My place if work is in Chalandri

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luna13New member22 April 2013 16:19:44

Hi everyone,
I am moving to Athens in August but looking into housing now. My place of work is in Chalandri and they have kindly offered to help with finding an apartment. I have travelled to Athens several times and am a bit worried about signing a lease somewhere in the suburbs. I want to be close to "the action" as it were: shops, yoga, restaurants, music, bars,etc.
And I have a small dog.
Where would you all recommend living, under 500 euros a month, single girl with dog?
Thanks!

stelios_79Member18 June 2013 03:05:44

Hello Luna.

You can easily found a 1 bedroom appartment in Chalandri with 500.
Chalandri is a nice and safe area to live, a lot of restaurants, bars (nightlife) and shops (clothes, shoes music etc) In the centre of Chalandri parking is an issue and there is a lot of traffic during the peak hours.

Ask your company to pay for an agent to support you with the lease, or even better one coworker to support you with the area/landlord issues.

cheers
Stelios

BarthodkNew member20 June 2013 20:47:46

Hey Luna. I live as a expat in Halandri. Lots of bar and nightlife- thats nice. Not a big expat community though but looking forward to see u here!

luna13New member01 July 2013 13:27:43

Hi Stelios,
Thanks for your reply. I'm on xe.gr and not having much luck yet, but it's good to know that the area is not too sedate. I have a preconceived notion of "suburb",I suppose, good to know that Halandri doesn't fit it.

I'll post again if I get any strong leads...

Cheers,

Luna

luna13New member01 July 2013 13:30:51

Hi Barthodk,

Thanks for responding. There may be one more expat coming to Halandri, then! I'm also looking at Holargos. (Interesting that sometimes these boroughs are spelled in English with a "Ch" and sometimes not.)

I'll be sure to update; I'm getting so excited!

Thanks,
Luna

BarthodkNew member01 July 2013 19:26:40

No worries. But I'd go for chalandri if I were u.
Take care

Sofia_AthensNew member22 September 2013 16:40:03

Halandri is great!!!

Full of life and a lot of bars, cafeteriaw, a lot of places to go out and for shopping!

luna13New member12 October 2013 14:06:47

Thanks Sofia,
Landed in Agia Paraskevi, but still looking to head more downtown.

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