DJANGO GELATO | GELATO ROLOI | CAFE-RESTAURANT THE UPSIDE DOWN | CAFE-BAR AND PASTRY

GELATO DJANGO GELATO

Maybe you haven’t tasted such fresh gelato like that produced in Django Gelato. Handmade, natural gelato, made on a daily basis and in small quantities, since no artificial ingredients are used. Premium raw materials, like bio milk and eggs, nuts and chocolate, come from small greek producers.

300 m / ACROPOLIS METRO LINE 2

/ 15 Veikou St. - Athens / t: +30 693 739 5363 / www.djangogelato.com / fb: Django Gelato Athens / insta: djangogelato_ath

CAFE-RESTAURANT ROLOI

Built in 1880, ROLOI has been established as the hot spot of Lavrio. A place where you can taste the traditional mediterranean cuisine right by the sea, while wandering the speedboats in the marina of Lavrio. Sit comfortable and get lost in the variety of the greek menu!

190 m/ MARINA LAVRIO BUS ATHENS - LAVRIO

/ Papandreou coast - Lavrio, 19500 / t: +30 2292 028188 / fb: Roloi Lavrio

CAFE-BAR AND PASTRY

THE UPSIDE DOWN

Theme design, inspired by the ‘80s disco and rock vibes, and four sitting rooms decorated with different aesthetics. The outdoor lit seats give their place to a typical american sitting room. In the third space, you can sit and see the production of all our goods, while the backyard has murals of video games. The extravagant, colourful sweets and drinks are also a masterpiece.

/ 14 Lepeniotou St. - Athens / t: +30 210 33 10 509 / www.theupsidedown.gr / fb: The Upside Down / insta: theupsidedown_gr

Wake up early, for god’s shake! (of course, you did not expect us to remind that to you).

USEFUL ADVICE

Organise well your day. Some really good museums can be found in the same part of the city. Famous museum spots are of course Plaka, Monastiraki, Kolonaki and Syntagma. Choose which day you are going to visit EACH museum.

ATHENS: A... LIVE MUSEUM

Can you imagine a museum in which the entrance is free? In which you can speak as loudly as you want, drink and eat whatever you want? A museum that never closes its doors? Oh, that would be awesome if it was real… And, hopefully, it is.

This magical museum is Athens. Even if you have no time to spend in an official museum out there, you can smell the history in every street of this city.

Ancient walls, big stones where maybe a great philosopher standed one day, streets that have been walked by warriors or famous politician, such as Periklis or Eleftherios Venizelos. Try to understand that history in Athens did not end with the ancient Greeks and Socrates. The continue is even more fascinating: Romans, Bizantine Empire, modern greek history.

In addition, all those years many artists lived and created in Athens, such as famous architects, poets and musicians. Can you discover their masterpieces which are spread in all over the city? Can you recognize some statues? Are you familiar with names such as Kostis Palamas, Alekos Fasianos, Dimitris Fotiadis, Melina Merkouri? Can you see the signs that lead to the most strategic points of Athens? Religion has played an important role to the evolution of our history.

Beautiful Christian orthodox churches are located everywhere and they are so different from the catholic ones, which exist in Athens but they are not so many. What about mosques? Our city is the only European capital in which they are not official mosques and the ones which are in function are…illegal and/or unofficial. As for the modern, political and social history of Athens, this can be read in the walls. Mottos and graffitis show the difficult economic situation of our country or shout for freedom, equality and love. History in Athens-and, to be honest, in every city as vivid as it- is written every day…

If you stand a few minutes in Monastiraki Square you can see the history of Athens in 10 minutes. Recently renovated, the Square was covered with mosaic blocks of marble, stone and carved cast iron, which symbolize the «flows» and the people of the Mediterranean.

You can find the train station (1895) and the metro station (2004). The lines of the metro are meeting the ancient river Iridanos. In front of you, there is the Tzistaraki Mosque (1759), the small Pantanassa Church, which used to be a church only for women during the ottoman domination, as well as a part of Library’s Wall (132 A.C), as a gift from the Roman Emperor Adrianos.

Athens Flea Market starts from Monastiraki Square everybody knows that, after history classes, a shopping therapy is the best you can do!

What is your favourite corner of this alive museum? Take a photo and send it at info@ipolizei.gr.

USEFUL ADVICE

Keep the purchase of some special presents for the people you love in museums’ shops. Really good qualitY, originality and a variety of options will help you return home as a real collector of greek history!

INTERESTING ORIGINAL MUSEUMS

In Athens you are not going to miss two things: food and history. Both of them are everywhere. Both of them are precious, but not expensive. The numerous museums of almost every corner of this city prove that, if you like to expand your knowledge while vacating, you are in the right place. Except for the already known to you museums, such as the one of Acropolis, there are so many others, that can really surprise you!

Because, nowadays, the philosophy of museums in the whole world, and for sure in the greek capital, has changed: they are more interactive, thanks to the new technologies. Some of them have free entrance some days of the month or of the week. Stay informed about the special exhibitions of your favourite museums and give a chance to places that even Greeks do not know very well, those little spaces which reveal interesting stories about the greek society, gastronomy, education as well as everything else you can imagine.

Do not forget that greek history goes really deep and far into the centuries, while Greek people have been mixed throughout the years with different and numerable populations of other countries and cultures. The beauty of our country, and, of course, of our colourful capital is that we are a spicy and unique mixture of elements that can be found in almost all over the world!

To know us better, there are many ways. One of them, maybe one of the best ways, is a walk to what is dramatically changing day by day. Plan to visit the places that you want, but also relax and enjoy what your own spontaneous steps in the city will reveal to your eyes! Surprises of knowledge and discovery will be waiting for you…

ATHENS OPEN AIR FESTIVAL

Thursday, July 29th, 21:30

THE WAGES OF FEAR / LE SALAIRE DE LA PEUR

By Henri-Georges Clouzot (1953, 147’) AB open air cinema, 36 Theotokopoulou str., Patissia Screening in collaboration with the French Institute of Greece

Friday, August 20th, 21:30

KLUTE

By Alan J. Pakula (1971, 114’) Trianon open air cinema, 21 Kodrigktonos str., Patissia 50th anniversary screening of the film

Free Admission for all screenings - Entrance e-ticket reservations are required in advance. For more information visit aoaff.gr.

ATHENS EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL 2021

23-25 Jul, 21:00

Ancient Theater of Epidaurus Michail Marmarinos Trackers by Sophocles

26-29 Jul, 21:00

Peiraios 260, Hall E Anestis Azas The republic of Baklava

25, 27, 29 Jul, 21:00

Odeon of Herodes Atticus Greek National Opera Manos Hadjidakis Dance with my shadow

CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES YOU NEED TO SEE!

▼ ▼ ▼ PLISSKËN FESTIVAL

11& 12 September Technopolis, Athens 11/9/2021

LA FEMME // KID FRANCESCOLI

+ MORE TBA

12/9/2021

GOAT // BBYMUTHA // LSDXOXO

+ MORE TBA

ODEON OF HERODES ATTICUS

27 September 2021 YANN TIERSEN LIVE

29 September 2021 Tiger Lillies: A musical performance from the famous artists

SUMMER NOSTOS FESTIVAL

Stavros Niarchos Foundation 27 August 2021

Good Job NIcky