Tip of the day 23/4 – World Book Day

• April 23, 2022

On 23 April 1616, two great names in literature died: the Spanish author of Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes, and the English dramatist William Shakespeare. To mark this double event, UNESCO has designated 23 April as World Book Day.

Another important day for books lover is the 26th of May which starts the Little Bookstores Week and it’s the best opportunity to discover some of the most beautiful book spots of the city with many activities for you and your family. So, let’s go for a walk to some of the most beautiful bookshops in Athens – most of them have also a cafe, so you can enjoy your book as you are drinking your Freddo Espresso, the best iced coffee of the world. Some of our favorite bookshops of Athens are below, but our suggestion is always to go out in the neighborhood you stay, find the closest bookshop and enter to get lost in the bookish atmosphere!

Koukaki

• Little Tree & Books (Kavalloti 2, Athens, Koukaki, Athens)
• Librofilo & CO (Veikou 101, Koukaki, Athens)
  
• Book Garden (Dimitrakopoulou 51, Koukaki, 117 41)

Syntagma – Kolonaki – Excarcheia

• Free Thinking Zone (Skoufa 64 Athens)
• Enastron (Solonos 101, Athens)
• Kombrai (Didotou 34, Athens)
• Ikaros (Voulis 4 Syntagma)
• Kaktos bookbar (Aiolou 39, Athens, Greece 105 51)
• Mov Skiouros (Karitsi Square 4, Athens)
  
• Bibliotheque, (Themistokleous 74, Athens)
• Booktique (Patriarchou Ioakeim 21, Kolonaki)
• Lemoni (Irakleidon 22 Thisio)
• Fotagogos (Kolokotroni 29B, Athens)
• Epi lexi (Akadimis 32, Athens)

Ampelokipoi

• To Anoihto Vivlio (Lamias 12, 115 23, Menemeni Ampelokipoi)
• Bookato – Book Bazaar (Leof. Kifisias 96, Ampelokipoi 115 26)
• Selida 17 (P. Kyriakou 17, Ampelokipoi 115 21)

Kipseli

• Literature House (I.Drosopoulou 67, Kipseli, Athens)
  
• Meteoritis (Fokionos Negri 68, Kipseli, Athens)
  

Ilisia

• Gnosi (Grigoriou Afxentiou 26, Zografou 157 71)

Kallithea

• Zatopek Book Cafe (Panagi Tsaldari 209, Kallithea, Athens)
  
• Koukoubook (Agnostou Stratiotou 34 Kallithea 17673)

Petralona

• Adad Books (Anteou 1, Merkouri square, Petralona)
• Mperlin (Dimofontos 88 Ano Petralona)

Pangrati

• Books & Beans (Formionos 2, Pangrati)
• Pleiades (Spyrou Merkouri 62, Pangrati)
• Lexikopoleio (Stasinou 13 Pangrati)

Piraeus

• Fata Libelli (Praxitelous 161-163, Piraeus)

Southern suburbs of Athens

• Booktalks (Artemidos 47 Paleo Faliro)
• Shakespeare Bookshop Cafe (Megalou Alexandrou 78, Néa Smírni 17122)
• Penny Lane (Omirou 2, Nea Smirni 171 21)
• Booking Hill (Agias Varvaras 66, Dafni)
• Fahrenheit 451 Books and Coffee (Marinou Antypa avenue 102, Ilioupoli 163 46, Athens, Greece)

Northern suburbs of Athens

• Vivliostatis (Chaimanta 17, Chalandri 15234)
• Sporos (Geor. Drosini 7, Kifisia 145 62)