Athens, edited.
The Athens
Editorial.
A curated selection of the city's most architectural spaces, quiet corners, and considered culinary destinations.
01 — Hotels
Architectural Sanctuaries.
Sanctuaries of restraint and precision across Athens and the Riviera.
02 — Food
Tables Worth Finding.
Considered restaurants and cafes across the city.
03 — Drinks
The Athenian Evening.
Considered bars and the quiet rituals of dusk.
04 — Stories
Athens, in Long Form.
Editorial long reads on architecture, culture, and place.
Hotels
Selected Stays.
SANCTUARYPsyrri
Monument Hotel
9 rooms inside an 1881 Ernst Ziller mansion on Kalamida, restored 2023 by MPlusM. Listed Building and Modern Monument, deep in Psyrri. A wood staircase, frescoed ceilings, a wellness room in the basement.
Year
2023
Keys
9
Kolonaki
The Modernist
The former Canadian Embassy on Ioannou Gennadiou, converted to a 38-room boutique hotel in 2020. Mid-century aesthetics, a quiet residential street in upper Kolonaki, the National Gallery and the Gennadius Library within walking distance.
Year
2020
Keys
38
SANCTUARYMonastiraki
The Dolli
A restored 1925 neoclassical building on the edge of Plaka, run as a 46-key hôtel-maison by Grecotel. An art-filled salon below — Cocteau, Calder, Lalanne — and an infinity pool aligned to the Acropolis above.
Architect
Andreas Kriezis
Year
1925
Keys
46
The Journal
Athens, in long form.
Culture
Four Eyes in the Sky
Greece has burned enough times to look up. Four satellites are now watching for the next fire — and the engineers running the system work two streets from Syntagma.
7 min read
Culture
The City That Sounds Like This Now
Athens has become the opening night for world tours. Here's why the biggest bands keep choosing it first.
4 min read
Culture
The Woman Cooling the City
Athens created a job that didn't exist anywhere in the world and hired an anthropologist to do it. The brief: stop the city from cooking itself.
5 min read
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