ATH to Athens City Center (Syntagma)

Syntagma Square, the central square of Athens near the Parliament, Plaka, and the Acropolis area.

Syntagma Square (Constitution Square) is the political and social center of modern Athens, home to the Hellenic Parliament in the former Royal Palace and the ceremonial Changing of the Guard by the Evzones at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. The square serves as the city\'s main gathering point and a hub for the metro, buses, and the start of many walking routes through the capital.

From Syntagma, the Plaka neighborhood — the oldest continuously inhabited neighborhood in Europe — cascades down the northern slope of the Acropolis in a labyrinth of pedestrian streets filled with tavernas, souvenir shops, and neoclassical houses. Ermou Street, Athens\' main shopping thoroughfare, heads west from the square toward Monastiraki and the Ancient Agora.

The Acropolis itself is visible from Syntagma Square, its marble columns glowing gold at sunset. The new Acropolis Museum, the National Garden behind the Parliament, and the bustling Monastiraki Flea Market are all within a 15-minute walk. Athens has reinvented itself with a vibrant food scene, rooftop bars with Acropolis views, and a thriving street art culture in neighborhoods like Psyrri and Exarchia.