Fun and entertainment - Cyclades in 2024

Practical information : Going out Cyclades

Timetable

The Greeks go out late, often on Friday and Saturday, and generally from 10 pm... to obviously return early in the morning. In the evening, we live to the rhythm of the moon! The summer cinemas, in the open air, usually offer a second screening around 10-11pm because it has to be dark for the projection. Clubs and nightclubs open around midnight and stay open until the early morning, around 5-6am and depending on the number of people.

Budget & Tips

Going out doesn't have to be expensive. Many students (among others) take a drink to go and happily occupy the sidewalk of establishments that give concerts. For the summer cinemas, you will have to pay between 5 and 8 € per session, depending on the day. A reduced rate is usually applied during one or two days of the week.

To be booked

Apart from festival performances, movie and concert tickets are usually booked online in advance.

Night transport

In the islands, everything is generally accessible on foot. Otherwise, it is sometimes possible (and usually not very expensive) to take a cab back to your hotel.

Age restrictions

Children are often welcome (and even present) at parties and open-air cinemas for example. As for drinking, there is no legal age to consume alcohol in private in Greece. To drink and consume alcohol in a café or a public place, you have to be 18 years old but this law is not very much followed and nobody will ask for an ID card to a young person who orders a glass of alcohol.

What's very local

There is no set dress code for going out, but you will quickly notice that many Greeks are very chic and like to dress up to go out, whether it is to an exhibition, a concert or to a club. Elsewhere, in bars and taverns, Greeks have a sense of celebration and any occasion is good to gather and dance the night away. And if you happen to come across a christening or a wedding, you will often see all generations eating, drinking, dancing and singing until the end of the night.

Smokers

More than ten years after its passage, the ban on smoking inside establishments is not always strictly enforced. The law against smoking in public spaces has been in place since 2008 but has never been enforced in bars, clubs and outdoor cinemas. Smoking was everywhere, without restriction, despite the law. Kyriakos Mitsotakis, the conservative Prime Minister elected in July 2019, promised that the law would now be enforced. Since his election, fines have been put in place to charge both establishments and customers who would not respect the law. It remains to be seen whether this will finally materialize in practice.

Tourist traps

Nothing to report except the usual - and relatively international - recommendations in bars. In other words, be careful what you drink if you are offered a drink...

Fun and entertainment Cyclades

PALMIRA BEACH BAR

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PIRATE BAR

EPHESUS

CAVO PARADISO

MONTPARNASSE PIANO BAR

CINÉMA EN PLEIN AIR KAMARI

FRANCO'S BAR

LALA LOUZA

KRIKRI BAR RESTAURANT

520 COCKTAILS RESTAURANT

ALESTA CAFÉ

ΚRIKRI

GALINI CAFÉ

THE GREEK WEDDING SHOW

KOO CLUB

SCORPIOS

CAPTAIN YIANNIS

TO KONAKI

AKATHI

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