Plaka

A new playground created by the Alexander S. Onassis Foundation for the City of Athens stands out with its vivid colors in Avdi Square, in the downtown district of Metaxourgeio.

The asking prices for a large portion of apartments in the center of Athens are now set at rates similar to those of the northern suburbs, or even higher.

Overall, Airbnb properties in Athens have a top score of 4.73/5 from 537,000 reviews up to September 2022, with some areas clearly performing better than others. But, if you're planning to visit Athens and want to stay at a short lease property here are the areas you should look for and… avoid.

After twenty years of adventures, the process of approvals and licenses began so that the construction of the Spinalonga electricity project can start. A few days ago, the municipal council of Agios Nikolaos, Crete approved the project as well as the terms of the relevant contract with HEDNO, the operator of electricity transmission networks.

The architectural study for the renovation of Vasilissis Olga Avenue was approved yesterday by the Central Council of Architecture of the Ministry of Environment and Energy.

It's been a while since visitors to Greece sought out souvenirs in Athens' oldest neighborhood.

The Culture Ministry says its plans to house the literary legacy of influential poet and Nobel Laureate Odysseas Elytis in a listed building and two auxiliary buildings in the Plaka area in the historic center of Athens have entered the final stretch.

The properties in question, which are owned by the ministry, are located at the junction of Dioskouron and Polygnotou streets.

In response to images of floods on the citadel of the Acropolis in central Athens from Thursday's torrential rain, the Culture Ministry said on Friday that "studies and works are ongoing in order to stop these phenomena [of flooding] on the Rock and the residential areas of Plaka." 

After completing similar projects in other parts of the historic center of Athens, municipal crews this week began cleaning graffiti off street walls in the picturesque Anafiotika neighborhood of Plaka that flanks the northeast side of the Acropolis, which is popular with visitors during the summer months.

The food service sector is recording the first signs of a drop in activity due to the spread of the coronavirus in Greece, with the hardest hit sector being catering, which is under serious threat.