Update: Due to the fact that we know how things can get in the Balkans, we decided to plan a visit to Athens around March 2015 and decided then whether it still feels ok to try this or not. If it still feels ok, we will be seeing some apartments.

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We visited Athens back in March 2012. We fell in love. And decided we should live in Athens at least for a while. Now it’s time to take a leap of faith and actually look for places to rent.

Let me tell you something: House Hunters International on Travel Channel makes this look so easy and fun …but it is not. After emailing three contacts I have in Athens and getting no answer back, I moved to Facebook and posted about this. No reply there either so started looking up websites.

So far, I found two: Expat Blog and Expatriates.com. Browsing around, I did find some rentals which look pretty damn good considering what we are looking for.

But, I do need your help. Yes, you , the one reading this. Do you have any feedback on the above mentioned websites? Do you know anyone in Athens who may help?

We are looking for:

– studio or 1 bedroom apartment
– needs to have internet (ADSL is enough)
– washing machine is good to have
– close to transportation
– quiet area if possible
– max 400 euros / month including internet and utilities

Feel free to leave a comment or email us (find email in About or ToS) should you have any hints for us.