Top Neighborhoods in Athens: Watch Before You Go

There is so much to like about Athens, Greece. It has a variety of neighborhoods, each with their own aesthetic and feel. Use this video as a guide to help find your favorite place in the city. I cover a wide range of places from Piraeus, to Omonia, to Syntagma.

Whatever you are looking for, chances are you will find it in Athens!

Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
0:47 - Syntagma
2:20 - Monastiraki/Psirri
3:44 - Plaka
4:37 - Anafiotika
5:54 - Omonia
7:40 - Exarchia
8:55 - Kolonaki/Mount Lycabettus
10:26 - Piraeus
12:17 - National Garden of Athens
13:28 - Kypseli
14:28 - Peristeri
15:31 - Sepolia
18:06 - Conclusion

Music credits:

Scandinavianz - Delightful
Creative Commons - Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0)

Come along and travel the world with Richard Green. Retiring in the spring of 2023, I am embarking on full-time world travel. I'm going solo, but the idea here is not to focus on me so much. It's about the places and the people along the way.

The title Old, Alone and Far From Home might initially come across as a sad state of being. My mission is to show that it's just the opposite.

[hipieliedie]

Finally a down to earth and honest commentator. I appreciate you showing the positives and negatives while also being well spoken and concise in your statements. Big thumbs up from me.

[Nik-tluk]

As a Greek i have to say that you made an almost perfect depiction of Athens and its most well known neighbourhoods, especially the Anafiotika region which clearly impressed me. Good job Sir.

[LarryPapadakis]

As an Athenian myself, I find it as an excellent description of some of the neighborhoods of Athens. Thank you

[EvanBC]

This one of the best tours of Athens I've ever seen! You, sir, are an Athenean!

[johnzacharakis]

You NAILED IT! Hands down the best overview of Athens that I have seen on YouTube. And I especially appreciated that you did not overplay the negative aspects of the city, which, of course are present there and pretty much every large city in the world

[sakisathan]

The Omonia neighborhood, up until the financial crisis of 2010-2011, used to be an area with many shops and micro malls, the "Stoa" as we call them. During the financial crisis, many of the shops closed down, and the area started to be abandoned by the locals. Then immigrants began to arrive, along with drug addicts, because they could find cheap apartments for rent. After the end of the crisis, when tourism started to grow rapidly in Athens, the municipality of Athens began to plan the recreation of Omonia Square. We believe that in a few years from now, Omonia will be back on its feet again.

[Throwaway-kgft]

This was great. Most videos I've seen about Athens ONLY go to the tourist places and it's so tiresome. Thank you for showcasing how Athens is actually like.

[ioanniszalouflis]

Ζω και εργάζομαι στην γερμανία κατάγομαι όμως από την αθήνα καί παρακολουθώ πολλά βίντεο γυρισμένα στην αθήνα διότι αγαπώ τον τόπο μου ωστόσο όμως το βίντεό σας είναι καταπληκτικό, συγχαρητήρια πολλά

[jimmyj]

Α compact, yet comprehensive look at so many parts of the city in just over 18 minutes! That was cool (and not as easy as it looks)! Congrats (from an athenian)!

[ΔημητρηςΓεωργακακος]

Although you missed some good areas it's the first time that a see a vlogger going out of the ordinary in Athens! Great job!

[gjmarc]

Nice video, I have been to Athens many times. However we just returned from a trip to Greece. In Athens the first neighbourhood we stayed in was Kolonaki, very nice area and amazing view over the city. The last area we stayed in was Koukaki which was a very young and "hip" place, lots of great places to eat and have coffee or a drink. Thanks for your video gives me some ideas for the next trip (which is next year).

[kal.Ko]

Congratulations for your special presentation on our city ! You are welcome, whenever you want !!😊

[heatherstephenson]

Loved seeing all the different areas of the city, and the view from the high point was awesome!

[ΣΠΥΡΟΣΜΑΚΡΗΣ-ρι]

Ευχαριστουμε φιλε μου πολυ καλη παρουσιαση

[animevortex]

I will be visiting Athens soon😊 I can't wait to explore the city👊

[conniep]

Excellent video! Usually only the main sights but you’ve given great insights into different neighbourhoods!

[studiozanetti]

Great video, one of the better and more comprehensive ones that I’ve seen, you are also a great presenter
Gia sou 😊

[manstarxranx]

Greece is the birthplace of democracy and European, and therefore American and world civilization as a whole. And a beautiful country! The Netherlands is a modern, highly developed country! All of Europe is beautiful! I love Europe! Hello everyone from America!

[dirigo]

I remember back when Ermou was for cars. Way better now.

[AlaskanRamTravelAdventures]

Another great video from OAAFFH! You sure got to see a lot of Athens during your 5 weeks there. It seems there are so many things to do there, and I'm sure you enjoyed attending the Athens Beer weekend (Christmas edition)! Thanks for sharing about your stay.