TO KOMPOLOI TOU PSIRRI | HANDMADE SOUVENIRS

HANDMADE SOUVENIRS TO KOMPOLOI TOU PSIRRI

Have you ever wondered what a “kompoloi” is? ‘’To Kompoloi Tou Psirri’’ reveals to you the folk neohellenic culture represented by this souvenir. Don’t neglect to take a look at the jewelry! This place hides a surprise too! Walk into the store holding our magazine and earn a 15% discount on all products!

350 m / MONASTIRAKI ISAP LINE 1 / METRO LINE 3

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VINTAGE SHOP LIKE YESTERDAY’S

Like Yesterday’s is a perfect choice to buy presents for your friends and yourself, keeping the best souvenirs along with the pictures from your trip to Athens. Choose among clothes, accessories, faux bijoux and other small treasures that will surprise you, everything at reasonable prices!

/ 16 Protogenous St. - Athens - 105 54 / t: +30 216 70 04 810 / fb: likeyesterdays2ndhand / 96-98 Dimitrakopoulou St. - Koukaki - 117 41 / t: +30 211 41 75 839 / insta: likeydays

BOOKSTORE AMARILLO SUAVE

In Amarillo Suave you can find your summer reading written in your mother language: Newspapers and a variety of books await you. For the lovers of the ancient greek writers, there are masterpieces translated in several languages and in modern greek, so you can get in touch with the contemporary greek language!

1.400 m / VICTORIA METRO LINE 1 / BUSES 3, 608, 11

JEWELLERY SHOP MIMIS TAKIS

Mimis Takis dresses you up with watches, as well as with gold and silver jewels. We have been repairing your watches and jewels since 1978. Our creative ideas take on flesh and blood through our handmade jewelry. Let us give you a little sparkle with our precious creations!

How much did your figure fit to Kolonaki? Take a picture and send it at “info@ipolizei.gr”.

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The metro stop from Kolonaki, if you are not a real fan of walking, is Evangelismos. Kolonaki, by the way, means literally “the little column” named for the column once standing alone on the edge of town.But, for the origin of the name, there are many theories. Ask, search and choose your best!

Do not forget to have a look and a walk at Dexameni Square. Dexameni means cistern which is what the square sits upon. It used to be the water supply for THE WHOLE CITY and was actually built by the Emperor Hadrian.Awesome!

If your budget permits this to you, buy some fancy clothes and accessories from the shops in and around Kolonaki. “The last word of Fashion” is being told here for many years now.

KOLONAKI, THE KING OF ATHENIAN LUXURY

Kolonaki is considered the most elegant, trendy and…posh neighborhood of Athens, with many high end boutiques, distinguished bars and chic restaurants. In this neighbourhood, old and historical one, people nowadays go to see and to be seen. Its cosmopolitan style and its place in the centre of Athens make it to be loved by many generations of people. Many museums, boutiques, cafes and restaurants invite Greek people and visitors from other countries to visit them. You are going for sure to observe the numerous foreign embassies, as well. The National Park on Irodou Attikou street is a real oasis during the summer and, in general, try to walk it. You can do it during the afternoon, when the sun is not so hot. Walking to Kolonaki takes about twenty minutes from Syntagma and a half hour from Plaka, while from the student district of Exarhia is less than ten minutes.

Oh, yes. A walk through the streets of Kolonaki, “the neighbourhood of poets and nobles” is absolutely worthwhile. Start off in Plateia Kolonaki and Plateia Dexameni, the main shopping street of Patriarchou Ioakim, and investigate the parallel streets up from it, such as Haritos, with its mixture of old neoclassical houses, upscale modern flats, and art galleries. If you are full of Athenian energy, you can climb to the top streets to reach the rim of Lykavettos and enjoy from there magnificent views of Athens, some of them including the Acropolis.

For the real downtown experience do not forget to make a stop at the Kolonaki Square, where locals enjoy their coffee, while talking to each other or to their...cell phones! Not many foreigners show up in these cafes, they are not touristic, so why not to try to mix up with the real Athenians? Lawyers, students, young models, famous actors and singers are there, between the nervous taxi drivers, the people who sell flowers in the streets, the old residents who buy their newspaper. Can you discover them, can you start a conversation with them?