We recommend staying close to downtown, which is by the Acropolis

Downtown:

• Kolonaki

• Plaka

If you have more time and want to stay by the water:

• Vougliameni

• Zillers. Great restaurant

• Mona Athens. A great hotel right in the center

• Perianth Hotel. Set on lively Agia Irini Square between Syntagma and Monastiraki, Perianth Hotel offers a cultured counterpoint to the city’s historic grandeur by celebrating its Bauhaus lineage and vibrant art scene

• Fresh Hotel. Located in downtown Athens, Fresh Hotel is an urbane, design-driven address that blends understated luxury and genial hospitality.

• The Modernist Athens. Tucked in a tranquil, leafy corner of Kolonaki, just steps away from the National Gallery, The Modernist offers a composed retreat that feels distinctly attuned to its surroundings

• Athens Flair. Discreetly tucked away on a tree-lined street in Kolonaki, Athens Flair unfolds as an intimate urban hideaway

• Kuka Luxury Suites. Set on a quiet backstreet in Koukaki, Kuka Luxury Suites offers a calm counterpoint to the city’s constant motion. Its just a short walk from the Acropolis and Plaka

• 91 Athens Riviera. Set along a quietly revitalised stretch of the coastline south of Athens

Eats

• Traditional: Manari, Karavitis, Cafe Avissinia, Rakoumel, , Kafeneio, Oikonomou Tavern

• Modern: Birdman, Nolan, Sea Wolf, Assotos, Cookoovaya, Pharaoh

Drinks

• Couleur Locale, Bios, Zillers, BarroNegro, Balthazar, Hippy3, The Bar in Front of the Bar

• The Parthenon Site & Acropolis Museum

• Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

• National Gallery

• Cycladic Museum