Things to do in Gdańsk and Athens
Short, honest notes from the two cities we live and work in — walks through Gdańsk’s Old Town and along the sea, the central Athens quarters we know best, and the practical stuff like arriving well. Written by the family, with new notes most weeks.
Mavromichali, the street we wake up on
Many of our Athens homes sit on Mavromichali, where the street climbs from Akadimias toward the pines of Lycabettus — bookshops below, a Saturday market above, and a quarter with opinions all around.
Plaka, the oldest address in Athens
The oldest continuously inhabited quarter of the city wraps the slopes of the Acropolis — lanes that have carried their names since antiquity, and a hidden island village forty houses small.
An evening on the stone promenade
Dionysiou Areopagitou and Apostolou Pavlou join into one open-air walk beneath the Acropolis. To us, it is the loveliest evening in Athens — and it is free.
Kolonaki, on the slopes of Lycabettus
Named for a little ancient column, Kolonaki is where elegant Athens shops, dines and looks at art — with the city's highest viewpoint rising straight above the café tables.
