Best Neighborhoods in Athens
Although many people will tell you that one day is enough to visit Athens, we think that to get to know the city you have to walk around and enjoy its different neighborhoods and areas. Athens is more than just the Acropolis.
Best areas in Athens
Plaka
Colloquially known as the “Neighborhood of the Gods” due to its closeness to the Acropolis, Plaka is one of the oldest and liveliest areas of Athens.
Monastiraki
Monastiraki is one of the most interesting neighborhoods in Athens. Monastiraki means little monastery, as a monastery once stood in the main square.
Anafiotika
Anafiotika is a picturesque neighborhood in Athens. It has small white and blue houses that seem to hang from the Acropolis rock, in the Plaka district.
Kolonaki
Kolonaki is one of the most elegant and stately neighborhoods in central Athens with neoclassical and modernist buildings, restaurants and stores.
Piraeus
Although Piraeus is 10km away from the center of Athens, in the region of Attica, it has been considered the port of Athens since Ancient Greece.