Monastiraki in Athens

If you arrive at Monastiraki from any other place on the globe, you are immediately dipped into Greece (and especially Athens) in a unique way, with the Acropolis right there in front of you, tourist shops in abundance, Greek food all around in stands and restaurants, the business and residential areas nearby, and a lot of people.

Shopping at Monastiraki – click on image to enlarge. The white building in the distance is the Tzistarakis Mosque.

Monastiraki aerial view near the Acropolis in Athens – click image to see the photo enlarged and expanded. The Monastiraki area is both a major tourist atraction and a historically important place of Greek history. The area is named for the closeby Byzantine-era Pantánassa Monastiraki Church. Also nearby is Hadrian's Library (built by the Roman Emperor Hadrian in 132 AD) and the Tzistarakis Mosque museum from the Ottoman-era

Monastiraki Square

Monastiraki

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