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)
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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.

[@Nik-tl1uk]

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.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is so nice to hear! I am so glad that you enjoyed the video. I love Athens and all of its different areas.

[@studiozanetti]

Totally agree

[@user-xf1fr6jp7v]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I take that as a very high compliment. Thank you!

[@Evan490BC]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is one of the best compliments that I could ever receive. Thank you!

[@Throwaway-kg7ft]

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.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is so nice of you to say! It was my pleasure traveling to all the different neighborhoods. Athens is a fantastic place!

[@user-qk7xp4bw5b]

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!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you! There seem to be so many cool spots in Athens. It just means that I will have to return some day!

[@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).

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you! I'm glad that you found something useful in the video. Enjoy your next trip to Greece.

[@jimmyj1969]

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)!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I'm so happy that you liked the video! I loved Athens and all of its neighborhoods. I feel fortunate to have been able to visit.

[@jimmyj1969]

@@oldaloneandfarfromhome Your videos are really good: you provide some basic info (without overcharging them with useless details) and, at the same time, you keep a humble and friendly profile without looking narcissistic, as many other travel vloggers do. Keep on this way!!

[@ioanniszalouflis3323]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Αυτό είναι τόσο ωραίο που ακούω από εσάς. Σας ευχαριστώ για τα ευγενικά σχόλια και σας ευχαριστώ που παρακολουθήσατε.

[@conniep3164]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you so much! There were still other places that I didn't get to visit, which I'm sure would have been good to visit. I appreciate you watching!

[@heatherstephenson4371]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

For such a great view, the hike up Mount Lycabettus was amazingly easy! I loved all the different parts of the city!

[@animevortex8075]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I am excited for you! The metro is perfect. It will take you to all of the places that I visited. Get the five-day card and you can ride as much as you want during that time period. For five days it is less than $10 USD. Have a great time!

[@studiozanetti]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is so nice of you to say! I had a good time going to all of the neighborhoods and putting together the video. Thank you for watching!

[@user-vx8qz9bw4d]

Ευχαριστουμε φιλε μου πολυ καλη παρουσιαση

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Εκτιμώ το γεγονός ότι. Απόλαυσα πολύ τον χρόνο μου στην Αθήνα.

[@maryb2323]

Great vlog, very helpful for a short stay

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I appreciate that! It was my hope that my look at the neighborhoods would be beneficial for others!

[@kyuss8237]

yes, i absolutely agree...the video uploaded here is undoubtedly one of the best about athens i've seen so far. could easily be used as sorta video guide for a future trip

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is such a nice thing for you to say! I appreciate you watching and taking the time to comment.

[@kal.Ko1719]

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

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is so nice of you! I plan on returning one day. My brother and sister-in-law also fell in love with the place during their two weeks in the city! Thank you for watching!

[@dirigo69]

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

[@Niki-tu7jz]

Love Greece 🇬🇷♥️🇬🇷♥️🇬🇷

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

There is plenty to love about Greece and there is a lot more of it that I would like to see!

[@Bambi_Harris_Author]

Thank you for this. I am passionate about ancient ruins, but we are looking forward to our first visit to Greece being one week in Athens (our hotel in Psirri). This helps me plan all our walking excursions. This is wonderful!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is fantastic! I am so glad that you found this helpful. Have a phenomenal time in Athens (and Psirri) you will love it!

[@GadiKatz]

We enjoyed your video very much. It assisted us in planning our trip to Athens 🙂

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I am very happy that what I put together can be helpful for you! You will love Athens!

[@sakisathan9176]

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.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That seemed to be the case for me, that Omonia was heading in the right direction. It will take some time. Thank you for watching!

[@jcstravelfilms]

I really enjoyed your video thank you for the recommendations.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you so much! It was a fun video to shoot as I traveled around to all the different neighborhoods.

[@joycestephenson9273]

Great video! So interesting. I’m sure I will watch it again!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

So glad that you liked it! I really appreciate you watching!

[@s_k12]

Great video! Appreciate you giving us a taste of different Athens neighborhoods.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you so much! I loved so many different parts of the city that I wanted to put together a video about that.

[@steliosioannou2800]

Great job, well done! Most beautiful place in the world

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

So nice of you to say! Thank you!

[@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.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I thought Athens was really special. All the different neighborhoods kept it from feeling like a city of four to five million people.

[@user-oo1mz9cj4s]

Great video, incredibly helpful. The only addition I would make for next time is Kifisia, which is a wonderful place in the mountains.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you and I've come to realize that I truly missed out by not going to Kifisia. It seems like a place that I would have really enjoyed. Thank you for watching and for the suggestion!

[@taki2003]

great video! you do such a wonderful job showing and describing the content! thank you for sharing!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I appreciate that! I feel very fortunate to be able to travel and put together my little videos! Thank you for watching!

[@sianefer-ptah1258]

You know it's an American who says the bad part isn't bad 😂 I'm moving to Faliro in a few months, and was "warned" about Omonia. Umm...I live near Detroit. I'm sure I'll be fine 😂

[@Evan490BC]

Faliro is safe and quite posh, no worries.

[@LJ77777]

Faliro is fine. Avoid Omonia at night.

[@sianefer-ptah1258]

​@@Evan490BC Oh, I'm from Detroit. I have no worries. I'm also training in MMA. I'm good, but thanks for clarifying the area is nice, as I've not yet been there ❤

[@sianefer-ptah1258]

​@@LJ77777 Thank you ❤ I won't avoid any place, but will keep my situational awareness on high if I do end up there 👌

[@wendylabadie7802]

Great video, very interesting and pleasant to watch! It's clear and joyful, it really makes us wanna watch the whole episode 😊 Just subscribed. If there was a way for you to add French subtitles it would be amazing, I know some people that would be very interested!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That is so nice of you to say! It makes me happy when someone appreciates my video and takes the time to comment. As for subtitles in French, apparently that is something that can be done within KZbin. This might help: support.google.com/youtube/answer/100078?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid Thank you for watching!

[@wendylabadie7802]

@@oldaloneandfarfromhome Perfect! It works rather well indeed. Thanks!

[@nikim5051]

Missed the newer middle class and affluent areas such as Kifisia in the north along with the coastal suburbs east of the city center such as Glyfada, Vari, Vouliagmeni...the Athenean Riviera. Overall a good video of the city center.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you for that! I heard good things about Kifisia, but I never got a chance to visit. It was after I left, that I learned that Glyfada and the other towns along the Athenean Riviera deserved attention too. There is always next time!

[@spirotarris1925]

Kifisia and Glyfada are not classified as middle class suburbs more likely upper class suburbs.

[@LJ77777]

It’s better to do a separate video for suburbs as they are not Athens neighborhoods like these.

[@M7TOPGEAR]

Excellent video, your explanation and feel and heartbeat of Athens is elegantly done.

[@M7TOPGEAR]

P.S. I subscribed to your channel.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That makes me feel so good! Thank you for watching and especially thank you for subscribing!

[@mikekatsaros1829]

Congratulations great presentation. Thank you

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

So nice of you to say. I appreciate you watching!

[@kloatlanta]

Thissio is my favorite.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

That's the great thing. Everyone can find a neighborhood that they love!

[@manolisdiamantakis1606]

weeldone nice presentation of my neighbor

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Wonderful for you to say! Thank you for watching!

[@margaretkristof6082]

We are staying in Sepolia on our trip in May. On Filippoupoleos. I hope our stay is as good as yours. Looking forward to explore this area too.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Each neighborhood offers something different and it's so easy to get around on the Metro! You will have a fantastic time! Thank you for watching.

[@brasni1]

Well done !

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Thank you, so much! I appreciate you taking the time to watch.

[@almelnat7020]

Συγχαρητήρια! Ο άνδρας μου δεν κατάφερε να φτάσει στο επίπεδο σου στα ελληνικά μετά από 24 χρόνια γάμου.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

Πίστεψέ με. Αν όχι για την εφαρμογή μετάφρασης μου, θα είχα χαθεί τελείως. ευχαριστούμε που παρακολουθήσατε

[@spirotarris1925]

I was born in Australia and spent 12 years in Sepolia ( Σεπόλια ) Athens back in 1975. It's one of few typical Greek middle-class neighbourhoods not influenced with multicultural migration. It's very important for Greek people to know interact & mingle with their neighbours. As it was said to me in 2018 ( έχει γειτονιά ακόμη ). The neighbourhood still exists.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I enjoyed Sepolia very much. Thank you for watching!

[@manstarxranx9209]

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!

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I've enjoyed what I've seen so far and I hope to see much more in the future! Thank you for watching!

[@georgekoul]

Well if you white man your heart and heritage is European

[@pbohearn]

@@georgekoulare you white man?

[@michellebowers8652]

A map would be helpful

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I agree. I wish I had added one to this video! Thank you for watching and thanks for the suggestion, as well.

[@greekdriver9173]

Best GREECE -GR !

[@LJ77777]

How could you not include Pagrati? 😢 Otherwise a good video.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

There are many other neighborhoods that I would have loved to visit and could have been great additions to the video!

[@konstantinosstamatopoulos425]

I will be nice if you added faliro, glyfada, vouliagmeni, varkiza

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I have especially heard great things about Glyfada. There are certainly many more great places in Athens that I didn't get a chance to visit. Thank you for watching!

[@konstantinosstamatopoulos425]

Anyway, excellent video!

[@LJ77777]

Those are not neighborhoods of Athens, however. They are their own towns.

[@Fegga1955]

I don’t go to Omonia nights🙏

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

I can understand that, although I never felt uncomfortable in the areas that I visited after dark.

[@simossosias3727]

There is much not to like about Athens. Just leave your 2 mile safe radius and walk westwards.

[@oldaloneandfarfromhome]

This is a travel blog, so I talk about the places that I visit. I realize that there might be parts of the city, where it is inadvisable to travel. Such is the case with virtually every metropolis.

[@ajklajman1434]

I visited Athens and hated it, horrible time.

[@mrporsche4236]

Greece as we know it today was formed in 1831 thats why you will never see a map that says greece before then. Greece in latin means combination of countries which it is. The hellenic people down south have been there for a long time and know greece is a modern country as it stands today. But even athens is built by the romans. Beautiful place

[@aloq7446]

Φοβερή μορφωση

[@Neptune_rs]

They all look the same

[@aliartosian6808]

Literally recommending the worst areas 😂😭don't listen to this brudda

[@eleni-music3674]

Animals are not our slaves or food please Go Vegan for them 💚🌱🙏 Animals are with us not for us. Please go vegan for life 💚🌱🙏

[@eleni-music3674]

Don't you feel remorse for your crimes against these innocent creatures? Don't you see that they love life like you and don't want to die? Don't you see how much they are afraid of dying and scream out of fear? Do you want someone to treat you and your family or loved ones like this? If you have an iota of compassion and conscience, stop this dirty work. (Eating meat is a crime) is the product of violence and murder, not food.🤬🤬

[@aloq7446]

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