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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.
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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.
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Living in Athens
Where Athenians actually live, and why the centre is not it
Every guide gives the same answer, and the same guides admit it is the priciest and most crowded part of town. Where Athenians actually live, and why one ring out wins even for three nights.
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