Plaka district

The Plaka district is located in the center of Athens, at the eastern and northeastern foot of the Acropolis. Its boundaries are roughly as follows: to the south it abuts the Acropolis rock, to the west it adjoins the Ancient Agora, to the north it reaches Syntagma Square, and to the east it borders the National Garden and the Kolonaki district. In essence, Plaka is the historical center of the modern city, the place where the first settlements of ancient Athens arose.