Guidebook for Atenas

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Guidebook for Atenas

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Post office Atenas
75 metros oeste
Post Office
Former location of the Farmers' Market. Now located on the Radial to Ruta 27.
Central School of Athens
Former location of the Farmers' Market. Now located on the Radial to Ruta 27.
Free shuttle bus to the Farmers Market on Friday morning leaves every hour from the park. This is the best place to stock up on fresh fruits, vegetable, herbs, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, yogurt.
Atenasz Központi Park
Free shuttle bus to the Farmers Market on Friday morning leaves every hour from the park. This is the best place to stock up on fresh fruits, vegetable, herbs, meat, fish, cheese, eggs, yogurt.
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs outside dispensing Colones the national currency.
8 helybéli ajánlásával
National Bank
Avenida 1
8 helybéli ajánlásával
Banco Nacional de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs outside dispensing Colones the national currency.
Banco de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs. The ATM on the right, or northside, frequently dispenses both Colones and U.S. Dollars.
Bank BCR
Calle Central Dr. Julio César Ovares
Banco de Costa Rica. One of the national banks with 2 ATMs. The ATM on the right, or northside, frequently dispenses both Colones and U.S. Dollars.
The local office for AyA, the national water company.
AyA
Calle Central
The local office for AyA, the national water company.
Bank with ATM
Popular Bank
Avenida 3
Bank with ATM
Bus station for San José and Alajuela
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Atenas station
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Bus station for San José and Alajuela

Essentials

Coopeatenas has a wide variety of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood. They have just about anything might need.
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Supermercado Coopeatenas
3
21 helybéli ajánlásával
Coopeatenas has a wide variety of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood. They have just about anything might need.
Small grocery store part of the Wal-Mart chain.
Palí
Avenida 2
Small grocery store part of the Wal-Mart chain.
Grocery store in the heart of Atenas stocks typical and hard to find items. Good prices. No parking lot.
Supermercado El Canario
Calle 2 Juan de Dios Umaña
Grocery store in the heart of Atenas stocks typical and hard to find items. Good prices. No parking lot.
This is the Atenas Central Market Here you will find vendor stalls with seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits. This is located in the same block with the bus station to all the local barrios.
6 helybéli ajánlásával
Athens Municipal Market
6 helybéli ajánlásával
This is the Atenas Central Market Here you will find vendor stalls with seafood, meat, poultry, vegetables and fruits. This is located in the same block with the bus station to all the local barrios.

Food Scene

Good restaurant and bar with reasonably price food and good service. Try a "Casado" with whatever type of meat of fish you like for a good introduction to CR down home country cooking.
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Chicharronera Don Yayo
3
16 helybéli ajánlásával
Good restaurant and bar with reasonably price food and good service. Try a "Casado" with whatever type of meat of fish you like for a good introduction to CR down home country cooking.
Great authentic hand-thrown pizzas and other Italian food. Note: Alida's has moved to the Radial that connects to Ruta 27. It is now about 100 meters east of the southeast corner of Parque Central.
Pizzería Alida
Avenida 5
Great authentic hand-thrown pizzas and other Italian food. Note: Alida's has moved to the Radial that connects to Ruta 27. It is now about 100 meters east of the southeast corner of Parque Central.
Nice gathering place for the expat community with tasty comfort foods. Not open in the evenings.
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Kays Postres, Café & Restaurante
Ruta Nacional Treciaria 707
10 helybéli ajánlásával
Nice gathering place for the expat community with tasty comfort foods. Not open in the evenings.
Nice little coffee shop with pastries, ice cream and sandwiches.
Gelly's Jardin
Calle Central Dr. Julio César Ovares
Nice little coffee shop with pastries, ice cream and sandwiches.
Owned by a German couple, serving wonderful sandwiches, pastries, lunch specials, coffee, etc. Buy a loaf of German bread to go! Note: They have moved to Ruta 3, 200 meter west of flashing light.
25 helybéli ajánlásával
El Balcon del Cafe
Avenida 5
25 helybéli ajánlásával
Owned by a German couple, serving wonderful sandwiches, pastries, lunch specials, coffee, etc. Buy a loaf of German bread to go! Note: They have moved to Ruta 3, 200 meter west of flashing light.
Wonderful New York thin style pizza crust with lots of choices for toppings. Great service and reasonable prices
37 helybéli ajánlásával
Pizzería La Finca
Calle 2 Juan de Dios Umaña
37 helybéli ajánlásával
Wonderful New York thin style pizza crust with lots of choices for toppings. Great service and reasonable prices
Antaños (Yesteryears) is a great typical restaurant serving great typical food, great service and moderate prices
Restaurante Antaño
Antaños (Yesteryears) is a great typical restaurant serving great typical food, great service and moderate prices
Probably the best restaurant in Atenas. This is our favorite place for special occasions. Don't miss the La Trocha sauce on eveything... fish, sirloin, pasta, etc. Yum
8 helybéli ajánlásával
La Trocha del Boyero
Calle Abel Rodríguez
8 helybéli ajánlásával
Probably the best restaurant in Atenas. This is our favorite place for special occasions. Don't miss the La Trocha sauce on eveything... fish, sirloin, pasta, etc. Yum
Our favorite place for fried shrimp. They also service typical Costa Rican fare with wonderful Aztec soup and a Chicken Coconut soup. These soups are large servings, more than enough for a meal.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
La Carreta
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Our favorite place for fried shrimp. They also service typical Costa Rican fare with wonderful Aztec soup and a Chicken Coconut soup. These soups are large servings, more than enough for a meal.
Great typical Costa Rican food and very popular with the Tico. Service is excellent and very reasonable prices.
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Restaurante El Guanacaste
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Great typical Costa Rican food and very popular with the Tico. Service is excellent and very reasonable prices.

Shopping

Ice Cream Parlor
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Heladería Pops Atenas
Avenida 1
7 helybéli ajánlásával
Ice Cream Parlor
Full service hardware store.
JR Vargas and Sons Hardware Store
Avenida Central Abel Rodríguez Vargas
Full service hardware store.

Sightseeing

Gabriel gives the very best tour of a working coffee farm. Don't miss this if you are in the Atenas area.
El Toledo Organic Coffee & wine Tour.
Gabriel gives the very best tour of a working coffee farm. Don't miss this if you are in the Atenas area.
A 45 minute drive to one of the most beautiful private parks in the country featuring Butterfly Gardens, Native Wildlife, Flora, Fauna and gorgeous waterfalls.
288 helybéli ajánlásával
La Paz-vízesés kertek
288 helybéli ajánlásával
A 45 minute drive to one of the most beautiful private parks in the country featuring Butterfly Gardens, Native Wildlife, Flora, Fauna and gorgeous waterfalls.
30 minutes away is a wildlife rescue dedicated to rehabilitation of native animals of Costa Rica. They started rescuing Scarlett Macaws and now they support all animals in a beautiful park setting.
120 helybéli ajánlásával
Zoo Ave
120 helybéli ajánlásával
30 minutes away is a wildlife rescue dedicated to rehabilitation of native animals of Costa Rica. They started rescuing Scarlett Macaws and now they support all animals in a beautiful park setting.