Victoria Hislop shares her favorite hangouts in Athens
In September 2020, the award-winning Victoria Hislop sworn Greek. In many of her best sellers, she gives her audience a pretty good taste of Greece while in a recent article in the Daily Mail, the famous author once again adores our country, presenting her favorite hangouts in Athens and one-day he prefers to do out of town.
As he describes, every year he spends a few months in Athens while he has an apartment in Kato Patisia.
“An area that makes my friends look curious. Think of East London before the refinement, but only half an hour’s walk from the city center. “.
Her inspiration for new stories comes from the description in her neighborhood, as she says while informing the British public about the wonderful places and cafes that should be made nearby if they are never in town.
“I have worked a lot in Greece and I have never criticized the work ethic, but even so I am always surprised by how full the cafes are in the morning, noon and evening. “Can we meet for coffee?”, Is the classic Greek invitation for a meeting, so with all this caffeine in the body, it is not strange that the city never sleeps “.
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Among the hangouts that stand out for food and drink, is what you find in Fokionos Negri which is located five minutes from her apartment. “The «Cafe Select» is ideal for fooling around with people, and if you have drunk enough coffee, they make a wonderful fresh juice from season to season. The “Martinis” serves the best and most traditional food. As you enter, there are rows of cooking utensils on the counter. There are pots, tall meats and dishes from all kinds of legumes. Once done, it quickly reaches the table, fluffy bread, salad and crispy potatoes, fried in olive oil. Dinner for two (with a generous glass of wine) rarely exceeds 20 euros. I have been there a thousand times. “
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