Dubbed the ‘Times Square of Athens’, you will certainly find a cacophony of traffic at Plateia Omonias if not a dazzling array of neon. The Square sits at the axis of six major thoroughfares. Reaching out from Omonia like the spokes of a wheel, Athinas leads south to Monastiraki, and Stadiou and Panepistimiou streets  ... More lodging info

For such a small building, this church contains a real wealth of history. Situated on the ruins of a temple dedicated to Athena or Demeter, in the middle of Ermou, the modern city’s busy shopping street, most of the structure dates to  ... More lodging info

The National Archaeological Museum is so vast, so impressive and so important that locally it is simply referred to as ‘The Museum’. Housed in a Neo-Classical gem of a building covering almost an entire block north of Omonia Square  ... More lodging info

Monastiraki's famous flea market is where you will find everything from hand bags and worry beads to replica Byzantine icons and Greek cigarette lighters. Centered between Plateia Monastirakiou and the Ancient Agora,  ... More lodging info