Markets, Monastiraki and Gazi

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Church of Panagia Kapnikarea

   ~15 min here

   Kapnikarea is a Greek Orthodox church, and it remains among Athens’ oldest churches still in continuous use.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Tzistarakis Mosque

   ~3 min here

   Tzistarakis Mosque is a former mosque that now serves as a traditional art museum in Monastiraki Square.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Monastiraki

   ~3 min here

   Monastiraki is a flea-market neighbourhood in Athens’ old town, with shopping as its defining draw.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Technopolis (Gazi)

   ~3 min here

   Technopolis (Gazi) is an industrial museum and a lively cultural venue set inside Athens’s former gasworks.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Varvakios Central Market

   ~3 min here

   Varvakios Central Market is a municipal food market housed beneath a glass-and-metal roof.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: National Archaeological Museum

   ~1 hr here

   The National Archaeological Museum is the building before you, devoted to antiquities gathered from across Greece.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Pedion tou Areos

   ~3 min here

   Pedion tou Areos is a public park in Athens, and its most distinctive story is its memorial to the Greek Revolution.

8. 8

   

   Stop 8: Kypseli Municipal Market

   ~3 min here

   Kypseli Municipal Market is a protected public building, completed in 1935 to designs by architect Alexandros Metaxas.

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