Partial view of the Monastiraki market early in the morning
Shopping is one of those sections that you cannot miss on a trip and Athens has a lot of places to visit and take a good memory of our time through the Hellenic capital. One of the most recommended places is the area of Monastiraki, where every Sunday morning this becomes a great market where you can buy practically anything.
No matter what you are looking for, you will surely be lucky to find it, so you cannot miss a visit to Adrianú, Ifestu, Thisiu, Ayiu iliou, Astiggos, Ermú and Pandrosi streets as well as Abisinias square and its surroundings. Throughout this network of alleys and street stalls we can buy from antiques to clothing, souvenirs, handicrafts, perishables, decorative objects, tobacco, religious icons, musical instruments and a whole universe of opportunities to buy.
Of course, you can not forget to start your instinct of smart buyer and play haggling, something that is completely normal in this place and where if you play your cards well you can save a few euros.
Taking advantage of the morning of shopping and exploration in this, sometimes chaotic market, you can also take advantage of the time and make different visits to areas that are quite close such as Tzistarakis mosque, Byzantine basilica of Pantánasto the Hadrian's library among other places.
Among so much noise of people shouting to present their products and the traditional noise of a market of these characteristics, it will never hurt to disconnect a bit and seek rest in one of the many terraces that we will find on Adrianú street, where you can regain strength with a drink. calmly and seeing what a Sunday market is like in this well-known area of Athens. Do you dare to visit this place?