Ilinden
2004-07-24 19:31:39 UTC
Men, Prostitution & Sex Tourism in Athens Greece: "Na Rixoume
Kannena Boutso"
"What a pity! A mountain peak as tiny as one square inch has been the
source of great inspiration and misery for millennia"
-Anonymous Taoist remark
Paid big money for a drink of Cold Duck or Night Train in a sleazy Plaka
or Syngrou Avenue strip-joint bar?
Ok you got suckered by the old guy cajoling you into his bar to "talk"
and then had to buy a drink for his illegal prostitute clientele/work
force? Bouncers big as a barn too! The police may be (definitely are) on
the take so don't go in the bar in the first place! Ignore ALL touts!
Never give your credit card in a situation like that!
BORDELLOS: Look for the little red light if you want a state licensed
bordello! Officially there are 230 licensed houses in the city of Athens
employing some 600 prostitutes. Unofficially there are thousands of
hookers, full time and part time.
The area near Viktorias Square and the street called Filis which is
parallel to major Street Pattision is the major red light district of
Athens. Oddly enough a "kiss" in Greek is a fili. Coincidence? Its not
Amsterdam however and more low key.
Bordellos exist in other areas too: Sophokleous St. in the center,
Platia Vathis, Monastiraki, Plaka, Psyrri Metaxourghio, Aghios Georgos.
Sexual Slavery vs Prostitution
Prostitution is legal in Greece. Licenced prostitutes see a doctor every
second week. But many women being sold in Greece are victims of
Trafficking, a modern form of slavery which human rights groups and
sensitive people around the world condemn.
Participating in sex with a victim of Trafficking is rape.
CALL GIRLS/ESCORT SERVICES are illegal but its un enforced.
There are escorts available: just read the in English
Athens News Ads section or buy the Greek paper called
Golden Opportunity weekly (chri-see ef-kare-ia) and look in the in back
of the papers. The ads are all in Greek in this one but have more to
choose from. You never know what is going to show up at your door
anyway do you?
Athens Greece Prostitutes Protest Brothel Limits: Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece - More than 150 prostitutes staged a vigil Monday to
protest laws they claim will cripple Greece's legal brothels and feed
the illegal sex trade before next year's Olympic Games.
The Greek prostitutes - mostly linked to state-sanctioned brothels -
gathered outside the Interior Ministry to demand authorities back off
enforcement of a 1999 law that sets strict rules on the location of
bordellos.
Athens' municipal council has revived the once widely ignored rules in
an effort to bolster the city's image before the Olympics. Under the
law, brothels must be inspected regularly and are banned from operating
within 660 feet of churches, schools and youth centers and other civic
institutions.
Critics, led by some advocates for the legal prostitutes, claim the
rules will drive prostitution onto the streets and help feed the massive
illegal sex trade in Greece dominated by Eastern European immigrants.
Prostitution is legal in Greece only in brothels with state permits.
Strip Joints
* Aphroditi Club: 137 Syngrou Ave., Tel:210-9325534, 9311494
* Amazon Club, 10 Kalliroihs St. Tel: 6937983358
* Athens Queen's 1, Glyfada Sq. Tel: 210-8981732
* Athens Queen's 2: Hadiari area: Leoforos Athinon 250, Tel 210: 5816288
* Babes Dancing Club:, Michalakopoulo 23 Illisia Tel: 210:7248052
* Baby O Men's Club: 140 Syngrou Ave. Tel:210-9228902
* Coctail Strip Live Show: 250 Philedelfias Ave., Kokkinos Milos
Tel: 210-2320222
* Dallas Bar: Filolaou and Iffikratous 29, Tel:210-7012628
* Diamonds and Pearls International Gentlemen's Club: 35 Posidonos,
Kalamaki. Tel:210-9853905
* Dolce Vita : 254 Lenorman, Athens. Tel:210-5145500
* Dolls:. 5 Varis St, Vari. Tel:210-9658698
* Lido Palace :101 Syngrou Ave, Tel:210-9212346
* Million Dollars 1, 166 3d of September St. Tel:210-8643557
* Millionaire:Etihidou & Athanasios St 3, Tel: 210-7560418
* Mousses Live Show: Posidonios 30, Kalithea Tel: 210-9413079
* Narcissus Club: 30 Athinadorou, Kato Pattisia, Tel:210-3470081
* Prince Pallas Live Show:Skilitisi 16, Piraeus. Tel: 210-4170877
* Tessera:117 Perieos, Athens. Tel: 210-3423198
* Sarka Live Show:Hadariou & Kasforos 36, Piraeus Tel: 210-4171497
* Tutti Frutti :Herakliou 417, New Heraklion. Tel: 210-2810200
* Velvet: eripidou 49, Athens Tel:210-3241026
Kannena Boutso"
"What a pity! A mountain peak as tiny as one square inch has been the
source of great inspiration and misery for millennia"
-Anonymous Taoist remark
Paid big money for a drink of Cold Duck or Night Train in a sleazy Plaka
or Syngrou Avenue strip-joint bar?
Ok you got suckered by the old guy cajoling you into his bar to "talk"
and then had to buy a drink for his illegal prostitute clientele/work
force? Bouncers big as a barn too! The police may be (definitely are) on
the take so don't go in the bar in the first place! Ignore ALL touts!
Never give your credit card in a situation like that!
BORDELLOS: Look for the little red light if you want a state licensed
bordello! Officially there are 230 licensed houses in the city of Athens
employing some 600 prostitutes. Unofficially there are thousands of
hookers, full time and part time.
The area near Viktorias Square and the street called Filis which is
parallel to major Street Pattision is the major red light district of
Athens. Oddly enough a "kiss" in Greek is a fili. Coincidence? Its not
Amsterdam however and more low key.
Bordellos exist in other areas too: Sophokleous St. in the center,
Platia Vathis, Monastiraki, Plaka, Psyrri Metaxourghio, Aghios Georgos.
Sexual Slavery vs Prostitution
Prostitution is legal in Greece. Licenced prostitutes see a doctor every
second week. But many women being sold in Greece are victims of
Trafficking, a modern form of slavery which human rights groups and
sensitive people around the world condemn.
Participating in sex with a victim of Trafficking is rape.
CALL GIRLS/ESCORT SERVICES are illegal but its un enforced.
There are escorts available: just read the in English
Athens News Ads section or buy the Greek paper called
Golden Opportunity weekly (chri-see ef-kare-ia) and look in the in back
of the papers. The ads are all in Greek in this one but have more to
choose from. You never know what is going to show up at your door
anyway do you?
Athens Greece Prostitutes Protest Brothel Limits: Associated Press
ATHENS, Greece - More than 150 prostitutes staged a vigil Monday to
protest laws they claim will cripple Greece's legal brothels and feed
the illegal sex trade before next year's Olympic Games.
The Greek prostitutes - mostly linked to state-sanctioned brothels -
gathered outside the Interior Ministry to demand authorities back off
enforcement of a 1999 law that sets strict rules on the location of
bordellos.
Athens' municipal council has revived the once widely ignored rules in
an effort to bolster the city's image before the Olympics. Under the
law, brothels must be inspected regularly and are banned from operating
within 660 feet of churches, schools and youth centers and other civic
institutions.
Critics, led by some advocates for the legal prostitutes, claim the
rules will drive prostitution onto the streets and help feed the massive
illegal sex trade in Greece dominated by Eastern European immigrants.
Prostitution is legal in Greece only in brothels with state permits.
Strip Joints
* Aphroditi Club: 137 Syngrou Ave., Tel:210-9325534, 9311494
* Amazon Club, 10 Kalliroihs St. Tel: 6937983358
* Athens Queen's 1, Glyfada Sq. Tel: 210-8981732
* Athens Queen's 2: Hadiari area: Leoforos Athinon 250, Tel 210: 5816288
* Babes Dancing Club:, Michalakopoulo 23 Illisia Tel: 210:7248052
* Baby O Men's Club: 140 Syngrou Ave. Tel:210-9228902
* Coctail Strip Live Show: 250 Philedelfias Ave., Kokkinos Milos
Tel: 210-2320222
* Dallas Bar: Filolaou and Iffikratous 29, Tel:210-7012628
* Diamonds and Pearls International Gentlemen's Club: 35 Posidonos,
Kalamaki. Tel:210-9853905
* Dolce Vita : 254 Lenorman, Athens. Tel:210-5145500
* Dolls:. 5 Varis St, Vari. Tel:210-9658698
* Lido Palace :101 Syngrou Ave, Tel:210-9212346
* Million Dollars 1, 166 3d of September St. Tel:210-8643557
* Millionaire:Etihidou & Athanasios St 3, Tel: 210-7560418
* Mousses Live Show: Posidonios 30, Kalithea Tel: 210-9413079
* Narcissus Club: 30 Athinadorou, Kato Pattisia, Tel:210-3470081
* Prince Pallas Live Show:Skilitisi 16, Piraeus. Tel: 210-4170877
* Tessera:117 Perieos, Athens. Tel: 210-3423198
* Sarka Live Show:Hadariou & Kasforos 36, Piraeus Tel: 210-4171497
* Tutti Frutti :Herakliou 417, New Heraklion. Tel: 210-2810200
* Velvet: eripidou 49, Athens Tel:210-3241026