All About Kypseli

Description and Proposal of Visiting Kypseli and Athens

About Kypseli, the area around Beehive Apartments

Kypseli is one of the most urban areas of Athens with a close connection to the arts, seen through the eyes of a bohemian youth culture but also through the lens of the vintage sensibility of the area. It is very close to the centre of Athens and is especially welcoming for visitors who want to have a great time getting to know the city.

Kypseli (which means Beehive!) developed from a picturesque countryside community in the 1930s when Art Deco and Bauhaus buildings were first built, and over the next three decades, it grew to become a vibrant hub attracting artists and intelligentsia. As the suburb became more dense, the elite of the suburb migrated to outer areas, and Kypseli went through a period of degeneration. Slowly, migrants from various backgrounds started weaving a rich fabric of multiculturalism, and post-economic crisis, the area began experiencing a period of urban renewal. Unique shops, multicultural restaurants, trendy cafes and vibrant nightlife are now a fixture of the neighbourhood, intermixed with picturesque town squares and boulevards, local artisan markets, and edgy street art.

Articles to read for further information :

• https://www.thisisathens.org/neighbourhoods/kypseli-locals-guide

• https://www.timeout.com/athens/things-to-do/kypseli-athens-guide

• https://athenser.com/guide-to-kypseli-neighborhood-of-athens/

• https://www.greeka.com/attica/athens/neighbourhoods/kipseli/

Access to The Beehive Apartment :

• Closest airport: Athens International Airport, 35 minutes-drive

• Closest port: Port of Piraeus, 30 minutes-drive

• Closest town: Athens , 10 minutes-drive or 30 minutes-walk

Suggestions for visiting important attractions

Attractions near our apartment:

• Fokionos Negri

• Kypseli Municipal Market

• St. George Square

• Cinema Stella (Open Air)

• Pedion tou Areos, about 10 minutes-walk (best during the day)

• National Garden, about 10 minutes-drive

• Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, about 20 minutes-drive

Important Museums and Attractions in Athens

• National Archaeological Museum, about 15 minutes-walk from our  apartment

• Academy of Athens, about 9 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Benaki Museum, about 12 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Plaka, 18 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Acropolis Museum, about 18 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Acropolis, about 10 minutes-walk from Acropolis Museum

• Lofos Filopappou, about 4 minutes-walk from Acropolis

• National Observatory of Athens, about 7 minutes-walk from Lofos   Filopappou

• National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (EMST), about 20 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Stili Olympiou Dios, about 16 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Kallimarmaro, about 16 minutes-drive from our apartment

• Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation, 17 minutes-drive from our apartment

• National Gallery, 14 minutes-drive from our apartment

Suggestions for cafes, morning sweetie , restaurants and bars in Kypseli:

• Kick(menu), near to our apartment

• Williwaw cafe and canteen(menu), near to our apartment

• Cultivos

• Dope Roasting Co Fokionos Negri

• Pame Tsipouro Pame Kafe Fokionos Negri Tenedou 34

• Oi Nostimies Tis Mairis – Pl. Agiou Georgiou Idras 2-4

• Eprepe Bar

• Mezedomaxies

• Kiyaa Cafe Restaurant

• H Geitonia

Suggestions for cafes, restaurants and bars in central Athens:

• Avocado(menu), near to Syntagma Square

• Ovio(menu), near to Syntagma Square

• THE BAR IN FRONT OF THE BAR(menu), near to Syntagma Square

• Warehouse CO2(menu), near to Syntagma Square

• Yiasemi(menu), near to Plaka

• Dope Roasting(menu), near to Monastiraki

• Fika coffee & croissant(menu), near to Akropoli

• KINONO(menu), near to National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (EMST)

• Kalyvas Family Grill(menu), near to National Museum of Contemporary Art Αthens (EMST)

• KORA(menu), near to Academy of Athens

• me kolonaki(menu), near to Benaki Museum

• Joshua Tree Cafe(menu), near to Kallimarmaro

• The Louvre(menu), near to Kallimarmaro and Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation

• Elvis(menu), near to Kallimarmaro and Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation

• Ohh Boy(menu), near to National gallery

• Spondi(menu), near to Kallimarmaro

• Warehouse edge(menu), near to Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

• Varoulko Seaside Restaurant(menu), near to seaside area of peiraeus