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Kolonaki and Psiri

17 June 2007

Leave the summer hordes behind in favour of a toothsome flat-hunting tour around Greece’s ruin-strewn capital. Kolonaki and Psiri, two very different neighbourhoods, offer up some smart urban boltholes and investment opp…

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Athens Greece

9 May 2019

Vouliagmeni is Athen’s wealthiest neighbourhood, where old-school rules. And now it has a revived hotel that’s set to pull in a jet-ski set.

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Backstage pass

17 May 2019

Ensconced in her regular dressing room, the Greek pop singer likes to while away the time before performances by pampering her voice and avoiding diva-ish cliché.

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Expo: Best-kept secret

11 June 2015

Spread across a basin in a picturesque peninsula surrounded by the sea, Athens offers its residents a choice of beaches to enjoy away from the hustle and bustle of the daily city grind. The views aren’t too shabby either…

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Athens

So far, the 21st century has been a bit of a rollercoaster for Athens. It’s had its ups (hosting the Olympic Games in 2004) and downs (descending into chaos and economic collapse following the financial crisis of 2008).…

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Talking funny

27 January 2022

The Greek stand-up and actress on ‘doing the accent’, audience empathy and the illness that forced her to tell jokes sitting down.

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Picking up the pieces

22 September 2014

An ambitious new generation of Greek architects is on the rise, demonstrating a unique approach to design. Forced by the nation’s economic malaise to raise their game, they are taking their skills around the world.

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Tales of the city

23 September 2021

In the Greek capital, a mid-century apartment block gets a modern facelift.

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Collecting the set

2 December 2021

How a personal haul of modernist homeware became a premier prop source for the global film industry.

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The Urbanist - Athens special

6 December 2018

To coincide with the release of our new Athens travel guide, Monocle’s Venetia Rainey takes the temperature of the city she calls home.

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Athens: urban inspiration

25 October 2021

Athenians have a knack for injecting pockets of greenery and a sense of innovation into their ancient city. Their urban interventions are aimed at cooling down this dense metropolis and safeguarding its sacred sights as…

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Classical revival

18 August 2015

Greece has recently been grabbing the headlines for all the wrong reasons. But while commentators indulge in unhelpful schadenfreude, we think it is high time to celebrate the things the country still does rather well.

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The Menu - Food Neighbourhoods 11: Athens, Exarchia

22 November 2016

With a reputation as a stronghold for anarchists, students and intellectuals, the district of Exarchia in downtown Athens is going through the gradual process of gentrification. It is not famous for its food – yet. But that…

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The Monocle Travel Guide, Athens

Think of Athens and the first things that spring to mind are ancient ruins and camera-toting crowds. It’s true, the Acropolis is ever present and during summer the city thrums with schools of holidaymakers. But there’s much…

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