
Nightlife of Athens
The Greeks have their nightlife with full of enjoyment. Traditional Greek music - rebétika and dhimotiká - can, at its best, provide the city's most compelling nighttime entertainment. Check the Athens News (published Fri) or the daily Kathimerini insert in the International Herald Tribune for listings of current cultural and entertainment events, including films, lectures, theater, music, and dance. The weekly Hellenic Times and monthly now in Athens list nightspots, restaurants, movies, theater, and much more. Most Greeks don't think of dinner until at least 9pm in winter, 10pm in summer. The midnight time is for the parties moving on to a club for music and dancing. As for other forms of live music, there are small, indigenous jazz and rock scenes, perennially strapped for funds and venues, but worth checking out. Classical music performances tend to form the core of the summer Hellenic Festival