The area

Koukaki attracts people of all ages. Young people interacting with elders, creating this way a bridge from the past to the future. This can be witnessed in the small businesses of the area which are built with love and attention.

Specifically, you will find galleries, shops, bakeries, cafeterias and bar. Some busier and others more quiet. Street food as well as restaurants.

The location

The area is under Philopappou hill. A hill that links Koukaki with Plaka, the Acropolis museum and Thisio. Making Koukaki the ideal area as it is very close to the busy centre of Athens but not in the centre. Allowing you to decide whether to pass your time in a busier or more calm environment.

With two metro station to connect you with the rest of Athens or plenty of busses if you prefer. On Fridays, there is a local produce market on the street just 50m from Neratzia, where you will find fresh, locally produced fruits and vegetables.

Staying in Neratzia, will allow you to discover this beautiful area and its people.

Destinations

  • Acropolis of Athens 1km

    Acropolis of Athens 1km

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    The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and…

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    The Acropolis of Athens is an ancient citadel located on a rocky outcrop above the city of Athens and contains the remains of several ancient buildings of great architectural and historic significance, the most famous being the Parthenon. The word acropolis is from the Greek words ἄκρον (akron, “highest point, extremity”) and πόλις (polis, “city”). Although the term acropolis is generic and there are many other acropoleis in Greece, the significance of the Acropolis of Athens is such that it is commonly known as “The Acropolis” without qualification. During ancient times it was known also more properly as Cecropia, after the legendary serpent-man, Cecrops, the first Athenian king.

    While there is evidence that the hill was inhabited as far back as the fourth millennium BC, it was Pericles (c. 495 – 429 BC) in the fifth century BC who coordinated the construction of the site’s most important present remains including the Parthenon, the Propylaia, the Erechtheion and the Temple of Athena Nike.

  • Acropolis Museum

    Acropolis Museum

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    The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on…

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    The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on the surrounding slopes, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies over the ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens.

    The museum was founded in 2003, while the Organization of the Museum was established in 2008. It opened to the public on 20 June 2009.[1] Nearly 4,000 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square meters.