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
Living in Koukaki, in the shadow of the Acropolis
Under the south slope of the Acropolis, with two metro stations and people who actually live there. The one neighbourhood every guide gets right, and what that now costs.
Neighbourhood Guides
Living in Pagrati: the neighbourhood people move to and stay in
Behind the Panathenaic Stadium, fifteen minutes from Syntagma and a world away from it. The neighbourhood people move to and then stay in.
Neighbourhood Guides
Living in Ampelokipoi: the least photogenic good decision in Athens
No ruins, no views, no guidebook entry. Two metro stations, ten minutes to Syntagma, and the street where young Athens actually drinks.
For Owners
Airbnb or long-term rental in Athens: what an apartment actually earns
On gross, short-term wins easily. On net, the gap narrows sharply. A line-by-line calculation, with a worked example in Pagrati.
For Owners
Leasing your Athens apartment to a company: how guaranteed rent works
Guaranteed rent is not a projection, it is a contractual term. What you sign, who carries what, what you give up, and the tax break that expires in 2026.
For Owners
Renovating an Athens apartment for rental: what pays back and what does not
A second bathroom is the best investment you can make. What else pays back, what is wasted money, and what a renovation actually costs in 2026.
Living in Athens
Freddo, frappé and the Greek relationship with coffee
Invented by accident in 1957, reinvented in Athens in 1991. How the frappé and the freddo took over a country, how to order, and why you are really buying the chair.
For Owners
Airbnb management in Athens: how it works and what it costs
What a management company actually does, how the fee is built, what Greek law now requires of the property, and when leasing beats management.
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