AIOLOU STREET
Like a more narrow extension of Patision Street toward the Acropolis, Aiolou starts from Panepistimiou Avenue and ends in the Roman Agora – in the heart of Plaka.
Basically, it is a commercial street and most of it is a pedestrian precinct. There is nothing you could not find to buy while you walk along this street. Combined with the stores of the side streets (Sofokleous, Evripidou, Ermou, Mitropoleos and Adrianou) they will tempt you with their fresh foods, beautiful fabrics and household items, clothes of every kind or souvenirs of the city.
With the recent traffic adjustments around Omonia Square, Aiolou street has at its beginning two lanes going the opposite way, as it is in Britain, to better serve traffic going toward Stadiou and Panepistimiou streets.
HOT SPOTS - What we propose
COFFEE GRINDERS LOUMIDIS
Offers fresh Greek coffee since 1920. If you are lover of coffee, the mere smell will convince you of its quality! (Aiolou 106).
KRINOS
Old patisserie of the city since 1923, meeting place for people of every age. Try doughnuts with walnuts and cream pies (Bougatsas). You will be licking your fingers! (Aiolou Street 87).
POP
The most Indie hangout in the city with sounds that you will hear nowhere else. A favorite haunt with fanatic friends in spite of its area of just a few square meters. (Klitiou 10b).
OTHER SIGHTS
Ancient Sights
Churches and Monasteries
Museums
Squares
NEAR BY AIOLOU STREET
Gastronomy
ETHNIKON BRASSERIEThis historic café / bar is found directly on Syntagma Square and across from the Grand Bretagne Hotel. People from... more
KRINOS
Old patisserie with traditional doughnuts and cream pies for customers of every age.... more
POLIS
Reasonable menu with equal portions of Mediterranean and domestic cuisine, in an atmosphere with color, design and some graffiti on... more
AIOLIS
Bar-Restaurant on the pedestrian walkway of Aiolou Street with nice music choices.... more
Shopping
HONDOS CENTERThis is by far the biggest and most popular department store chain for beauty products in Greece. Hondos center has... more
NOTOS GALLERIES LAMPROPOULOS
The oldest and highly respected Greek-owned department store.... more
NEWSSTAND ELEFTHEROUDAKIS
Simply the largest (and possibly oldest) bookstore in Greece, offering everything except the kitchen sink in an 8-story building. Deepen... more
ANAVASI
Maps and Navigation Systems in a nice travel bookstore in the Arsakios arcade with a wide variety of foreign-titled books.... more
PHOTO GALLERY
Aiolou Street
