Exarcheia Holiday Packages

Holidays To Exarhia

You travel to the beat of your own drum, and sometimes that drum is a pretty ancient one.

For a smashing combo of history and new adventures, take off on an Exarhia holiday in the centre of Athens, where antiquity, art and anarchy line the streets. OK, so the Exarhia neighbourhood has calmed down a lot since its political heyday of the late 19th century, but you’ll still find a passionate and scrappy spirit, brilliant murals, eclectic shops and delicious street eats. So book one of our sweet Exarhia deals and pack for revolutionary fun!

Things to Do in Exarhia

Exarhia holidays may be filled with all things avant-garde, but don’t forget that you’ll be right in the middle of an ancient civilisation. Check out the new—we mean old—digs at the National Archaeological Museum on Patission Street, with artifacts crossing millennia and empires. Walk to the nearby Epigraphic Museum to put your secondary school Greek lessons to work reading marble tablets. Once you’ve spent your day exploring the centuries, it’s time to soak up the local character, from browsing graffitied walls to people watching near the National Technological University of Athens. If you’re all about sticking it to The Man, then you’ll be in good company at the open-air summer cinemas and along the streets stacked with book stores and quirky coffee houses. You might even drop in on a nearby book group or punk rock band—probably both at once. From this downtown hub, Athens is your oyster, so pick up one of our Exarhia car hire options and get going.

Shopping, Dining & Nightlife

It should be no surprise that Exarhia is all about the vinyl. Flip through vintage albums at corner record stores, or make your own music with finds from a musical instrument shop. Everyone has their own look and cause, so you’ll find boutiques and flea markets that appeal to most anyone’s tastes—just don’t expect suits. For fancier fashions, you aren’t far from the Kolonaki, Exarhia’s haute couture neighbour to the east.

For a breezy sit-down meal, tuck into a tavern in Exharia Square, accessible on foot from Valtetsiou Street. The whole square is hopping with patio seating and seafood and fish brought in fresh from the nearby port cities. To sample a little bit of everything Athens has on offer, take your shopping bag and an appetite to the farmers market on Kallidromiou Street. Save for the spinach pies by booking one of our Exarhia packages before you feast!

The nightlife in Exarhia is youthful and edgy. Many of the most popular bars are found in renovated industrial spaces and old stomping grounds for past political movements. Today the MO is simply moving to the beat of house music or keeping up with an interesting convo over ouzo and meze (mixed small plates).

What’s Next?

It’s time to take a walk on the wild side. Save up for all your Athens shenanigans by mixing and matching one of Wotif’s awesome Exarhia holiday packages, or make your stay monolithic with one of our Athens packages and see even more of the “City of the Violet Crown”.