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  • Friday Morning Street Market

    One of Athens’ most vital fruit ‘n’ veg markets.

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  • Gennadius Library

    This library of multilingual volumes is among the world’s best for all subjects Hellenistic.

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  • Museum of the History of Greek Costume

    Over 6,000 items of clothing, jewellery and adornments showing the variety of Greek dress through the ages.

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  • National Historical Museum

    Greece’s first parliament building, this is now a museum specializing in the War of Independence.

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  • Numismatic Museum/ Schliemann’s House

    This collection of coinage is housed in the mansion of Heinrich Schliemann, discoverer of the Mycenae treasure.

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  • Plateia Dexameni

    Greener and lower-key than Plateia Kolonaki, and home to one of Athens’ nicest outdoor cinemas.

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  • Plateia Kolonaki
    Plateia Kolonaki

    The hottest spot for people-watching in trendy Kolonaki. Enjoy overpriced drinks and watch the beautiful people go by.

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  • Presidential Palace and Maximou Mansion

    The former palace of King Constantine was designed by Ernst Ziller (see Syntagma and Kolonaki). Next door, Maximou is the Prime Minister’s official residence – though present incumbent Costas Simitis prefers his Kolonaki apartment.

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  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
    Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

    A dying soldier, carved in 1930 on the wall in front of the Parliament, commemorates Greece’s war dead since the War of Independence (see War of Independence).

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  • Zappeion

    The 19th-century Zappeion stands in pleasant grounds at the southern end of the National Gardens. Its tree-lined paths are open to the public, while the Zappeion itself hosts international conferences.

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