The Plaka is the oldest section of Athens. Easy to get: the Plaka is under the Acropolis and there are two main streets: Kydatheneon and Adrianou. Kydatheneon begins at Nikis st, which is one block down from Constitution (or Syntagma) Square. 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, once they are really fast. At one time it was the nightclub district, but most of these closed in the seventies. The strategy was very successful and it is now an area of restaurants, cafes and jewelry stores. Though it is quite commercialized it is still a neighborhood and arguably the nicest neighborhood in central Athens. Most of the restaurants are typical tourist places but the quality of food is not bad in many of them. The Plaka café’s are a must. If you sit in one of these cafes or outside in a restaurant long enough you will see that everyone who comes to Greece walks down these two streets! When the Athens’s summer heat comes, the Plaka is the place to be. The atmosphere is very pleasant and the people are nice. We can have an enjoyable evening and not be unpleasantly surprised by the bill.
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