City of Athens news
In GreekOfficial news and announcements from the City of Athens: press releases, works, services and city events.
Athens news: local papers, magazines and city news
Where to read about Athens itself: the City of Athens, a city radio newsroom, city magazines and English language guides. Every outlet was checked on 1 Oct 2026. Each link opens the outlet’s own home page; Heart Athens lists names and links only.
Athina 9.84
In GreekAthens radio station with a running news feed on the city, politics, culture and sport.
Athens Voice
In GreekCity magazine and website: news, people, culture, going out and a city guide.
LiFO
In GreekCity magazine and website: news, people, urban culture and Athens life.
Athinorama
In GreekGoing out guide to Athens with listings for cinema, theatre, music, restaurants, nightlife and the arts.
Popaganda
In GreekOnline magazine covering news, stories, the arts, city life and food.
This is Athens
In EnglishThe official Athens visitor guide: itineraries, museums, the arts and what is on this month.
Time Out Athens
In EnglishThings to do, restaurants, bars and hotels across Athens.
Athens Insider
In EnglishEnglish language magazine on Athens lifestyle, food and drink and travel.
Worth reading this week
Three pieces about the city, summed up in our own words, read on 6 Oct 2026. Each link opens the original.
Parking in Pangrati, Vyronas and Kaisariani
Popaganda, City Life, 5 Oct 2026A funny first person column by Alexandra Tsolka on circling three crowded neighbourhoods at night in search of a space. In Greek. Our practical guide: Parking in Athens.
Why Athens cannot take any more
LiFO, Optiki Gonia, online by 6 Oct 2026 (no date printed on the page)Giannis Pantazopoulos interviews the architect Stavros Martinos after the Plaka explosion: tourism has outpaced the city's ageing networks and divided local government, and he argues for one metropolitan authority for Athens. In Greek.
Road closures for the US Secretary of State's visit, 6 to 8 Oct 2026
iEidiseis, 5 Oct 2026, 20:15Police closures and diversions around Syntagma and on Vasilissis Sofias, Vasileos Konstantinou, Vasilissis Amalias, Panepistimiou and Stadiou from the afternoon of 6 Oct to the morning of 8 Oct 2026, busiest on 7 Oct; drivers were told to use public transport. Time limited: it ended on 8 Oct 2026. In Greek.