:: Ermou street

The middle of the city - Ermou Street has long been the most fashionable shopping street in the capital, very long and starting very smartly in the heart of town leading directly off Constitution Square (Syntagma) opposite the Parliament building, and ending shabbily but fascinating somewhere out near the Ceramics Museum. Halfway along Ermou the small and wonderfully preserved Byzantine church of Kapnikareas stands, in its own tiny square. This is one of the best preserved Byzantine structures in the capital and dates from the 11th century.
The Byzantine Church of Aghioi Theodoroi was built in the mid-11th century and is contemporary with the Kapnikarea.
 
The exterior is of especial interest:

it is decorated with pseudo-Kufic elements, denticulated bands and brick arches over the windows.
The building was damaged in 1821 during the Greek War of Independence and was repaired in 1840.

Ermou now enjoys the status of precinct and the fashion conscious flock there to buy or browse, shoes and jewellery, fashions and materials, all mingling together in what is now a quiet street where one may amble across from one side or another side.
Ermou street is conecting historical city (Plaka, Monasteraki with the powerful Syntagma Square and Parliament.)

Hotels in the Area:

Hotel Electra Athens The Athens Electra Hotel has managed over the years to combine a high standard of service with an elegant atmosphere in a homely environment. Your stay with them will be a most pleasant one, facilitated by stylish and soundproof rooms, an excellent restaurant and bar accompanied by a very good locat...