Monastiraki - Psiri
If shopping is your favorite, then why don’t you visit Monastiraki flea market. You have to get here early because after about 11am the crowd becomes impossible and if you want to take a break there are few tables available at the many cafes and restaurants in the area. You can wander around aimlessly or you can find someone who knows the flea market who can show you around if you are intent on buying something in particular. Much of the flea market is not really a flea market. It is a collection of small shops of which most of them are tourist shops with the same stuff you will find on Adrianou street in the Plaka. The last is fun but Psiri is the place to be - good food and nightlife there is no area as authentically Greek as Psiri, or as international. On the other hand, walking through Psiri in the daytime is deceiving. The streets are filled with working class people and the former leather craftsman district still contains a variety of shops and businesses that might be described as practical or business oriented, from type-setters, to fixtures, and material goods for making clothing. The only clues that the area is a hotbed of nightlife are the cafes and restaurants storefronts that look like they have been closed for years and the new shops and boutiques.
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Panagia Gorgoepíkoös (Mikrí Mitropolí)
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Panagia Gorgoepíkoös is a church of an extremely illustrious name. Literally translating as 'Our Lady Who Swiftly Answers Prayers', this tiny church is a 12th Century chapel found in the Pláka district. The church is currently quite unable to hold a large congregation, as its building
Mitrópoli (Cathedral)
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The most significant and largest Orthodox structure in Athens, the Mitrópoli was built in 1842, the project having been initiated by King Otto and Queen Amalia. Having gathered the massive marble blocks from 72 idle churches, the workers built its gigantic walls in 20 years. The work of three
Agia Dynami
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A remarkably tiny structure, this church is almost hidden behind the massive pillars surrounding the venue. The Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, as its name literally translates, is particularly aimed to support women giving childbirth. A typical Byzantine church with a barrel vault, it was
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