For the best high street shopping experience, visit Athens' recent and state-of-the-art retail additions. Attica is Greece's largest department store with over 500 brand names on its eight levels. It opened last April. Very modern and upmarket environment, I spent an hour exploring it.
The other shopping experience is the very impressive The Mall, just north of the main Olympic complex, in the northern suburbs of Athens. It’s a massive shopping centre with 200 shops, a 15 screen multiplex cinema and numerous restaurants. It opened last November and it has already proved very popular with the locals. Very good public transport access.
Attica is on Panepistimiou Street between Panepistimio and Syntagma metro stations (line 2) (no website available)
The Mall Athens is off Neratziotissa station, where line 1 and the suburban rail line meet; www.themallathens.gr
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