PLAKA AND MONASTIRAKI

 

hen, after an exhausting climb of the Acropolis Hill, or after wandering through hundreds of small shops, or carrying your heavy loot from the flea market, you decide to have a glass of cold beer or water, the Plaka will provide many charming restaurants, bars, and cafes where you can sit and hide from the sun. I particularly liked those which shaded the visitors with a canopy of green branches (ill. 1-3) or surprised me as examples of nature's coexistence with the stone of the city, like the splendid bougainvillea bush reaching towards the sun (ill. 9). Walking along the narrow streets of the Plaka, you may discover interesting views of the Acropolis (ill. 4) or Lykavittos Hill (ill. 5);  sometimes you may even find, unexpectedly, a well-hidden night club (mpuat), like the Hesperides (ill. 8), where you can listen all night to traditional Greek rembetika music or to interesting new bands.

 

Acropolis	Acropolis Museum	Byzantine Museum	Lykavittos Hill
Kapnikarea	Guards (Euzones)	Ancient Agora	Roman Agora
Plaka and Monastiraki	Academy of Athens	Churches in Athens	Iconographer's Studio

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