Plaka, Anafiotika & Syntagma (Αθήνα/Athens)

Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. During the early modern age and until the early 20th century Plaka was noted at the time as the "Albanian quarter" of Athens[1][2][3][4][5] It is visited by hundreds of thousands of tourists around the year, and is under strict zoning and conservation regulations, being the only neighborhood in Athens where all utilities (water, power, cable television, telephone, internet, and sewage) lie underground in fully accessible, custom-made tunnelling. Motor vehicles are not allowed in Plaka, and most streets are too narrow, thus not being able to accommodate them anyway.
Museums in Plaka include the new Jewish Museum of Greece, the Greek Folk Art Museum and the Frissiras Museum. Excavations have proven that Adrianou Street is the oldest street in Athens still in continuous use with the exact same layout since antiquity. Of special interest is the neighborhood of Anafiotika, the part of Plaka that is built against the northern slope of the Acropolis; built by immigrants from the Aegean island of Anafi in the early 19th century, it features traditional Cycladic architecture.

The Choragic Monument of Lysicrates near the Acropolis of Athens was erected by the choregos Lysicrates, a patron of many theatrical performances in the Theater of Dionysus, to commemorate the award of first prize in 335 BC or 334 BC, to one of the performances he had sponsored. The choregos was the sponsor who paid for and supervised the training of the dramatic dance-chorus.
Syntagma Square (Greek: Πλατεία Συντάγματος, Constitution Square), is located in central Athens, Greece. The Square is named after the Constitution King Othon was forced to grant the people after a popular and military uprising, on September 3, 1843.

The square proper is bordered by Vassileos Georgiou A' Street to the north, Othonos Street to the south, Filellinon Street to the west and Amalias Avenue to the east. The eastern side of the square is higher than the western, and dominated by a set of marble steps leading to Amalias Avenue; beneath these lies the Syntagma metro station. The stairs emerge below between a pair of outdoor cafes, and are a popular city-centre gathering place. Syntagma also includes two green areas to the north and south, planted with shade trees, while in the center of the square a large water fountain traditionally hosts the occasionally sighted Syntagma pigeons, along with heat-tormented Athenians during the summer.

Syntagma Square is also the frequent site of political demonstrations. The Greek Parliament is immediately across Amalias Avenue to the east, and surrounded by the extensive National Gardens, which are open to the public. Every hour, the changing of the guard ceremony, performed by the Presidential Guard, is conducted in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the area between the square and parliament. On Sundays and official holidays, the ceremonial changing of the guard takes place with an army band and the majority of the 120 Evzones present at 11am.
Syntagma Square is also a hub for many forms of public transportation in Athens; Syntagma station of the Athens Metro is here, the tram stops here, and buses or trolley-buses are available to many points in the city. Travel between Syntagma Square and the Eleftherios Venizelos Airport is available via special airport bus and metro lines. Free wireless Internet access at high speeds (4 Mbit/s) is offered by the Municipality of Athens at the Square.
The Square is also located near many of Athens' oldest and most famous neighbourhoods and tourist attractions. The neighborhoods of Plaka (Πλάκα), Monastiraki (Μοναστηράκι), Psiri (Ψυρρή) and Kolonaki (Κολωνάκι) are all within walking distance, and most of the famous sites of ancient Athens are nearby, including the Acropolis (Ακρόπολις), the Theater of Dionysus, the Areopagus, the Ancient Agora of Athens (Αρχαία Αγορά των Αθηνών) with Hadrian's Library, the Tower of the Winds in the Roman Agora, the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, the Arch of Hadrian (Αψίς του Ανδριανού), the Temple of Olympian Zeus (Ναός του Ολυμπίου Διός), the Pnyx (Πνύκα), the Philopappos Monument (Μνημείο του Φιλοπάππου) on the Hill of the Nymphs, the Kerameikos Cemetery (Νεκροταφείο Κεραμικού), the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (Μνημείο του Αγνώστου Στρατιώτη) and Lycabettus Hill. Historic churches also dot the area, some dating from the Middle Ages. (wikipedia)

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[EffLabels]

@gomezn09 Albanians hotter than Greeks?! Are you BLIND LOL Iam not Greek OR Albanina, but Greeks win with looks in that competion

[GrkAmgirl]

I love walking through Plaka, especially in the summer evenings.

[jadaswarklar]

@gomezn09

half of the guy population does not know who she is? that means 1,7 billion guys know who she is.. do you know that 1,7 billion is a lot?

[twinsart]

@Ushatr

Look in your mirror first you morron...

[twinsart]

@Ushatr

yeah sure...

[MsPerivolia]

Was the camera person on a donkey!

[kickniko]

I miss my homeland!

[ElassonaG13]

@EffLabels dont listen these freaks they jealous everything is greek imagine they teached in their schools that alexander the great was albanian ahhahaha

[gomezn09]

@EffLabels

i didn't say they're fat i said she's fat and i was looking at her face when i said that.

i am totally secure with myself but i'm also not blind. greek is a nationality too

so whats the problem? gisele bundchen is brazilian and german yes that's why she's flat

assed unlike full brazilians. angelina jolie is part german too that's why she's flat assed.

mina suvari greek, flat assed. albanians, flat assed. the only europeans with some ass are

russians/armenians, and italians

[EffLabels]

@gomezn09 First you say they too thin than too fat. You funny. She's not 'fat' because she has tits and an ase. Queen Latifah is fat. You shouldnt feel the need to bash anyone if you're secure with yourself. And Brazilians are a nationality, not an ethnc group. right? I mean Gizelle Bunchin is "Braziallian" but she's actually German. isnt she?

[gomezn09]

@EffLabels

tiffany thiesen? besides being ugly she looks fat. and no I'm not even

european which is why I was just bashing most european women who

have no curves and look like sticks. same reason when brazilians visit

europe the men don't know what hit them

[gomezn09]

@EffLabels

lol all the girls you mentioned are basically trannys in disguise. it matters

whether they are full greek or not because that is like asking me to give you

examples of white men and I mention Obama, who obviously doesn't look white

at all. And Obama is regarded as a black president because people only see color

not acknowledging that he's mixed. Cat Cora lol I won't even make a comment on her

but Mena Suvari is the anorexic sticks I was referring to with no curves.