Colorful graffiti murals along a stone stairway in an urban neighborhood

Graffiti in Athens

Graffiti in Athens

3.11.2020
Pieces
Athens

If you think Athens, the first thing that probably comes to mind is the Acropolis. Really formative for the cityscape, however, are the countless graffiti.

The word graffiti has its origins in Greek. The Greek word graphi which means to write. There is something written on almost every wall in Athens. From a simple tag to a sprayed piece of art you can find everything in the Greek metropolis.

Colorful street art murals on a yellow corner building facade in a European city street

Street art mural of a blue-outlined woman holding roses beside a hooded figure on a deteriorating wall

Blue cartoon graffiti character on a crumbling yellow plaster wall

Closed green storefront with graffiti, metal security gate, and yellow sign under terracotta roof tiles

Graffiti-covered brick wall behind a modern bus stop shelter with bench and trash bin

street art mural of a cartoon sailor holding a large blue fish on a weathered graffiti wall

Weathered building facade with graffiti and metal barred door

Urban street art mural with graffiti figures and handwritten text below a weathered Greek commercial sign

Colorful graffiti-covered narrow alleyway in an urban European neighborhood with a pedestrian walking in the distance

Street art mural of a ghostly woman with flowing hair and golden headband on a cracked blue wall

Black and white graffiti eye mural painted on a rough textured wall with dripping paint

Colorful graffiti-lined alleyway leading to a residential apartment building with balconies in a European city

spray painted lips on textured concrete wall

Graffiti-covered alleyway in Athens with the Acropolis visible on a hill in the background

Colorful graffiti mural of stylized red face and gray monkey character on urban wall

Black and white graffiti stencil of a mustached cactus in a pot on a weathered urban wall

Black-and-white street photograph of an urban wall in Athens covered with Greek political posters, stickers, and graffiti tags

black and white stencil graffiti of a gas-masked figure on a weathered concrete wall

black and white street art mural of a human silhouette on a narrow urban building facade

Graffiti text reading death drugs beauty painted on a peach-colored wall panel beside a dark green door

Graffiti portrait of blue face on peeling urban wall

Colorful graffiti murals along a stone stairway in an urban neighborhood

man with hand truck in graffiti-covered cobblestone alley between old buildings

Weathered wall with peeling paint and faded turquoise and yellow graffiti

graffiti-covered metro train on curved outdoor railway tracks surrounded by green trees and suburban infrastructure

A graffiti-covered street kiosk with a red awning and stocked wooden shelves, a pedestrian walking past on a sunny urban sidewalk

Colorful graffiti art painted on a long stone wall beside a cobblestone walkway in Athens, Greece