When you think of Athens, it is usually about sunny weather, delicious food and fantastic Greek hospitality. Our hosts and project partners at the Athens University of Economics and Business have gone beyond our expectations and made the latest of the recurrent meetings for the ERC-funded Water Futures project an incredible experience. Held between the 16th and the 17th of May, this meeting has been full of exciting and never-ending (in the good sense) discussions on the future of urban drinking water distribution systems, with updates by all project partners and inspiring talks by guest speakers.