Living in Athens, one neighbourhood at a time.
Neighbourhood guides, honest notes on long stays, and the practical stuff of moving to Athens. Written by the people who keep the apartments.
Neighbourhood Guides
Where to live in Athens: a neighbourhood guide
Forty neighbourhoods, one honest map. Where to look first depending on whether you want the centre, the sea, or a quiet morning.
Long Stays
Monthly stays in Athens, and how the pricing actually works
Why a month costs so much less than thirty nights, what the estimate on utilities means, and how to read a long-stay quote.
For Companies
Relocating a team to Athens, in roughly the right order
Housing, invoicing, tax numbers and lead times. What a company should sort first when moving people to Athens, and what can wait.
Neighbourhood Guides
Living in Kolonaki: who it suits and how it feels
The most central address in Athens, and what daily life is actually like between the galleries and the coffee.
Neighbourhood Guides
Living in Glyfada, where Athens meets the sea
The heart of the Athens Riviera. Beaches, marinas and palm-lined shopping, and who trades the centre for it.
Neighbourhood Guides
The case for Marousi, if you can stand a metro ride
Quieter mornings, more space for the money, and a straight metro line into the centre. The northern suburb that wins people over slowly.
Living in Athens
Moving to Athens as a remote worker: the first two weeks
SIM card, tax number, a desk that works and a neighbourhood that fits. The order that makes the landing soft.
Living in Athens
The cost of living in Athens in 2026, honestly
What a month really costs, from coffee to rent to the metro, without the property-portal optimism.
Long Stays
Short stay or monthly: which rate is right for your trip
The maths is simpler than it looks. Where the nightly rate stops making sense and the monthly one takes over.
For Companies
Housing a team in Athens, from five people to fifty
One point of contact, apartments across neighbourhoods, and a single monthly invoice. How team housing scales without the spreadsheet growing teeth.
Reading about Athens? Come stay.
Thoughtfully furnished apartments for monthly and long stays, in the neighbourhoods we write about.