Monastiraki Square

The experience

The lively hub of old Athens, where the flea-market lanes, the metro and countless tavernas converge beneath the Acropolis. On the square stand the small 10th-century Byzantine church of Pantanassa and the Ottoman-era Tzistarakis Mosque. Narrow streets such as Ifestou and Pandrossou spill off it toward Plaka and the workshops and street art of Psyrri.

The best single spot to feel the layered, chaotic old town, with the Acropolis floating above the rooftops.

What a membership adds.

Everything above is free: the name, the photo, the rating, the exact spot. What members get is the part you can't Google: the sourced insider tip for this place (what to order, when to go, what to skip), every day of your trips unlocked in full with the insider tip on every researched stop, and the concierge at full strength, answering with your own insider tips, no daily meter.