Tip of the day – Explore Vyronas, the neighborhood of Athens!

• June 4, 2022

Vyronas is another neighborhood of Athens, located about 3 km southeast of Athens city center, which was also part of municipality of Athens but now is an independent municipality in the southeastern part of the city. Its name comes from George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the famous English poet and writer, who is a national hero of Greece. The most important reason that many Athenians  visit this neighborhood especially every summer is the open-air Theater of Rocks where many concerts takes place this period, as well the open-air cinema Arkadia.

It is easily accessible by public transport by the trolley bus 11 from Syntagma square which makes its last stop in the open-air theatre and it moves 24h around the city.

Another reason that Vyronas is worth for a visit is Vyronas Street Art Festival, so the area is probably one of the most colorful of athens with many street art murals – you can discover as you walk around the neighborhood.

And of course, there are many restaurants to choose for your lunch or diner, some of our suggestions are:

• Sourtouko
• Balconi Cyclades
• Mesopotamian Kebab & Restaurant
• Magerio
• Taxidi Alargino
• Vyronos Politeia

Program of Vyronas Festival 2026:

31 August 2026: Mario Frangoulis

3 September 2026: Sofia Manousaki

5 September 2026: Tribute to Apostolos Kaldaras

12 September 2026: Marina Spanou live

18 & 19 September 2026: Natasa Bofiliou live

20 September 2026: Jeff Mills presents Tomorrow comes the Harvest + Max Cooper Fabric Mix Series  / Plissken Festival

24 September 2026: Parra For Cuva live + Orbit live / Plissken Festival

26 September 2026: Novel 729 live

27 September 2026: Katerina Vrana / Stand up Comedy

You can see the detailed program here