The Urban Athens Neighborhoods Tour

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kolonaki Square, Athens, Attica

The heart of the aristocratic district of Kolonaki is one of the most well-known squares, the Kolonaki Square. It was designed in 1870 and was later renamed to Filiki Eteria Square in honor of the organization. At a point of the square are the busts of the members of Filiki Eteria, Skoufas, Tsakalov and Xanthos. The “bidet” of the 1960s, as the square was known at the time, is today an island of expensive stores, popular cafes, busy bars and luxurious restaurants. The architects Suzana and Dimitris Antonakakis were responsible the last redesign of the square.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Monastiraki, Athens, Attica

Monastiraki is a famous district of Athens that extends from the Monastiraki square at the end of Athinas street until Thission, Monastiraki is a large part of the district of Plaka. The old name of the area was Monastirion because of the small church right on the Monastiraki square the today's church of Koimisis Theotokou. At the square you will find the Monastiraki Athens Metro station and the main entrance to the flea market.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Plateia Syntagmatos, Athens, Attica

Bordered by five-star hotels and shops and the Parliament house, Syntagma Square has a long history.
Designed and constructed in the early 19th century, after Greece’s first King Otto moved the capital of the newly-born Greek Kingdom from Nafplio to Athens in 1834, the Palace square, as it was known, was one of the city’s two main squares along with Omonoia (meaning Concorde).

Duration: 30 minutes