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Apartments in Athens
Self-catered apartments and vacation rentals in Athens, Greece. Full kitchens, more space than a hotel room, and weekly rates on longer stays. Expedia surfaces apartments across Athens's neighborhoods.
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What things cost in Athens
Ninety minutes of transport is 1.20 euro, a day pass 4.10, five days 8.10, and a three-day tourist ticket with an airport return 20. The airport metro alone is 9 euro, or 4.50 reduced. The Acropolis is 30 in high season. A gyros in pita stays around four to five euro, and a freddo espresso under three.
What to eat in Athens
Souvlaki and gyros are the street standard, defended at Kostas off Plateia Agias Irinis. The Varvakios central market keeps meat halls open through the night, where patsas tripe soup is served to people finishing a shift or a night out. Psyrri and Exarcheia hold the mezedopoleia. Loukoumades come drenched in honey, and Greeks drink freddo espresso and freddo cappuccino all year, not just in summer.
What first-timers get wrong in Athens
The 1.20 euro ticket covers ninety minutes with unlimited transfers but is explicitly not valid to the airport, which needs a separate 9 euro metro ticket. Daily spend caps at 4.10. Validate on entry every time. Touts near the Acropolis sell queue-skipping that does not exist for an entry you can book yourself. Rounding up five to ten percent is the tipping norm.
Athens after dark
Dinner at ten, bars filling after midnight, and a genuine expectation that a night runs to four. Psyrri and Gazi are the concentrated bar districts; Koukaki and Petralona are residential and calmer. Rooftop bars charge for the floodlit Acropolis view. In summer the crowd migrates to the coast at Glyfada, and open-air cinemas like Cine Thission screen with the rock lit behind the screen.
Athens with kids, realistically
Go to the Acropolis at the eight o'clock opening: there is no shade on the rock and the marble is worn slick. The changing of the guard at Syntagma happens on the hour and the full ceremonial version on Sunday morning. The Hellenic Children's Museum and the Eugenides planetarium are indoor fallbacks. Metro stations are modern and lift-equipped; the Stavros Niarchos park runs free family programming.
When to go to Athens
| Best months for apartments | Avg daily high | Rain days |
|---|---|---|
| October | 24°C / 75°F | 3 days |
| May | 25°C / 77°F | 5 days |
| September | 29°C / 84°F | 3 days |
The month to avoid is July — around 34°C (93°F) with roughly 1 rain days. Prices and crowds track the weather here: October is the sweet spot, July the month most people skip.
Pack for peak season: Summer clothes, plus one light layer for air-con and evenings, Comfortable walking shoes — every guide on this site assumes you'll use them.