Guidebook for Atenas
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Post office Atenas
75 metros oestePost 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.
Atenas Central 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.
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National Bank
Avenida 1Banco 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 OvaresBanco 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.
AyA
Calle CentralThe local office for AyA, the national water company.
Popular Bank
Avenida 3Bank with ATM
Atenas station
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.
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Supermercado Coopeatenas
3Coopeatenas has a wide variety of groceries, including fresh produce, meat and seafood. They have just about anything might need.
Palí
Avenida 2Small 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 UmañaGrocery 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.
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Athens Municipal Market
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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Chicharronera Don Yayo
3Good 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 5Great 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Kays Postres, Café & Restaurante
Ruta Nacional Treciaria 707Nice gathering place for the expat community with tasty comfort foods. Not open in the evenings.
Gelly's Jardin
Calle Central Dr. Julio César OvaresNice 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
El Balcon del Cafe
Avenida 5Owned 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Pizzería La Finca
Calle 2 Juan de Dios UmañaWonderful 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Trocha del Boyero
Calle Abel RodríguezProbably 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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
La Carreta
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 Recomendado por los habitantes de la zona
Restaurante El Guanacaste
Great typical Costa Rican food and very popular with the Tico. Service is excellent and very reasonable prices.
Shopping
Heladería Pops Atenas
Avenida 1Ice Cream Parlor
JR Vargas and Sons Hardware Store
Avenida Central Abel Rodríguez VargasFull 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.
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Jardines de la Catarata de La Paz
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.
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Zoo Ave
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.