A category of articles about planning a trip to Athens, with itineraries, places to stay, transportation, and tips from a local.
Last updated: February 2026 I’m gonna be honest with you. Athens isn’t really a one-day city. It’s a capital with enough neighbourhoods, museums, and food to fill many days easily. But trips don’t always work that way. Sometimes you’re stopping for a night before flying to the islands. Sometimes you’re on a cruise stop. And sometimes…
Athens has a bit of a reputation problem when it comes to money. Some still picture it as a cheap European capital. Others arrive expecting island-level prices and rooftop cocktails at €25. The truth really is somewhere in between. Athens can be surprisingly affordable in some ways and unexpectedly expensive in others. Food, coffee, and…
Last updated: February 2026 Athens is a normal European capital. Scroll long enough online and you’ll read about protests, pickpocketing, “sketchy areas,” and warnings to avoid half the city. Then you arrive and see families in Plaka, couples taking sunset photos on Filopappou Hill, students drinking coffee in Exarcheia, and people wandering around Monastiraki with…
Last updated: February 2026 I’m gonna be honest with you. Growing up in Athens, I always thought that it has four distinct seasons. That changed when I spent a few months living in Denmark. Suddenly a place with over 300 sunny days and around 2,700 hours of sunshine per year didn’t really feel like it followed the…
Athens isn’t really a one-night city, but sometimes one night is all you have. Maybe you land close to midnight and fly out the next morning. Maybe you’re coming back from the islands and don’t want to risk missing an early flight. Or maybe you have a long layover and want to see a little…