Neighbourhoods of Athens: Koukaki to Gazi

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Gazi

   ~3 min here

   Gazi is the Athens neighborhood built around the former gasworks, now home to Technopolis, an industrial museum and exhibition venue.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Metaxourgeio

   ~3 min here

   Metaxourgeio is an Athens neighbourhood whose name refers to a silk mill.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Psyri

   ~3 min here

   Psyri is a neighbourhood in Athens with a lively identity shaped by food, drink, music and lodging.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Monastiraki

   ~3 min here

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

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Plaka

   ~3 min here

   Plaka is Athens’s old historic neighborhood, spread around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Koukaki

   ~3 min here

   Koukaki is an Athens neighbourhood in the southeast.

More walks in Athens

• HighlightsAthens Essentials15 stops · ~3 hr 40 min · 6.6 kmSee the walk
• HighlightsAthens Essentials: The Acropolis in an Hour6 stops · ~1 hr 50 min · 2.6 kmSee the walk
• Ancient HistoryFrom the Roman Agora to Kerameikos7 stops · ~1 hr 5 min · 3.3 kmSee the walk
• Local LifeMarkets, Monastiraki and Gazi8 stops · ~3 hr · 6.7 kmSee the walk
• Art & MuseumsMuseums and Hills: Ardittos to Lycabettus9 stops · ~4 hr 30 min · 5.4 kmSee the walk
• Ancient HistoryIn the Footsteps of Socrates: Agora to Philopappos Hill6 stops · ~1 hr · 3.3 kmSee the walk
• History & ParksMarble Stadium and the First Cemetery7 stops · ~1 hr 25 min · 4.7 kmSee the walk
• ArchitectureNeoclassical Athens: Parliament, Academy and the Old Parliament6 stops · ~1 hr 45 min · 2.2 kmSee the walk