{"id":13833,"date":"2023-09-28T17:33:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-28T21:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/?p=13833"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:53:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T10:53:15","slug":"anafiotika","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/anafiotika","title":{"rendered":"All You Need to Know About Anafiotika (a.k.a. &#8220;Little Anafi&#8221;)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Athens locals know you don\u2019t actually need to go all the way to Santorini for a chance to stroll amongst postcard-perfect white-washed houses. In fact, you don\u2019t even need to leave the center of the city. Easy to miss, but located right smack in the heart of Athens is the tiny neighborhood Anafiotika, a beautiful niche unlike any other with a fascinating history to match.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1599px-Anafiotika_from_Acropolis-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"aerial view of Anafiotika\" class=\"wp-image-17178\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1599px-Anafiotika_from_Acropolis-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1599px-Anafiotika_from_Acropolis-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1599px-Anafiotika_from_Acropolis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/1599px-Anafiotika_from_Acropolis.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">It&#8217;s worth making time to explore the charm of Anafiotika. Photo credit: Davide Mauro<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_63 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #443d47;color:#443d47\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/anafiotika\/#Everything_you_need_to_know_about_Anafiotika\" title=\"Everything you need to know about Anafiotika\">Everything you need to know about Anafiotika<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/anafiotika\/#Anafiotika_The_island_village_in_the_center_of_Athens\" title=\"Anafiotika: The island village in the center of Athens\">Anafiotika: The island village in the center of Athens<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/anafiotika\/#A_neighborhood_built_overnight\" title=\"A neighborhood built overnight\">A neighborhood built overnight<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/anafiotika\/#Byzantine_churches_right_under_the_Acropolis\" title=\"Byzantine churches right under the Acropolis\">Byzantine churches right under the Acropolis<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/anafiotika\/#Looking_for_more_great_Athens_recommendations\" title=\"Looking for more great Athens recommendations?\">Looking for more great Athens recommendations?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"gb-headline gb-headline-4a7c7eb5 gb-headline-text\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Everything_you_need_to_know_about_Anafiotika\"><\/span>Everything you need to know about Anafiotika<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Read along to learn about this charming little corner of Athens, and why you should visit. And once you&#8217;re done exploring here, why not check out our guide to exploring one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/plaka-athens\">Athens\u2019 oldest neighborhoods, Plaka<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Anafiotika_The_island_village_in_the_center_of_Athens\"><\/span>Anafiotika: The island village in the center of Athens<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anafiotika is located right under the rock of the Acropolis, right above the neighborhood of Plaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some initial fun facts about this part of the Greek capital:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>The streets are unnamed hand-cobbled footpaths that weave around the closely-clustered buildings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The houses themselves are little white-washed cubes topped with terracotta roofs withbright blue or red doors and windows surrounded by planters blossoming with flowers and succulent plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Unlike the bustling center of Syntagma or Monastiraki, Anafiotika has no shops, no cafes, no tavernas, and looks like a remote island village\u2013and there\u2019s a reason why.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/anafiotika-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/anafiotika-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/anafiotika-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/anafiotika-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/anafiotika.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anafiotika is a taste of the Cyclades right in the middle of Athens. Photo credit: Zde<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Traveler&#8217;s tip<\/strong>: Anafiotika is so close to the Acropolis that it&#8217;s a great area to have lunch or dinner after exploring the iconic landmark. And if you&#8217;re planning your trip, make sure to check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/visiting-the-acropolis-tips\">9 tips for visiting the Acropolis<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"A_neighborhood_built_overnight\"><\/span>A neighborhood built overnight<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the 1840s expert masons, stone-workers, and builders from the Cycladic island Anafi signed on to construct a royal palace for the new King Otto and to help excavate archaeological sites around the Acropolis. A law at the time stated that if you erected a building between sunset and sunrise, the property was yours. So working at night, using the traditional Cycladic building methods they had grown up with, these builders fashioned their homes right below the monument they were excavating by day. The new locals called their neighborhood Anafiotika, which means \u201cLittle Anafi\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anafiotika may look trapped in time, but it has seen many changes in the almost 200 years since its founding. In the 1950s, the city destroyed many of the houses to make way for archaeological excavations, and then in the 1970s dozens more houses went down when the Greek government began a project to buy them up from the owners. Today around 45 of the stucco-white houses remain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cyclades-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cyclades-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cyclades-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cyclades-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cyclades.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Anafiotika&#8217;s buildings are in the Cycladic architecture style, like the above-pictured Cycladic village, Iraklia. Photo credit: Sgroey<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Believe it or not, today most of these little houses are still owned and lived in by descendents of those original builders. For years the children of the neighborhood would play on the Acropolis, and many of the Anafiites worked in the gas factory in the nearby neighborhood of Gazi. This meant that Anafiotika was one of the first neighborhoods of Athens to have a gas supply in the 1940s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laws have been put in place such that owners can only leave the houses to other relatives or sell them to the government, keeping the quiet historical character of the neighborhood intact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Byzantine_churches_right_under_the_Acropolis\"><\/span>Byzantine churches right under the Acropolis<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anafiotika also has several Byzantine churches worth taking a look at. There is the Church of the Metamorphosis Sotiros or the Transfiguration of Christ, built in the 11th-century.  It far predates the Anafiotika settlement and they partially carved it into the rock of the Acropolis. There is the 17th century Church of St. George of the Rock which still operates today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the Saturday of Easter week, the Monastery of the Holy Sepulchre hosts the holy flame carried from Jerusalem. Finally, there is the Agios Simeon church, built in the style of a church in Anafi, which is filled with frescos and has an icon of the Virgin Mary of Kalamiotissa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cobble-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"For a taste of the Cyclades right in the middle of Athens, visit the charming village, Anafiotika. Read all about it and what to see here.\" class=\"wp-image-13837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cobble-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cobble-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cobble-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/cobble.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">When walking in Anafiotika, you might forget you&#8217;re even in Athens. Photo credit: Chabe01<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But Anafiotika, above all, remains a residential neighborhood. When you visit, make sure not to shout or to stick your head through any windows\u2013 you don\u2019t want to interrupt someone in their living room. Instead, enjoy the peaceful island feeling and the unique winding alleyways. Then, before you leave, snap a pic of the view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We love visiting Anafiotika around sunset. Its elevated position gives a breathtaking view of Athens and the sunlight bounces beautifully off the white-washed buildings. We recommend approaching via the stairs that start near the Church of St. George of the Rock. When you start your way up the stairs, you might get the impression that they lead nowhere. But if you keep winding around the corners you will find yourself right in the center of the village-like streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anafiotika is a don\u2019t-miss gem in the center of Athens. And it shows the overlapping and interacting histories of the city right in the very cobblestones of the streets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8711625700_a286e57cd2_k-1024x819.jpg\" alt=\"man looking over a wall on a street in Greece\" class=\"wp-image-14511\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1.2503052503052503;width:779px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8711625700_a286e57cd2_k-1024x819.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8711625700_a286e57cd2_k-600x480.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8711625700_a286e57cd2_k-768x614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.takewalks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/8711625700_a286e57cd2_k.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Don&#8217;t miss a chance to wander and get lost in Anafiotika. 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