Monastiraki
Monastiraki is a flea market neighborhood in the old town of Athens, Greece, and is one of the main shopping districts in Athens. The area is home to clothing boutiques, souvenir shops and specialty stores, and is a major tourist attraction in Athens and Attica for bargain shopping.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: square and neighborhood in Athens, Greece
- Also known as: “Monastiráki” and “Monastiràki”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Parthenon and Hadrian’s Library.
Parthenon
Photo: Elena Tatiana Chis, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Parthenon is a former temple on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece, that was dedicated to the goddess Athena. Its decorative sculptures are considered some of the high points of classical Greek art, and the Parthenon is considered an enduring symbol of ancient Greece, Western civilization, and democracy.
Hadrian’s Library
Archaeological site
Photo: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hadrian's Library is the ruin of a monumental building created by Roman Emperor Hadrian in AD 132 on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens. The main entrance to the library was part of the Stoa of Hadrian with columns of Karystian marble and Pentelic capitals.
Tzistarakis Mosque
Mosque
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tzistarakis Mosque is a former mosque in Monastiraki Square, central Athens, in the Attica region of Greece. Built in 1759 during the Ottoman era, the building has since been repurposed as a traditional art museum – as an annex of the Museum of Greek Folk Art.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Psyri and Anafiotika.
Psyri
Neighborhood
Photo: Badseed, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Psyri or Psiri or Psyrri or Psirri is a gentrified neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live music tavernas, and small number of hotels.
Anafiotika
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Anafiotika is a scenic tiny neighborhood of the center of Athens, part of the old historical neighborhood called Plaka. It lies on the northeast side of the Acropolis hill.
Plaka
Quarter
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Pláka is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture.
Monastiraki
- Categories: square and locality
- Location: Athens, Athens Prefecture, Attica, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.97584° or 37° 58′ 33″ northLongitude
23.7258° or 23° 43′ 33″ eastElevation
69 metres (226 feet)Open location code
8G95XPGG+88OpenStreetMap ID
way 1174589042OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Monastiraki” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “موناستيراكي”
- Catalan: “Monastiraki”
- Catalan: “Plaça Monastiraki”
- Chinese: “蒙納斯提拉奇”
- Chinese: “蒙纳斯提拉奇”
- Dutch: “Monastiraki”
- Dutch: “Monastiráki”
- Egyptian Arabic: “موناستيراكى”
- Esperanto: “Monastiraki”
- Finnish: “Monastiráki”
- French: “Monastiraki”
- French: “Monastiráki”
- German: “Monastiraki”
- German: “Monastiráki”
- Greek: “Μοναστηράκι”
- Greek: “Μοναστήριον” (historical)
- Hindi: “मोनास्तिराकी”
- Italian: “Monastiraki”
- Japanese: “モナスティラキ”
- Korean: “모나스티라키”
- Latin: “Monasteracium”
- Polish: “Monastiraki”
- Portuguese: “Monastirací”
- Portuguese: “Monastiraki”
- Russian: “Монастираки”
- Serbian: “Монастираки (Атина)”
- Serbian: “Монастираки”
- Spanish: “Monastiraki”
- Swedish: “Monastiraki”
- Turkish: “Manastıraki”
- Turkish: “Monastiraki”
- Ukrainian: “Монастиракі”
- Urdu: “موناستیراکی”
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