Food Scene
Complet bakery
26 PloutarchouEverything is yummy and home made. Don't miss to try the moustokouloura!
ΟΙΚΕΙΟ
15 PloutarchouExcellent dishes, nice prices
Excellent souvlaki specialties accompanied with traditional salads and other dishes. Open all day and all night long, nice prices.
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Kalamaki Kolonaki
32 PloutarchouExcellent souvlaki specialties accompanied with traditional salads and other dishes. Open all day and all night long, nice prices.
Elegant small restaurant specialized in souvlaki, fries and salads. Does also deliveries. Excellent quality, nice pices
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Stick Bar
Elegant small restaurant specialized in souvlaki, fries and salads. Does also deliveries. Excellent quality, nice pices
Open air coffee shop, offering also gastronomy light meals, located in one of the most beautiful and traditional squares of Athens, next to the Dexameni open air cinema and the Roman Aquaduc. Open everyday, excellent tastes, nice prices.
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Dexameni
Plateia DexamenisOpen air coffee shop, offering also gastronomy light meals, located in one of the most beautiful and traditional squares of Athens, next to the Dexameni open air cinema and the Roman Aquaduc. Open everyday, excellent tastes, nice prices.
Open street market, with everything one needs, takes place along Xenokratous street every Friday morning to early afternoon. Fresh vegetable and fruit, and much much more...
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Xenokratous
XenokratousOpen street market, with everything one needs, takes place along Xenokratous street every Friday morning to early afternoon. Fresh vegetable and fruit, and much much more...
Beautiful, fresh and quiet terrace, ideal for spring and summer days. Avoid going there on Fridays before 15H00, as there is a street market taking place from 7H00 in the morning till approximately 15H00, all along Xenokratous street, and there is a lot of noise and crowd.
Daily Cafe
47 XenokratousBeautiful, fresh and quiet terrace, ideal for spring and summer days. Avoid going there on Fridays before 15H00, as there is a street market taking place from 7H00 in the morning till approximately 15H00, all along Xenokratous street, and there is a lot of noise and crowd.
Drinks & Nightlife
BAILA
Nice music and atmosphere on the lovely pedestrian Charitos street
Explore the lovely pedestrian Charitos Street, it is full of small bars and restaurants. For the summer, if you like the movies, don't miss to visit one of the open air cinema ATHINAIA, located at the far end of the street. The cafe-bar inside the cinema is famous for it's yummy cheese pies!
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Charitos
CharitosExplore the lovely pedestrian Charitos Street, it is full of small bars and restaurants. For the summer, if you like the movies, don't miss to visit one of the open air cinema ATHINAIA, located at the far end of the street. The cafe-bar inside the cinema is famous for it's yummy cheese pies!
Arts & Culture
Folk and Traditional Art, one of the best and oldest museums in Athens. Beautiful traditional costumes and interiors of traditional Greek homes.
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Benaki Toy Museum
138 PireosFolk and Traditional Art, one of the best and oldest museums in Athens. Beautiful traditional costumes and interiors of traditional Greek homes.
Excellent collection of byzantine icons and entire parts of the interiors of famous byzantine churches.
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Iziko le-Byzantine kanye ne-Kristian
22 Leof. Vasilissis SofiasExcellent collection of byzantine icons and entire parts of the interiors of famous byzantine churches.
Excellent collection of Cycladic art exhibits, dating from the Hellenistic period, in a beautiful setting.
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Iziko lezobuciko ze-Cycladic
4 Neofitou DoukaExcellent collection of Cycladic art exhibits, dating from the Hellenistic period, in a beautiful setting.
Interesting collection of military costumes, weapons, instruments, vehicles and airplanes, and a tour to the Greek history of wars and military operations.
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Athens War Museum
2-4 RizariInteresting collection of military costumes, weapons, instruments, vehicles and airplanes, and a tour to the Greek history of wars and military operations.
Sightseeing
Once at the top, you can enjoy the most stunning views of Athens! You can also visit the St George church at the top, watch the National Flag Ceremonial at every sunrise and sunset, or enjoy the great concerts that take place almost every night during the summer at the Lycabettus theatre (half way to the top).
You can go up the hill either on foot taking the stairs from Loukianou street, or the road up from Sarantapichou street, or by cable (teleferik) at the end of Aristippou street.
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Isifunda Sokuqala SaseMount Lycabettus
Once at the top, you can enjoy the most stunning views of Athens! You can also visit the St George church at the top, watch the National Flag Ceremonial at every sunrise and sunset, or enjoy the great concerts that take place almost every night during the summer at the Lycabettus theatre (half way to the top).
You can go up the hill either on foot taking the stairs from Loukianou street, or the road up from Sarantapichou street, or by cable (teleferik) at the end of Aristippou street.
Spot the little white column (in Greek called "kolonaki") on the east side of the square. The story goes centuries back, when the big landowners' properties of Athens where marked with little white columns, "kolonakia", which determined their limits. This column is the last remaining one in Athens and it was found initially at the area of Evangelismos (the Hospital) and transferred to the Filikis Eterias Square, giving the name to our whole neighborhood.
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Platia Filikis Eterias
Platia Filikis EteriasSpot the little white column (in Greek called "kolonaki") on the east side of the square. The story goes centuries back, when the big landowners' properties of Athens where marked with little white columns, "kolonakia", which determined their limits. This column is the last remaining one in Athens and it was found initially at the area of Evangelismos (the Hospital) and transferred to the Filikis Eterias Square, giving the name to our whole neighborhood.
One the most historic and culturally rich squares of Athens. From the ancient times, Roman Emperor Adrian built at this area the Athens water supply installations (in Greek called "dexameni") which obviously gave the name to the square and still used today. They are open to the public only once a year, on January 6th in the morning. In the modern times, during the 19th and 20th centuries Dexameni became the daily meeting point for many of the greatest modern Greek writers, poets, artists and philosophers. You can see the sculpted stone with the head of the great Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis (who lived nearby) and the statue of the Nobel prize winner poet Odysseas Elytis.
Platia Dexamenis
One the most historic and culturally rich squares of Athens. From the ancient times, Roman Emperor Adrian built at this area the Athens water supply installations (in Greek called "dexameni") which obviously gave the name to the square and still used today. They are open to the public only once a year, on January 6th in the morning. In the modern times, during the 19th and 20th centuries Dexameni became the daily meeting point for many of the greatest modern Greek writers, poets, artists and philosophers. You can see the sculpted stone with the head of the great Greek writer Alexandros Papadiamantis (who lived nearby) and the statue of the Nobel prize winner poet Odysseas Elytis.
Ithempeli lika-Olympian Zeus
Open air archaeological site. Not to miss!
Every two hours you can watch the change of the Presidential guard and get some great photos
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Presidential Guard
2 Irodou AttikouEvery two hours you can watch the change of the Presidential guard and get some great photos
The building is located opposite to the Syntagma square. In the marble place in front of the main facade of the building, you can see the monument to the unknown soldier guarded by two Euzones (military guards in traditional costumes), and watch every two hours the solemn change of the Presidential guard.
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Hellenic Parliament
2 ΒουλήςThe building is located opposite to the Syntagma square. In the marble place in front of the main facade of the building, you can see the monument to the unknown soldier guarded by two Euzones (military guards in traditional costumes), and watch every two hours the solemn change of the Presidential guard.
Entertainment & Activities
The open air cinemas of Athens not only are they classified monuments, but also they are a unique summertime experience! DEXAMENI is one of the two open air cinemas of Kolonaki, locagted on Dexameni square. The other one is ATHINAIA, located on Charitos street opposite to Baila, and I highly recommend both of them to those who love spending a part of their evening to the movies.
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Dexameni
Plateia DexamenisThe open air cinemas of Athens not only are they classified monuments, but also they are a unique summertime experience! DEXAMENI is one of the two open air cinemas of Kolonaki, locagted on Dexameni square. The other one is ATHINAIA, located on Charitos street opposite to Baila, and I highly recommend both of them to those who love spending a part of their evening to the movies.
Parks & Nature
Quiet, green and a national monument, the National Garden dates from the 19th century, and was initially designed for the King and the King's family, as an extension to the Palace which is located on Irodou Attikou Street (today it is the President's Palace). It contains thousands of species of Greek flora, a small shelter for Greek fauna, a little Plants Museum, a Roman Villa antiquities, a public open air kinder garden, a small coffee shop, and lots of beautiful spots to rest.
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Ukhuni Lwethu
1 Leoforos Vasilisis AmaliasQuiet, green and a national monument, the National Garden dates from the 19th century, and was initially designed for the King and the King's family, as an extension to the Palace which is located on Irodou Attikou Street (today it is the President's Palace). It contains thousands of species of Greek flora, a small shelter for Greek fauna, a little Plants Museum, a Roman Villa antiquities, a public open air kinder garden, a small coffee shop, and lots of beautiful spots to rest.