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Abyssinia Square
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Operating as a secondhand market since the early 20th century...
Squares Monastiraki
 
Acropolis
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A survivor of war, the vagaries of religious change, and other...
Archaeological Sites Acropolis
 
Acropolis Museum
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Full of fabled objects of Attic art found on the Acropolis, this...
Museums / Galleries Acropolis
 
Anafiotika
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Set in the shadow of the Acropolis, this is the closest thing...
Neighborhoods / Streets Plaka
 
Ancient Agora
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This marketplace was the hub of ancient Athenian life. Besides...
Archaeological Sites Monastiraki
 
Archaeological Museum
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Despite the impressive finds on display, this museum does not...
Museums / Galleries Pasalimani
 
Areopagus
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From this limestone rock, named after either Ares, the god of...
Archaeological Sites, Viewpoints Acropolis
 
Athinais
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Though this landmark arts complex in a converted silk factory...
Arts / Performance Venues Votanikos
 
Ayia Aikaterini
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Built in the late 11th to early 12th century and enlarged in...
Religious Sites Plaka
 
Ayia Dynamis
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The "Divine Power" chapel, named for the Virgin Mary's supposed...
Religious Sites Plaka
 
Ayioi Anargyroi
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According to legend, the church, also known as Metochion Panagiou...
Religious Sites Plaka
 
Ayioi Assomatoi
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Named after the bodiless angels, the church dates to the 11th...
Religious Sites Thission
 
Ayios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris
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A delightful grove borders this church, which derives its name...
Religious Sites Filopappou
 
Ayios Ioannis Kolonastis
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St. John of the Column is undoubtedly the most unusual church...
Religious Sites Psirri
 
Ayios Nikodimos
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In 1780 the notoriously brutal Athens governor Hadji Ali Haseki...
Religious Sites Syntagma Sq.
 
Ayios Nikolaos Rangavas
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On the southeast side of this 11th-century Byzantine church rebuilt...
Religious Sites Plaka
 
Benaki Museum
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Greece's oldest private museum, established in 1926 by an illustrious...
Museums / Galleries Kolonaki
 
Byzantine and Christian Museum
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One of the few museums in Europe concentrating exclusively on...
Museums / Galleries Kolonaki
 
Center of Folk Art and Tradition
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Exhibits in the comfortable family mansion of folklorist Angeliki...
Museums / Galleries Plaka
 
Central Market
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The market runs along Athinas: on one side are open-air stalls...
Markets / Bazaars Central Market
 
Children's Museum
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In the courtyard, you may see children forming melted chocolate...
Museums / Galleries Plaka
 
Church House
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The striking, abandoned tower house with tiny windows, thick...
Archaeological Sites Plaka


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