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Plaka Destination Guide

Delve into Plaka in Greece

Plaka in the region of Attica is a city in Greece close to Athens , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Plaka

Current time in Plaka is now 10:42 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Vyronas, Rafina, Psychiko, Plaka, and Peristeri. While being here, make sure to check out Vyronas . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Plaka ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Athens Metro in Station Akropoli

1:08 min by luftschlange82
Views: 48290 Rating: 4.80

Two trains of the Athens' metro meet at station Ακρόπολη (Akropoli) on the red line. ..

Plaka, Anafiotika & Syntagma (Αθήνα/Athens)

3:02 min by valpard
Views: 47854 Rating: 4.69

Pláka (Greek: Πλάκα) is the picturesque old historical neighbourhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassic ..


Tribute Shaka 2 part1 (the speech before battle)

4:31 min by 00Shaka000
Views: 38381 Rating: 4.14

Voice actor of Shaka: Yuji Mitsuya exotic melody,imaging around the silk road. somehow fits shaka's illusion. (lyrics meaning in English) Children stretching hands out across the sky. Trying to clutch ..

Anthem of Panathinaikos-Ymnos PAO

1:49 min by filippos13
Views: 19546 Rating: 4.91

The anthem of Panathinaikos played by the band of the city of Athens,on the 100th birthday of our team ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Athens University Museum

The Athens University Museum is a museum in Plaka, Athens, Greece. The building was a structure of the Ottoman period but fundamentally restructured between 1831 and 1833 by Stamatios Kleanthis and Eduard Schaubert for their architectural office. From 1837 to 1841 it housed the newly founded University of Athens.

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Located at 37.97 23.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Museums in Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University museums in Greece

Tower of the Winds

The Tower of the Winds, also called horologion (timepiece), is an octagonal Pentelic marble clocktower on the agora in Athens. The structure features a combination of sundials, a water clock, and a wind vane. It was supposedly built by Andronicus of Cyrrhus around 50 BC, but according to other sources, might have been constructed in the 2nd century BC before the rest of the forum.

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Located at 37.97 23.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 1st-century BC architecture, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Hellenistic architecture, Meteorology in history, Octagonal buildings, Roman Athens, Towers in Greece

Erechtheion

The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens in Greece.

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Located at 37.97 23.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 5th-century BC architecture, Acropolis of Athens, Ancient Greek buildings and structures in Athens, Temples in ancient Athens

Agios Eleftherios Church, Athens

The Agios Eleftherios church, also known as Mikri Mitropoli ("little metropolitan church") or Panagia Gorgoepikoos is a Byzantine-era church located at the Mitropolis square, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens (Megali Mitropoli). Michael Choniates, the bishop of Athens, ordered the construction at the start of the 13th century.

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Located at 37.97 23.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: 13th-century Eastern Orthodox church buildings, Byzantine churches in Athens, Eastern Orthodox church buildings in Greece

Plaka

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. Plaka is built on top of the residential areas of the ancient town of Athens. It is known as the "Neighbourhood of the Gods" due to its proximity to the Acropolis and its many archaeological sites.

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Located at 37.97 23.73 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Neighbourhoods in Athens, Visitor attractions in Athens