Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Spiliopoulos (
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)
Melissinos Art (
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)
Sabater Hermanos (
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)
Getting There
Metro
The Monastiraki station (blue and green lines) sits at the edge of the flea market and the Ancient and
Roman Agoras are a short walk south.
Metro
The Thisio station (green line) is just west of Monastiraki, and also offers easy access. Psyrri is north
of both stations.
The Sights in a Day
Start the day wandering the
Ancient Agora
(
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)
and examining the
priceless artefacts in its excellent museum housed in the Stoa of Attalos. If time
permits, check out the elaborately carved
Tower of the Winds
(
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)
at the
Ro-
man Agora
(
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)
.
Break for lunch along Adrianou at
Kuzina
(
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)
or another of the pleth-
ora of cafes and restaurants, or find your way to
Café Avyssinia
(
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)
for Acropolis views and old-world elegance. Then cruise the
Monastiraki flea market
and shop for souvenirs in its wild array of shops. Or swing into
Spiliopoulos
(
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) for discount designer duds and
Melissinos Art
(
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)
for handcrafted sandals.
Wrap up your day at
Magaze
(
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)
for pre-dinner cocktails, then choose
between haute cuisine at
Hytra
(
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)
or savoury street fare at
Thanasis
(
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)
. As it nears midnight, make your way to
Faust
(
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)
or other area
clubs to dance the night away.
For a local's day in Monastiraki,
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.
