This incredibly central yet splendidly-isolated 160m penthouse w/sunny terrace garden is ideal for experiencing core Athens (but also quarantining). Instant access to museums, entertainment districts, architectural walks, shopping&open-air cinemas. Unique belle époque aesthetic, Lykavitos views, total silence at night despite being between Exarheia and Omonoia squares. Fast WiFi. Huge corner terrace w/ flora and leafy pergola. Ideal for academics, journos, couples, flâneurs, architects, artists. This spacious, architect-designed and immaculately-equipped apartment features 1950s oak-panelled floors, Persian carpets; period Victorian and French gas-lamps, art nouveau appliques and period suspension-lamps; antique Egyptian, Tunisian and Indian wooden furniture from the early 20th century; original paintings and photography. The huge terrace boasts citrus, olive, walnut and acacia trees, alongside a hand-designed 1880s Parisian pergola, composed of over 500 individual pieces of welded metal. The apartment is powered by solar panels on the roof (with a natural gas backup for cloudy days) and its fiber-optic Internet connection is the fastest on the Greek market.

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Tzortz (George) Street is positioned between bustling Kaningos Square, the shops and public transport of Patision Avenue, and the bars, restaurants, bookshops and vinyl stores of Exarheia. It is a 5' walk from major tourist destinations such as the National Archaeological Museum, and walking distance from the neoclassical mansions, gardens and terraces of the Benaki and Numismatic Museums and the separate buildings housing the Islamic and Modern Art collections in Kerameikos and Pireos Street respectively. In the neighbourhood, you are a 10' walk away from the Athens Central Market where you can get the city's freshest fish, meat, vegetable and fruit. There are some 40 cinemas within 2km of the apartment, including historical indoor halls and open-air venues located in gardens for the warm summer months. Some of the best food in the city is also in the neighbourhood: from the garden & sophisticated dishes of Ama Lahei, to Salingaros, a low-profile raki-and-mezze revelation round the corner on Solomou Street, or Kriti, the ouzeri concealed within an arcade specializing in Cretan dishes on Kaningos Square.