Anafiotika

Soon, workers from other Cycladic islands also started to arrive there, to work as carpenters or even stone and marble workers, in a further building reconstruction period in Athens, but also in the following era after the end of the reign of King Otto.

In 1922, Greek refugees from Asia Minor also established here, altering the population that was up to that time only from the Cycladic islands.

In 1950, part of this neighborhood was destroyed for archeological research and in 1970 the state started to buy the houses.

[3] The neighborhood was built according to typical Cycladic architecture, and even nowadays gives to visitors the feel of Greek islands in the heart of the city, with white walls and small spaces, usually with the presence of bougainvillea flowers.

"In this oasis of tranquility, nestled beneath the walls of the Acropolis, the intensity of Athens seems miles away"...[4]

Acropolis view from Plaka, showing the Anafiotika neighborhood