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The Clumsies
Ranked 17th on World's 50 Best Bars; colourful design and cocktails, and it's never too early for a drink.
Grand Hyatt Athens
New 5-star, 10 min drive from center at under half the price of central peers; free shuttles in spring/summer; spa with 2 pools.
Attic Urban Rooftop
Cocktails on swings with a sunset view of the Acropolis and Monastiraki Square.
Evgenia
Authentic, cheap Greek food since 1989 with warm service; order meze with ouzo. No Instagram, check its website.
Ariston
Historic pie shop since 1910: chicken, meat, four-cheese pies and bougatsa, most €2.90.
Four Seasons Astir Palace Hotel Athens
Greece's only three-Michelin-Key hotel – ideal for a long weekend.
Acropolis of Athens
Sights · ancient site
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Changing of the guard every hour on the hour; come Sunday at 11:00 for the special ceremony with a band.
360 Cocktail Bar
Bars · rooftop bar
A for Athens
Rooftop bar recommended for sunset drinks.
Baba Au Rum
On the World's 50 Best Bars list.
Ermou Street
Main shopping street with everything from H&M and Zara to Dior and Louis Vuitton at relatively low prices.
Fotsi Spices
Part of a pretty street of spice shops and delis in old Athens, worth walking through on the way to lunch.
Line Athens
On the World's 50 Best Bars list.
MS Roof Garden
Bars · rooftop bar
Monastiraki Square
Sights · square
Syntagma Square
Facing the Parliament building, where the changing of the guard takes place.
Tzistarakis Mosque
Sights · mosque
Build a trip from 2 Flying Boys's picks
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