Neighborhoods
Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood
of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern
slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine
streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on
top of the residential areas of the ancient town of
Athens. It is known as the Neighborhood of the Gods
due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many
archaeological sites.
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Plaka
24 MnisikleousPláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood
of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern
slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine
streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on
top of the residential areas of the ancient town of
Athens. It is known as the Neighborhood of the Gods
due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many
archaeological sites.
Anafiotika (Greek: Αναφιώτικα) is a scenic tiny
neighborhood of Athens, part of the old historical
neighborhood called Plaka. It lies in northerneast side
of the Acropolis hill. The first houses were built in the
era of Otto of Greece, when workers from the island
of Anafi came to Athens in order to work as
construction workers in the refurbishment of King
Othon Palace.
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Anafiotika
Anafiotika (Greek: Αναφιώτικα) is a scenic tiny
neighborhood of Athens, part of the old historical
neighborhood called Plaka. It lies in northerneast side
of the Acropolis hill. The first houses were built in the
era of Otto of Greece, when workers from the island
of Anafi came to Athens in order to work as
construction workers in the refurbishment of King
Othon Palace.
Artisan accessories, exotic spice bazaars, and bohemian cafe-bars, they’re all part of the village vibe of this must-see neighborhood. Just make sure you go hungry.
source: www.thisisathens.org
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Psyri
MiaouliArtisan accessories, exotic spice bazaars, and bohemian cafe-bars, they’re all part of the village vibe of this must-see neighborhood. Just make sure you go hungry.
source: www.thisisathens.org
Trendy Gazi centers on Technopolis, a converted gasworks with the interactive Industrial Gas Museum, contemporary art spaces and a concert venue hosting indie, jazz and world music. The mural-filled streets around Gazi Square feature tavernas, global eateries and gay-oriented bars and clubs that buzz until daybreak. Local galleries and quirky shops sell works by Greek artists.
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Gazi
Trendy Gazi centers on Technopolis, a converted gasworks with the interactive Industrial Gas Museum, contemporary art spaces and a concert venue hosting indie, jazz and world music. The mural-filled streets around Gazi Square feature tavernas, global eateries and gay-oriented bars and clubs that buzz until daybreak. Local galleries and quirky shops sell works by Greek artists.
Cultural Events, Exhibitions and music festivals
The Technopolis City of Athens has become a hub of cultural events, thus upgrading a historic area of the capital and creating another focal point in the cultural identity of Athens
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Technopolis City of Athens
100 PireosThe Technopolis City of Athens has become a hub of cultural events, thus upgrading a historic area of the capital and creating another focal point in the cultural identity of Athens
The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) is an architectural treasure, designed by Renzo Piano. It has taken over and restored an abandoned seafront piece of land in the southern suburbs, which practically oversees Athens at its whole. Today the lot has been transformed into the Stavros Niarchos Park, also home to the modern building, which houses the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek National Opera (GNO)
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
364 Leoforos Andrea SiggrouThe Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Centre (SNFCC) is an architectural treasure, designed by Renzo Piano. It has taken over and restored an abandoned seafront piece of land in the southern suburbs, which practically oversees Athens at its whole. Today the lot has been transformed into the Stavros Niarchos Park, also home to the modern building, which houses the National Library of Greece (NLG) and the Greek National Opera (GNO)
Sightseeing
The National Garden is easily accessible, as its’ main entrance is located just a few meters away from Syntagma
(Constitution) Square and the Parliament.
Although the 15,5 acres of lush vegetation (to which one can also add the 13 acres of Zappeion) it occupies, where used
already since ancient times as fields, the area was formed to a huge private (Royal) Garden in 1849 under the instructions
of Queen Amalia.
About the same year, 15000 plants, from all over the world, including Sounio and Evia in Greece, where planted.
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National Garden
1 Leoforos Vasilisis AmaliasThe National Garden is easily accessible, as its’ main entrance is located just a few meters away from Syntagma
(Constitution) Square and the Parliament.
Although the 15,5 acres of lush vegetation (to which one can also add the 13 acres of Zappeion) it occupies, where used
already since ancient times as fields, the area was formed to a huge private (Royal) Garden in 1849 under the instructions
of Queen Amalia.
About the same year, 15000 plants, from all over the world, including Sounio and Evia in Greece, where planted.
OPENING HOURS FOR THE ACROPOLIS AND OTHER SITES:
During summer months (starting 1 April) the archaeological sites are open daily from 8:00 am until 19:00 pm. During the
winter months between 8:00 am and 17:00 pm.
WHERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE ACROPOLIS?
The main ticket office for the Acropolis is below the main entrance to the Acropolis itself (ie to the wet, marked with a
yellow pin on the map below). You can also buy online from etickets.tap.gr
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Acropolis of Athens
OPENING HOURS FOR THE ACROPOLIS AND OTHER SITES:
During summer months (starting 1 April) the archaeological sites are open daily from 8:00 am until 19:00 pm. During the
winter months between 8:00 am and 17:00 pm.
WHERE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE ACROPOLIS?
The main ticket office for the Acropolis is below the main entrance to the Acropolis itself (ie to the wet, marked with a
yellow pin on the map below). You can also buy online from etickets.tap.gr
From opera divas to tenors, the world’s best performers have appeared on Athens’ most majestic stage
One of the legendary sites that sits beneath the slopes of the Acropolis on the southwest side, is the stunning open-air
theatre, Odeon of Herodes Atticus. When Pausanias, the Greek traveller and geographer from the second century AD,
visited Athens during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, he described the Odeon theatre as “the finest building of its type”.
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Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Dionysiou AreopagitouFrom opera divas to tenors, the world’s best performers have appeared on Athens’ most majestic stage
One of the legendary sites that sits beneath the slopes of the Acropolis on the southwest side, is the stunning open-air
theatre, Odeon of Herodes Atticus. When Pausanias, the Greek traveller and geographer from the second century AD,
visited Athens during the reign of Marcus Aurelius, he described the Odeon theatre as “the finest building of its type”.
The Pnyx (Ancient Greek: Πνύξ; Greek: Πνύκα, Pnyka) is a hill in central Athens. Beginning as early as 507 BC (Fifth-
century Athens), the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the
earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy.
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Pnyx
The Pnyx (Ancient Greek: Πνύξ; Greek: Πνύκα, Pnyka) is a hill in central Athens. Beginning as early as 507 BC (Fifth-
century Athens), the Athenians gathered on the Pnyx to host their popular assemblies, thus making the hill one of the
earliest and most important sites in the creation of democracy.