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The Plaka and the Hole in Your Wallet
The Plaka and the Hole in Your Wallet

by Carmen

Cary, North Carolina

September 26, 2007

Best of IgoUgo If you want to walk around and stop, the Plaka district is going to be your mecca. Here you can find more tourist shops, jewelry shops, T-shirt shops, and restaurants than you could possibly ever need or want. My advice is that if you find something ...Read more
Plaka

by dina4

los angeles, California

April 14, 2005

A visit to Athens is incomplete without a stroll through the Plaka. There is something here for everyone. Whether you're looking for a cheesy souvenir, a cool T-shirt, worry beads, or a beautiful pair of earrings, you'll have more choices than you ...Read more

From journal Weekend in Athens

Best Leather Sandals in Athens!

by Greek Kat

South Bay, California

November 3, 2004

This store is great. It was recommended to me by a frind, and I have since visited it each time I'm out in Greece. These are some great sandals-cute, reasonably priced, and long lasting. What more could a girl ask for? You'll see that the Plaka ...Read more

From journal Summer in Greece 2004

Plaka
Plaka

by isleroyal

Flat Rock, Michigan

May 6, 2003

The Plaka is the oldest section of Athens and most of the streets have been closed to car traffic (motor bikes are another story -- they go everywhere). This is quite commercialized, but it is still a neighborhood, and one of the nicest in central ...Read more
The Plaka
The Plaka

by Matwt

London, Australia

August 18, 2002

Best of IgoUgo The Plaka is the name given to the tangle of narrow streets and pedestrian ways between the acropolis and Syntagma square. The Plaka is a tourist area, and like tourist areas anywhere in the world there is more than enough souvenir shops. ...Read more


In Search of Something Different
In Search of Something Different

by Jose Kevo

Middle-of-Nowhere, Missouri

August 15, 2001

Best of IgoUgo Start from Plateia Omondias (metro OMONOIA stop) but if staying in nearby Plaka and walking, plan to hit the city's Central Market on "Athinas" for Greek breakfast and look around. Continue on Athinas to the circular Plateia Omondias and find ...Read more
Plaka
Plaka

by Rucas

Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal

November 27, 2000

Best of IgoUgo The Plaka is the oldest section of Athens. Most of the streets have been closed to automobile traffic, though you should still keep a watchful eye for a speeding motorcycle or delivery truck. At one time it was the nightclub district, but most of ...Read more

From journal Athens weekend.

Plaka

by Scubabartek

Warszawa, Poland

October 24, 2000

Best of IgoUgo Plaka is the tourist's paradise. It's very comparable to Paris' Montmarte district. There are hundreds if not thousands of little souvenir stores, taverns, liquor stores, little churches and open air stands where you can buy everything from produce ...Read more