DK Travel : Athens : Omonia and Exarcheia : Best of the Rest

Top 10 Best of the Rest

No one has rated this yet.

Rate it

Review this attraction

Are these details incorrect?

1. National Theatre

The majestic outlines of Hadrian’s Library served as the model for this fine Neo-Classical building’s façade. Performances by the National Theatre troupe are Greece’s finest.
2. Athens City Hall

The headquarters for managing Athens’ chaotic sprawl. The archaeological dig in front reveals an area just outside Athens’ old city walls.
3. Rebecca Camhi Gallery

This gallery presents both Greek and foreign contemporary artists. Visits by appointment. Check the website for current exibitions.
4. Agioi Theodoroi

A tiny, peaceful 11th-century church in the bustle of the marketplace. The wall paintings are 19th century.
5. National Library

One of the important Neo-Classical trio of downtown buildings (see Athens University and Academy of Arts). Venture in to admire the library’s gorgeous reading room.
6. National Opera

The acoustics aren’t great and the Megaron Moussikis draws far more international stars, but the loyal generations who come in furs and lacquered hairdos will always feel at home here.
7. Cultural Centre of Athens

Free exhibits by contemporary Greek artists, a theatre museum, and a lovely café with great people-watching potential.
8. Agios Nikolaos Pefkakia

Built in 1895, the church of Agios Nikolaos Pefkakia (St Nicholas of the Pines) crowns the top of steep Dervenion, and is a looming landmark on all the streets below.
9. Odos Kallidromiou

Come to the colourful Saturday street market here for a real feeling of the vibrant community of Exarcheia.
10. Strefi Hill

It’s not the prettiest – or cleanest – hill in Athens, but it does give a great view over the whole of the gritty, soulful neighbour-hoods of Exarcheia and Omonia.