Guidebook for Athina
Food Scene
A Greek restaurant that serves traditional dishes in a very elegant environment.
Telephone: +302103252688
44 locals recommend
Athinaikon Restaurant
str MitropoleosA Greek restaurant that serves traditional dishes in a very elegant environment.
Telephone: +302103252688
A sweet and picturesque vegetarian and vegan café/restaurant that offers many options to those who prefer to go green!
Telephone: +302103237878
126 locals recommend
Avocado
30 NikisA sweet and picturesque vegetarian and vegan café/restaurant that offers many options to those who prefer to go green!
Telephone: +302103237878
One of, if not the best, places for chocolate, dried fruits, nuts and sweets.
Telephone: +302103252010
7 locals recommend
Le Chocolat
One of, if not the best, places for chocolate, dried fruits, nuts and sweets.
Telephone: +302103252010
Mitropolitikon pastry shop: If you want to taste traditional, old fashion greek pastries, this is the place, operating since 1930.
Telephone: +302103240654
Mētropolitikón
39 VoulisMitropolitikon pastry shop: If you want to taste traditional, old fashion greek pastries, this is the place, operating since 1930.
Telephone: +302103240654
Shopping
Kyveli: High end store that only sells Greek organic products, from food to cosmetics.
Telephone: +302103316353
KYVELI Athens
3 SouriKyveli: High end store that only sells Greek organic products, from food to cosmetics.
Telephone: +302103316353
An exceptional specialized shop just for you, the tourists and travellers! It has maps, travel guides and books about travelling. Why not stop and take a look?
Telephone: +302103218104
Anavasi Maps - Travel Bookstore
32 VoulisAn exceptional specialized shop just for you, the tourists and travellers! It has maps, travel guides and books about travelling. Why not stop and take a look?
Telephone: +302103218104
Drinks & Nightlife
An excellent wine bar that offers a great variety of light food and wines, just two blocks away from the house.
Telephone: +302103232560
73 locals recommend
By the glass Athens
3 SouriAn excellent wine bar that offers a great variety of light food and wines, just two blocks away from the house.
Telephone: +302103232560
The area of the Square of Agias Irini’s church, between Athinaidos and Aiolou str., a 10 minutes walk from home offers a wide variety of bars, cafes and restaurants and a very lively atmosphere around the clock.
18 locals recommend
Agias Irinis
Agias IrinisThe area of the Square of Agias Irini’s church, between Athinaidos and Aiolou str., a 10 minutes walk from home offers a wide variety of bars, cafes and restaurants and a very lively atmosphere around the clock.
Essentials
We may not have a washing machine in the house, but we have an even better solution for you! And as their logo states: “Enjoy your walk around Plaka… and let us do the job”.
Telephone: +302103232226
9 locals recommend
NATIONAL DRYCLEANERS AND LAUNDRY
17 ApollonosWe may not have a washing machine in the house, but we have an even better solution for you! And as their logo states: “Enjoy your walk around Plaka… and let us do the job”.
Telephone: +302103232226
Sightseeing
Stately hall built in the 1880s for the first modern Olympic games, now used as a conference center. The Zappeion Gardens are surrounded by the streets Irodou Attikou, Vasileos Konstantinou, Vasilissis Olgas, and Vasilissis Amalias and the National Gardens. The Zappeion Gardens are comprised of: 83.000 square meters of planted area (soft surfaces) 41.000 square meters of paved surfaces 2400 square meters of atriums and patios
179 locals recommend
Zappeion
Stately hall built in the 1880s for the first modern Olympic games, now used as a conference center. The Zappeion Gardens are surrounded by the streets Irodou Attikou, Vasileos Konstantinou, Vasilissis Olgas, and Vasilissis Amalias and the National Gardens. The Zappeion Gardens are comprised of: 83.000 square meters of planted area (soft surfaces) 41.000 square meters of paved surfaces 2400 square meters of atriums and patios
Designed by the Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi in collaboration with Greek architect Michalis Fotiadis.
2190 locals recommend
Acropolis Museum
15 Dionysiou AreopagitouDesigned by the Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi in collaboration with Greek architect Michalis Fotiadis.
Towering above all is the Acropolis, the ancient city of upper Athens.
1856 locals recommend
Acropolis of Athens
Towering above all is the Acropolis, the ancient city of upper Athens.
The commercial hub of ancient Athens, was once lined with statues and expensive shops.
581 locals recommend
Ancient Agora of Athens
24 AdrianouThe commercial hub of ancient Athens, was once lined with statues and expensive shops.
Mitropolis
Is the cathedral church of the Archbishopric of Athens and all Greece.
This includes Lofos Mousson (Hill of the Muses), whose peak offers the city's best view of the Parthenon.
526 locals recommend
Filopappou Hill
215 ΦυλήςThis includes Lofos Mousson (Hill of the Muses), whose peak offers the city's best view of the Parthenon.
Arts & Culture
Named in honor of the famous Never on Sunday Greek actress who became a political figure in the 1980s.
10 locals recommend
Melina Mercuri Museum and Cultural Centre
66 IraklidonNamed in honor of the famous Never on Sunday Greek actress who became a political figure in the 1980s.
Greece's oldest private museum. There are more than 20,000 items on display in 36 rooms from prehistory to the formation of the modern Greek state.
566 locals recommend
Benaki Toy Museum
138 PireosGreece's oldest private museum. There are more than 20,000 items on display in 36 rooms from prehistory to the formation of the modern Greek state.
The museum was founded in 1986 in order to house the collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Starting in the early 1960s, the couple collected Greek antiquities, with special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cyclades islands of the Aegean Sea.
527 locals recommend
Museum of Cycladic Art
4 Neofitou DoukaThe museum was founded in 1986 in order to house the collection of Cycladic and Ancient Greek art belonging to Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Starting in the early 1960s, the couple collected Greek antiquities, with special interest in the prehistoric art from the Cyclades islands of the Aegean Sea.
Getting Around
Through privately-owned stations, covering all main areas, Hertz has been able to cover all customer requirements for both short and long term renting.
Telephone:+302109220102
38 locals recommend
Hertz
71 Vasilissis SofiasThrough privately-owned stations, covering all main areas, Hertz has been able to cover all customer requirements for both short and long term renting.
Telephone:+302109220102