Plaka Travel Guide

Athens

Plaka featuring street scenes, night scenes and dining out
Roman Agora featuring a ruin, heritage elements and a city
Plaka showing shopping, markets and street scenes
Athens featuring a city and heritage elements as well as a large group of people
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Enjoy this historical Athens hub that offers extensive shopping and dining, intermingled with ancient attractions such as the library of Adrianos.

Visit Plaka, known as the “Neighbourhood of the Gods,” to eat, shop and drink in the shadows of many ancient attractions.

Explore Plaka by foot and wind your way around its labyrinth of pedestrian streets and alleys. This neighbourhood was the original site of the ancient Athens residential area. The historic Adrianou Street is the main thoroughfare of the neighbourhood and is a gateway to several other attractions. Get lost in the narrow, winding side streets and find many art galleries, boutiques and tourist shops, bars, cafés and restaurants.

Find a seat in the shade under one of the big umbrellas that line the outdoor seating areas of many restaurants in the area. Relax with a cool drink and watch the street performers. Many restaurants here provide mezedes, traditional dishes of tapas-like cuisine. These dishes go well with a glass of ouzo, an aniseed liquor poured over ice cubes.

Wander through the streets and take your pick of several ancient Athenian attractions. Choose to explore the Ancient Agora of Athens, Monastiraki Square, the Library of Adrianos or the Tower of the Winds.

Visit one of the nearby museums, which include the Jewish Museum of Greece, the Museum of Greek Folk Art and the Athens University Museum. Hike up to Anafiotika, a small neighbourhood within Plaka, higher up the slopes of the Acropolis. This scenic oasis looks like it was lifted from a Greek island, and features ancient Cycladic architecture and tumbling purple Bougainvillea flowers.

Plaka is easily accessible from the Monastiraki train station. The Athens public transportation system is affordable and integrated, so you can easily use Plaka as a starting point from which to visit other areas using the local metro trains, buses and trams. Plaka’s central location as a hub for shops, restaurants and bars makes it a great place to visit any time of the day, and an especially good place to take a couple of hours solace from the summer sun in the early afternoon.


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Top hotels in Plaka

Electra Palace Athens

Electra Palace Athens

5 out of 5
18 - 20 N Nikodimou Street, Athens, Attiki
The price is ฿12,163 per night from 25 Aug to 26 Aug
฿12,163
฿14,417 total
25 Aug - 26 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 5-star luxury hotel in Athens. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, an outdoor pool and a full-service spa. Our guests praise the breakfast and the restaurant in their ...
9.4/10 Exceptional! (1,003 reviews)
"Excellent location & beautiful hotel and views on rooftop restaurant."

Reviewed on 16 Aug 2025

Electra Palace Athens
Central Athens Hotel

Central Athens Hotel

Apollonos 21, Athens, Attiki
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Athens. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, breakfast (surcharge) and room service. Our guests praise the breakfast and the restaurant ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,002 reviews)
"The staff were fantastic"

Reviewed on 17 Aug 2025

Central Athens Hotel
Airotel Parthenon

Airotel Parthenon

4 out of 5
6 Makri Street, Athens, Attiki
The price is ฿3,801 per night from 25 Aug to 26 Aug
฿3,801
฿4,707 total
25 Aug - 26 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Athens. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and room service. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
8.8/10 Excellent! (1,009 reviews)
"The room was nice and clean. Staff was friendly!"

Reviewed on 17 Aug 2025

Airotel Parthenon
Plaka Hotel

Plaka Hotel

3 out of 5
7, Kapnikareas & Mitropoleos St, Athens, Attiki
Stay at this 3-star family-friendly hotel in Athens. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and room service. Our guests praise the breakfast and the restaurant in ...
9.2/10 Wonderful! (1,003 reviews)
Clean, great location
"This hotel is in an excellent location for walking around the plaka. It was very clean. The breakfast was great. Views from the rooftop restaurant were unbeatable."

Reviewed on 15 Aug 2025

Plaka Hotel
Metropolis Hotel

Metropolis Hotel

2 out of 5
46 Mitropoleos Street, Athens
Stay at this business-friendly hotel in Athens. Enjoy free Wi-Fi, a rooftop terrace and breakfast (surcharge). Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful ...
8.2/10 Very Good! (1,005 reviews)
"Very nice location and super friendly staff. Loved it !"

Reviewed on 18 Aug 2025

Metropolis Hotel
Ergon House Athens

Ergon House Athens

4 out of 5
23 Mitropoleos, Athens
The price is ฿8,107 per night from 20 Aug to 21 Aug
฿8,107
฿9,610 total
20 Aug - 21 Aug
includes taxes & fees
Stay at this 4-star business-friendly hotel in Athens. Enjoy free breakfast, free Wi-Fi and 2 bars/lounges. Our guests praise the breakfast and the helpful staff ...
9.6/10 Exceptional! (583 reviews)
"Fantastic location. close to everything and in a safe neighborhood. The staff was very nice and helpful. Great breakfast. Fun Rooftop bar. My complaints are with the room itself. Maybe I'm too old for this type of place, because it lacks "comforts". Our room was "Large" w/ 2 beds, 1 King, 1 twin, ..."

Reviewed on 10 Aug 2025

Ergon House Athens
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Other neighbourhoods around Plaka

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Anafiotika

The abundant dining options and interesting museums are top of the list for many visitors to Anafiotika. A stop by Acropolis Museum or Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum might round out your trip.

Anafiotika
Acropolis Museum which includes a city

Makrigianni

While you're in Makrigianni, take in top sights like Acropolis Museum and jump on the metro at Akropoli Station to see more of the city.

Makrigianni
Acropolis Museum which includes a city

Koukaki

4/5(13 area reviews)

Visitors to Koukaki love its fascinating museums, and you can check out Acropolis Museum and Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum. If you want to see more in the area, you can get around town on the metro at Akropoli Station.

Koukaki
Athens which includes heritage elements, heritage architecture and building ruins

Monastiraki

4.5/5(90 area reviews)

Monastiraki is popular for its fantastic nightlife. Explore top sights like Ermou Street and Monastiraki Flea Market, and you can get around town on the metro at Monastiraki Station.

Monastiraki
Syntagma Square which includes a city

Syntagma

While you're in Syntagma, take in top sights like Syntagma Square and jump on the metro at Syntagma Station to see more of the city.

Syntagma
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Kynosargous

4/5(1 area review)

Even though there aren't top sights in Kynosargous, you can explore the larger area and take in top sights like Acropolis. Jump on the metro at Leoforos Vouliagmenis Station to see more of the city.

Kynosargous

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