Plaka & Makrygianni · Shopping
Center of Hellenic Tradition
Crafts, not souvenirs
About Center of Hellenic Tradition
Quality Greek arts and crafts, from ceramics to textiles: reviewers call them art rather than souvenirs. There's a café with an Acropolis view upstairs. Plaka is the oldest neighbourhood of Athens, a maze of lanes and neoclassical houses below the Acropolis, with tavernas, small museums and shops; it is largely pedestrian and best explored on foot. Shops in central Athens usually open Monday to Saturday, with longer hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, while many in Plaka and Monastiraki also open on Sundays.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Center of Hellenic Tradition before you go.