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The #1 visitors' guide of Athens! Your FREE bilingual (Greek & English) companion for exploring the city with refreshingly simple information.

Athens Guide is published by City Contact Ltd (www.citycontact.gr). It is distributed for FREE to more than 90 major hotels in Athens, Greece. It is published 7 times a year and includes information about Shopping, Sightseeing, Events, Nightlife, Restaurants and many more! Follow Us on Twitter: twitter.com/AthensCityGuide
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17/09/2026

🍩🎧 Any Saturday lunch plans? We mean soft clubbing (don't worry).

Lukumades × Primer Music Festival are bringing back LUK JAM — a bakery rave where serving loukoumades (yes, the traditional fried doughs) includes club beats, right in the middle of Athens. 🪩

3 hours. 2 DJs. Zero night-out waiting.

DJ Pedrik × DJ Korrila, mini loukoumades, cool mocktails & a little giveaway moment for those who know how to make an entrance.

📌LUKUMÁDES Aiolou — 21 Aiolou & Ag. Irinis
🗓️ 19 September | 1pm-4pm
🎟️ Free entrance

16/09/2026

🍎✏️ Your Reminder for the last week of Athens Book Festival

📚 Athens, your next chapter starts here.

Books, new voices, late-evening strolls, music, theatre, discussions, presentations, workshops & plenty of reasons to stay a little longer.

The 54th Book Festival takes over Pedion tou Areos with 210 publishing houses, 285 kiosks & 200+ cultural events — all around this year’s theme:

🌱 “Sustainable Development. The book as the architect of tomorrow.”

📍 Pedion tou Areos
🗓️ 4–20 September 2026
🎟️ Free admission

Come and choose your (note) book. Take a present for the season coming. 📖✨

🔗https://www.opanda.gr/index.php/politismos-dimos-athinaion/4142-54o-festival-vivliou-pedion-tou-areos-4-20-septemvriou-2026

15/09/2026

☕️ Athens runs on coffee. The last weekend of September will be running on a festival energy at Athens Coffee Festival.

3 days. 200+ coffee brands & microroasters. World-class baristas. New flavors to unlock. And DJ sets keep the caffeine levels exactly where they need to be. 🎧

📌 Technopolis
🗓️ 26–28 September

Coffee people, this one’s for you. 👀

Come for the brew, the beats, the tastings, competitions & whatever you didn’t know you needed to try.

Basically: coffee, but with a serious upgrade to a weekend plan. ☕️✨

🎟️ Book online | 🚇 Kerameikos Metro — just 50m from the entrance.
✨ Happy Hour | All Day Tickets available

⏱️ Sat–Sun: 10am – 8pm | Mon: 12pm – 8pm

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/athens-coffee-festival-2026/

28/08/2026

🏺 Some memories aren’t meant to stay in your camera roll.

At Valsamakis Ceramics, clay becomes art, and you can make your own pieces carrying a little story from Greece. 🧵

Want to go beyond just looking for a souvenir to buy? 🖌️🌿🎧

A workshop to discover the craft behind the creations, and try it yourself in a hands-on ceramic experience — because the best souvenirs are the ones we make with a story. Create one 🤍

📌85 Kifissias Avenue, Maroussi

🕙 Mon–Fri 10am-7:30pm | Sat 10am-6pm
Workshops: Fri–Sun from 12pm | €70/person

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/valsamakis-ceramics/

26/08/2026

🌿 Found: a secret garden, right in the middle of Athens at Ροζαλια-Rozalia.

🥒🧄🥣 Homemade bites, cozy vibes, and definitely no rushing your meal.

After 45 years, Rozalia still knows the secret ingredient: good food, good company, and a place that feels like home. 🧿

📌 59 Valtetsiou, Exarchia
🕛 Open daily | 12:00–01:00

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/rozalia/

24/08/2026

Reality just glitched… and you’re loving it. ✨

Welcome to the Museum of Illusions Athens — where nothing is quite what it seems. 🌀

A world of mind-bending rooms, optical illusions, impossible puzzles, and interactive exhibits that will make you question your own eyes (and your balance 😅).

📸 Take the funniest photos, challenge your friends, test your brain, and create vacation memories that look straight out of a dream. 🌈

Perfect for curious minds of all ages — because here, seeing isn’t always believing. 😉

📌119 Ermou St, Monastiraki
🕙 Open daily | 10:00–20:00 (last entrance 19:00)

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/museum-of-illusions-athens/

22/08/2026

Athens views outside, Italian vibes inside.

🍕 Meno Male Athens brings the soul of an authentic trattoria-pizzeria to the city center — handcrafted pizzas with 48-hour fermented dough, fresh pasta, and ingredients that bring an Italian feeling. 🤌

🍝 Add a touch of Greece, a glass of Greek or Italian wine, and a signature cocktail… and you’ve got the perfect Athens dinner moment. 🍷

Italian heart. Greek essence. Totally worth the stop. ✨

📌10 Veikou st, Koukaki
🕛 Open daily | 12:00–00:00

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/meno-male/

20/08/2026

You found Athens’ sweetest little obsession. 👀✨

Meet lukumádes — golden Greek dough bites that are crispy on the outside, fluffy inside, and dangerously easy to love. 🤤

Classic honey & cinnamon? 🍯
Chocolate or pistachio praline? 💚
Filled with something extra special? 🥧

At Lukumades, this traditional treat gets a delicious glow-up. Pair it with gelato or a specialty coffee and thank us later. ☕🍦

📌Acropolis: 3 D. Areopagitou St.
🕖 Open daily | 07:00–23:00

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/lukumades/

18/08/2026

🧄🥣 POV: You’re wandering around the Acropolis area and accidentally find the Greek meal you were hoping for.

Welcome to Liondi - Traditional Greek Restaurant — a cozy spot where classic Greek flavors, fresh local ingredients, and that famous Greek hospitality come together. 🍇

🥙 Think homemade-style moussaka, juicy souvlaki, traditional favorites, and dishes that taste like they’ve been passed down through generations.

The kind of place you come for dinner… and leave saying: “Okay, we need to come back.” 🥩🛵

📌19-21 Makrygianni str., Acropolis
🕚 Open daily | 11:00–22:00

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/liondi/

16/08/2026

Some souvenirs end up in a drawer. This one becomes part of your story.

On one of Athens’ most beautiful walks, just beneath the Acropolis, Atelier_des_curiosites is the kind of boutique you wander into... and never want to leave. 🤍

🎀 If your love language is finding beautiful things, you're in the right place.

🧶Ηandcrafted treasures & fashion, artistic ceramics, and thoughtful details you'll want to wear, style, and take home with you.

Because the best souvenirs are the ones you keep reaching for long after your trip.

👚 Dionysiou Areopagitou & 3 Makri str., Acropolis
🕚 Mon–Fri: 11:00–15:00 & 18:00–21:00 | Sat: 11:00–17:00
☀️ Closed 13 Aug – 4 Sep

🔗https://yourathensguide.gr/place/latelier-des-curiosites-elena-fanourakis-athens/

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