Experts' Choice Award Anafiotika
What the experts agree on
Hidden on the Acropolis's north slope, this charming Cycladic neighborhood was built by 19th-century stonemasons from Anafi island. Whitewashed houses and narrow streets create an island-village feel amid Athens's urban sprawl.
“The Cycladic architecture makes this Athens neighborhood feel like an island paradise hidden in the shadow of the Acropolis. ”
– Atlas Obscura
Fodor's "The Anafiotika quarter is populated by many descendants of the Anafi stonemasons who arrived from that small island in the 19th century to work in the expanding capital."
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"At the edge of this semi-rural district founded by refugees of Anáfi (Cyclades) rises the dome of the small Church of the Transfiguration dating from the 12 to the 14C." Full review
Michelin Guide 2 Stars
"On the northeastern side of the Acropolis, the area of Anafiotika, with its small houses, was founded by refugees from Anafi (Cyclades)." Full review
Lonely Planet "Clinging to the north slope of the Acropolis, the tiny Anafiotika district is a beautiful, architecturally distinct subdistrict of Plaka." Full review
New York Times "Strolling west from the agoras will take you through Anafiotika, a warren of narrow pathways and 19th-century whitewashed houses. In the tiny neighborhood of Anafiotika, set in the shadow..."
Lonely Planet "It's all exceedingly picturesque – especially Anafiotika, a small patch of whitewashed island-style architecture"
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