Mary Machas

A Stroll Down from the Acropolis

The essence of Greece is deeply rooted in Plaka. Here all those periods of history – Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Ottoman and Neoclassical – are jumbled together. Having paid our respects to the gods and the ancients who worshipped them, we can now celebrate the variety and continuity of Greek life by visiting more modest monuments and museums that are well worth seeing.