Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Anafiotika Quarter
On Stratonos, which skirts the Acropolis, rises the
Church of St George of the Rock
,
which marks the entry to the
Anafiotika quarter
. This picturesque maze of little white-
washed houses is the legacy of stonemasons from the small Cycladic island of Anafi, who
were brought in to build the king's palace after Independence.
Turkish Baths
Find the
Turkish Baths
(
Click here
)
on Kyrristou or inside the free
Museum of Greek
Popular Instruments
(
Click here
)
, which has one of Athens' only remaining private
hammams
in its gift shop.
Plateia Mitropoleos
Jaunt north to expansive
Plateia Mitropoleos
, with
Athens Cathedral
(
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)
and
its smaller, more historically significant neighbour: 12th-century Church of Agios
Eleftherios, known as the
Little Metropolis
.
Hadrian's Library
Pandrosou, a relic of the old Turkish bazaar, is full of souvenir shops and leads to
Hadri-
an's Library
(
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)
, once the most luxurious public building in the city, erected by
the eponymous emperor around AD 132.
Monastiraki Flea Market
Wrap up with a wander in Monastiraki. The colourful, chaotic central square teems with
street vendors and leads to shopper's or people-watcher's paradise: the
Monastiraki Flea
Market
(
Click here
)
.
