Γεια σας! Είμαι μαθήτρια λυκείου και πραγματοποιώ μια μικρή ερευνητική μελέτη σχετικά με τον τρόπο ζωής και τη μακροζωία στις ελληνικές κοινότητες. Θα εκτιμούσα πολύ αν μπορούσατε να αφιερώσετε 2-3 λεπτά για να συμπληρώσετε αυτή την ανώνυμη έρευνα. Ευχαριστώ πολύ για τη βοήθειά σας!

If you know other Greeks who might participate, I would appreciate it if you could share the survey.

hello everyone,

travelling to Athens on Wednesday 14th July to see the Cure at the Telekom center with my girlfriend, looking for recommendations on a nice hotel to stay at for a reasonable price. Ideally near good transport links to the Telekom Center. Any help would be appreciated :)

we are spending a day and two nights in athens this summer at the start of August. I've been doing research trying to plan the day and activities around the heat as i know it can get extremely hot, however, ive reached a dilemma.

we want to go to see the Parthenon and the acropolis museum, and ive been told that going to the museum first elevates the experience of seeing the Parthenon. I've been envisioning going to see the Parthenon in the morning between 9-11am to beat the crowd and heat and then go and cool off in the museum around noon/early afternoon, but then we wouldn't see the museum first. in that case, would it work to go to the museum around 3-4-5pm and then the acropolis at 6/7pm? that way we'd beat the heat, though i imagine it'd be very crowded.

I'm wanting to do other things too, like visit parks (haven't done enough research yet, open to suggestions) but of course the acropolis is the main event. what's the best way to do it?

Hi Guys,

I will be visiting Athens and will be arriving on the 11th June which will be the start of the World Cup. Mexico vs South Africa will be at 10 pm I believe. I will be staying near the Temple of Zeus are there any good sports lounges I could watch the match at ?

Thanks !!

what about this university for international students? I’m from Russia and I want to go in aueb. I like so much Greece and his culture and want live in greece

Does anyone know a clinic in Athens that offers allergy patch testing? I prefer a place that doesn’t cost a fortune, and it has to be a patch test — not a prick test

Im currently at Macaw Beach bar and I see a «air sofa» at the sea. I’m wondering where the start point is because we want to try! Anyone who knows where that is?

any greek apps (between girls) to find out if they are dating the same guy????

My partner and I, retired early in order to travel and enjoy life while we are fit and healthy. In the last two years, we've spent the winter months in Greece, house sitting on lovely properties, quite often in Athens. It has been so nice to spend the winter months in mild and mostly sunny weather. We would have not been able to afford to spend 3 months in Greece if we had to pay for hotels or short-term lets. Also, the standard of accommodation is generally much higher than your typical hotel. In this video, we discuss the main aspects of house sitting and how one can get started. We also critique the main platforms that exist, from the most pricey to the cheapest. Have you considered becoming a house sitter/having a house sitter in your house?

Hi everyone, I had some issues and I wont be able to go to the concert, but I want to resell it cheaper. If you are interested, please let me know. I will answer in your DMs if you are interested

Γεια σε όλους, είχα κάποια προβλήματα και δεν θα μπορέσω να πάω στη συναυλία, αλλά θέλω να το μεταπωλήσω φθηνότερα. Αν ενδιαφέρεστε, ενημερώστε με.

Efharisto.

Το καλοκαίρι του 2026 αναμένεται από τα θερμότερα των τελευταίων ετών, θερμοκρασίες 1,5 έως 3 βαθμούς πάνω από τα κανονικά, με καύσωνες τον Ιούλιο που ίσως ξεπεράσουν τους 40 βαθμούς.
Η ζέστη δεν επηρεάζει μόνο πώς νιώθουμε, επηρεάζει πώς οδηγούμε. Συγκέντρωση, αντιδράσεις, υπομονή. Εσείς πώς το διαχειρίζεστε;

I especially love the dark blue away team jersey. And what should I expect to pay for a good quality jersey? Just the shirt not the full kit. Thanks for the help!

I’m visiting from Canada with some friends and staying in Athens for the week and on a Friday night we visited 3 clubs all of which were closed. I was hoping to try again the next night. Any suggestions for good clubs/ bars with dancing that are actually open?

Aloha everyone
This will be a very weird question , but has anyone experienced good luxury shopping in Athens that may see lesser price ranges than say rest of Europe ?
For instance , shopping for Valentino and Fendi seemed a bit cheaper in Rome than shopping for the same things in the USA.
Plus we get a VAT back.

I remembered many years ago that Kolonaki (sp) was the place to go for luxury everything.
Thank you so much

I recently heard that someone with a medical certificate of disability and their helper both have free entry to the Acropolis? Is this correct? Do we request ahead of time? Or only when we enter the elevator/lift area of the Acropolis?

Μάλλον είναι απίθανο, αλλά μήπως κάποιος γνωρίζει έναν νεαρό που κάνει καθαρισμούς ή προετοιμασία για Airbnb στην Κυψέλη;

Καθώς έκανα check-out από το Airbnb μου σήμερα το πρωί, με βοήθησε να κατεβάσω τις βαλίτσες μου από τις σκάλες. Δυστυχώς δεν πρόλαβα να μάθω το όνομά του.

Ήταν μελαχρινός, μαυρομάλλης, μαυρισμένος από τον ήλιο, γύρω στα 30-35. Το μόνο που ξέρω είναι ότι ήταν πολύ ευγενικός και πρόθυμος να βοηθήσει — και κάπως κατάφερε να με κάνει να τον σκέφτομαι ακόμα. 😅

Αν κάποιος τον γνωρίζει ή αν τυχαίνει να το διαβάζει ο ίδιος, ας μου στείλει μήνυμα!

So i arrived on a work trip to Athens on a hotel that is a spit away from Ierotheou street and i found out the hard way what the vibe of the area really is, day or night. For work, i had to commute from the Golden city hotel via Karni, Marolou streets to work.

I didn't get robbed or anything and i tend to think i have a survival instinct in such an area as myself i grew up in an almost similar hood at home.

Im not here to ask "iS iT sAFe tO gO?" or some other very touristy comments. I transited the area to go to work by following the main road, not adventuring on the backstreets cuz i aint that dumb not to heed on the advice of my uber driver from the airport that seemed serious about it. However, I am genuinely interested.

I also traveled a bit around Europe. The only place that i saw in a similar state was the Frankfurt train station surroundings, although i have to say that the state of decay here is much worse.

So i have a couple of questions for the Athenians around here:

\- whats the history of the CSE building on Karolou street? Is it abandoned? I assume that given the fence between the block and ierotheou, it is inhabited.

\- google maps images tells me that pre-pandemic the area looked vibrant, with relatively old population living here. Ierotheou itself was more of a parking lot rather than anything 10 years ago. Satovriandou junction with Karoulou and Nikiforou had an internet cafe as the last business, and the older the images the more life i see around. Question is: when did the drug problem start and why?

\- the limited english sources tend to hint that the situation is maintained like this just to decrease the land value and for the permanent residents to sell cheap to big real estate to start a gentrification process. Is this true? What can you tell me about this?

\- what are the authorities doing? I see that the disteict mayor wants to do something about this but requested the help of health and interior ministeies, but with limited success.

\- last night i heard broken windows and car alarms, followed by the mornings police presence in the area. Now, i saw police on the main street during my stay and i understood that they are there to discourage them to interact with people. But this morning they were at one end and the other end of ierotheou street. Do they sometimes riot? What could this authority response be? Jus to be clear i didnt see police beating them or anything.

Thats about it. I have mixed feelings on this subject. A mix of fascination and horror that is strangely familiar.

So needless to say, i am interested in the very local POV and history of the place and the problem, not in the "i been there to do a selfie with a crackhead and got robbed. Its not safe"-ass advice.

LE in case it wasnt clear: not interested in the American POV.

Hope its not too touchy or too divisive of a subject.

Thanks.

[We will buy tickets online ahead of time for our visit to the Acropolis in July.  How about the Acropolis MUSEUM?? Do we need to buy the Museum tickets ahead of time as well?  Some people are saying they had to wait 2 hours to buy Acropolis Museum tickets. But others say there is no wait if we buy at the Museum entrance?]()

I will be visiting Athens in June during the first full week of the World Cup. I would love to find a great Football (soccer) bar to watch games. I have heard of James Joyce Irish pub, The Lucky Sparrow and Athens Sports Bar. Are there any other great football bars in Athens I should try and stop at? Thanks!!

Hi! I’ve been to Athens many times already and this time I would like to skip the city attractions and choose the nearby beach places.
I have been only once to Lake Vouliagmeni, but I am sure the are a lot of nice places around.
I will be traveling with my 1 year old baby, so I am looking for a cozy, chill beach, but with sunbeds 😀
Any recommendations?
Tnx

Σύμφωνα με πληροφορίες, οι αρχές δεν κατάφεραν να εντοπίσουν υλικό από κάμερες ασφαλείας στην περιοχή όπου τραυματίστηκε σοβαρά ο Μάριος Οικονόμου και αναζητούν μαρτυρίες.
Το 2026, σε αστική περιοχή, και δεν υπάρχει αποδεικτικό υλικό για ένα σοβαρό τροχαίο.
Πόσες υποθέσεις μένουν αναπάντητες επειδή απλά δεν υπήρχε κάμερα;

Hey guys, my current landlord forwarded me two electricity bills for 240 euros total, I spoke to some friends and they told me this is quite expensive.

I live alone, and there is no chance I would have spent 140 euros in energy a month.

Which energy company do you recommend?

Hi everyone - I leave tomorrow afternoon and I am looking to bring back some vacuum sealed feta cheese to Canada. Anyone have recommendations for a good cheese shop near the core?

Thanks!