This is the magic of Plaka!
Another thing we love about Plaka is that it's affordable.
The most obvious place to stay in Athens
is the area known as the“Neighborhood of the Gods”- Plaka.
One of our favorites is Liondi Traditional Greek Restaurant,
which is located in Plaka, just outside the Acropolis museum.
Plaka's main street,
named Adrianou Street, is thought to be the most ancient, still active, street in the world.
One of the best things about Plaka is that it's one of the best places to eat in Athens.
It includes the Temple of Olympian Zeus and the Arch of Hadrian,
which is one of the many“gates” that lead to Plaka.
Being only a few steps away from the Roman Agora, our favorite hotel is the Plaka Hotel, which is only about $50 USD per night.
It wouldn't be much of an
exaggeration to say that the oldest district of Athens, Plaka, might be one of the most unique,
beautiful and historic neighborhoods on earth.
Homesick and depressed at the beginning,
the immigrants from Anafi decided to build their own space in Plaka, and to be more specific,
they brought a piece of their island to the city.
Along with the much more ancient structures, Plaka also offers relatively modern(19th century)
mansions, built as the area was experiencing something of a renaissance with many Athenian families deciding to build beautiful neoclassical mansions, many of which are still around today.
Some of the very first residents of this neighborhood, a few years after Greece regained its freedom from the Ottomans, were from the
Greek island of Anafi, a small Cycladic island from which this little graphic neighborhood of Plaka takes its name.