Anafiotika
Anafiotika is a picturesque neighborhood in Athens, and part of the Plaka district, with small white and blue houses that seem to hang from the Acropolis rock.
Anafiotika Residents and Neighborhood
The houses of the Anafiotika neighborhood, located on the northeastern slope of the Acropolis, were built in the middle of the 19th century by the expert masons that King Otho hired for the construction of his palace. The masons, natives of the island of Anafi, located in the Cyclades, began to miss their roots and decided to build a small village like their own on the slope of the Holy Mountain.
Although for years Anafiotika has been considered an ungrateful neighborhood because of its proximity to the Acropolis. Far from damaging the image of the Acropolis, the neighborhood has become a haven of peace that all tourists want to visit, an island without its sea.
Nearby places
Acropolis of Athens (150 m) Parthenon (169 m) Kanellopoulos Museum (188 m) Plaka (205 m) Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments (231 m)
