and Omonoia metro station. The street is famous for the shops selling all kinds of spices and herbs. A perfect place to buy a taste of Greece to take home with you. Around Evripidou street and Athinas street apart from the central market you will find a lot of shops selling traditional Greek products and nuts. Here is actually the culinary centre of Athens.
Forget Me Not
100 AdrianouContemporary Greek Design | Fabulous Memorabilia.
Parks & Nature
The National Garden (formerly the Royal Garden) is a public park of 15.5 hectares in the center of Athens. It is located directly behind the Greek Parliament building (The Old Palace) and continues to the South to the area where the Zappeion is located, across from the Panathenaiko or Kalimarmaro Olympic Stadium of the 1896 Olympic Games. The Garden also encloses some ancient ruins, tambourines and Corinthian capitals of columns, mosaics, and other features.
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Jardin national d'Athènes
1 Leoforos Vasilisis AmaliasThe National Garden (formerly the Royal Garden) is a public park of 15.5 hectares in the center of Athens. It is located directly behind the Greek Parliament building (The Old Palace) and continues to the South to the area where the Zappeion is located, across from the Panathenaiko or Kalimarmaro Olympic Stadium of the 1896 Olympic Games. The Garden also encloses some ancient ruins, tambourines and Corinthian capitals of columns, mosaics, and other features.
Discover flowers, plants and insects you haven’t seen before at the Athens Botanical Garden.
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Jardin botanique Diomidous
403 Iera OdosDiscover flowers, plants and insects you haven’t seen before at the Athens Botanical Garden.
A walk in the aesthetic forest and the Monastery of Kaisariani.
An οld monastery through a lush forest of pine trees. It's a lovely and cool place for a walk with your family and friends. There is also a cafe close where you can enjoy a coffee or a beer in nature.
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Forêt de Kesariani Vyronas
92 DervenakionA walk in the aesthetic forest and the Monastery of Kaisariani.
An οld monastery through a lush forest of pine trees. It's a lovely and cool place for a walk with your family and friends. There is also a cafe close where you can enjoy a coffee or a beer in nature.
Some of the world’s greatest athletes have competed at the 45,000-seat Panathenaic (or Kallimarmaro) Stadium, famous for hosting the first modern Olympics in 1896. Fitness enthusiasts can exercise on the adjacent pine-covered Ardittos Hill, where ancient Greek judges took their oath in the names of Zeus, Apollo and Demeter. Ardittos towers above the sparkling white stadium, offering lovely views of the city from its top. Athenian runners love going for a jog around the horseshoe-shaped track just behind the stadium.
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Ardittos hill
101 Leof. Vasileos KonstantinouSome of the world’s greatest athletes have competed at the 45,000-seat Panathenaic (or Kallimarmaro) Stadium, famous for hosting the first modern Olympics in 1896. Fitness enthusiasts can exercise on the adjacent pine-covered Ardittos Hill, where ancient Greek judges took their oath in the names of Zeus, Apollo and Demeter. Ardittos towers above the sparkling white stadium, offering lovely views of the city from its top. Athenian runners love going for a jog around the horseshoe-shaped track just behind the stadium.
The hill (300m) is densely covered with pine trees, aromatic herbs, flowers and plants (even wild asparagus in early spring). A dirt path circles the hill but there are numerous zigzag tracks for more extreme runs, while a leisurely stroll to the top takes around 30 minutes. Stop along the way to take in arresting views of the city below, the Acropolis and the port of Piraeus. At the very top you’ll find the Orizontes restaurant and the small church of St. George. Near the top is an open-air theater that used to hosts great concerts during summer.
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Colline de Lycabette
LikavittouThe hill (300m) is densely covered with pine trees, aromatic herbs, flowers and plants (even wild asparagus in early spring). A dirt path circles the hill but there are numerous zigzag tracks for more extreme runs, while a leisurely stroll to the top takes around 30 minutes. Stop along the way to take in arresting views of the city below, the Acropolis and the port of Piraeus. At the very top you’ll find the Orizontes restaurant and the small church of St. George. Near the top is an open-air theater that used to hosts great concerts during summer.
This park was created in 1908 in the Pagrati neighborhood, when locals planted a large section of land with pine trees. In 1936 the area was allocated to the Municipality of Athens, which continued planting the area with a wide variety of trees, bushes and other types of Mediterranean flora.
The park was once home to a small zoo and a theatre with free performances. Today, the municipality is in charge of the park’s myriad recreational activities.
Park entrances are located on Eftyxidou Street and at the junction of Eftyxidou and Spyrou Merkouri Streets.
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Bois de Pangrati
This park was created in 1908 in the Pagrati neighborhood, when locals planted a large section of land with pine trees. In 1936 the area was allocated to the Municipality of Athens, which continued planting the area with a wide variety of trees, bushes and other types of Mediterranean flora.
The park was once home to a small zoo and a theatre with free performances. Today, the municipality is in charge of the park’s myriad recreational activities.
Park entrances are located on Eftyxidou Street and at the junction of Eftyxidou and Spyrou Merkouri Streets.
Entertainment & Activities
Cine Paris is located in the old neighborhood of Plaka. It was build in the early 20's by a hairdresser who lived several years in Paris. Enjoy a movie with the stunning view of the acropolis and the smell of jasmine under the Athenian sky.
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Cine Paris
22 KidathineonCine Paris is located in the old neighborhood of Plaka. It was build in the early 20's by a hairdresser who lived several years in Paris. Enjoy a movie with the stunning view of the acropolis and the smell of jasmine under the Athenian sky.
Dexameni
Plateia DexamenisCine Αθηναία
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