http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/ Welcome to Been there. Your tips on the places you know - that you love, live in or have just visited - are what make this guide. http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34291 The Exarchia area has drawn intellectuals and students into it from the 19th century onwards and the area was headquarters of many left wing organisations.
This establishment on the square looks straight out of 1960s eastern Europe with every piece of furniture actually from the 1960s itself. Relaxed easy going crowd pitch up here.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34291 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34290 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34290 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34287 Beers available from €2 and also serves food.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/34287 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24433
The smoked lager is particularly unusual and goes well with the sausage platter. Red Ale, Black Lager and Weiss beer also tasty.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24433 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24432 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/24432 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22330
The open-plan studios are styled with funky furniture and modern art on the walls, and fully equipped with a kitchen, free internet, a flatscreen TV, bathrooms, and air conditioning - a welcome respite from the intense summer heat and city smog.

The bedroom and sitting room both have their own balconies, or you can head up to the rooftop bar for a breathtaking view of the Acropolis as the sun sets. The perfect accompaniments are a well-priced cold bottle of beer and Sheesha Pipes in every flavour from Coca-Cola to Vanilla.

There's also a happy hour from 7-8pm every night with half-price cocktails-the Parthenon Passion is a must!

If you want budget accomodation but aren't quite ready to bunk down in a hostel dorm, the Athens Studios allow you to tackle this frenetic city at your own pace.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/22330 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19771 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/19771 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11438 Run by a creative team, this multi-purpose place is the point of reference for alternatively trendy-cool young Athenians. A large bar with minimal decor and experimental DJ sets, a live stage that hosts international progressive artists, a basement club, and a small cinema, all under the same industrial roof.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11438 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/11437
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Enjoy vintage jazz in an appropriately smoky environment and have a philosophical chat with Costas the legendary owner.

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