Stoa Spyromiliou is a high-end arcade characterized by its distinctive glass roof that spans the walkway, connecting Panepistimiou, Amerikis, Stadiou, and Voukourestiou streets. It occupies the ground floor of the Army Share Fund Building,…
Downtown Covered Arcades
This walk slips away from the Mediterranean sun and into the labyrinth of historic glass-roofed commercial passages threading through central Athens. You'll experience the bustling, nostalgic charm of the city's golden commercial age, visiting old-school stamp sellers, retro cinemas, and cozy basement lunch counters.
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1. Stoa Spyromiliou
2. Stoa X. Mpolani
Stoa Bolani, located at seven Voulis Street, is one of the many narrow, covered arcades that weave through the downtown blocks of Athens. These passages originally emerged in the basements and lower floors of townhouses to accommodate a…
3. Stoa Emporon (Passage of the Merchants)
The Stoa Emporon, or Passage of the Merchants, is a narrow commercial arcade recognizable by a dramatic double marble staircase connecting its two levels. Designed by architects Leonidas Bonis and Emmanouil Lazaridis in nineteen fifty, the…
4. ASTOR
The Astor cinema is marked by a fourteen-meter wooden bar that stretches through its interior, a fixture often cited as the longest of its kind in Athens. Located on the ground floor of a building in the Korai Arcade at twenty-eight…
5. Stoa Nikoloudi
Stoa Nikoloudi is an elegant, covered passage in central Athens that functions as a pedestrian link between Panepistimiou and Stadiou Streets. You can identify the arcade by its quiet, refined character and its glass-roofed ceiling, which…
6. Pesmazoglou
Pesmazoglou Street is a short thoroughfare in the heart of Athens that connects Stadiou and Panepistimiou streets. Its name commemorates the influential Pesmazoglou merchant and banking family, who moved from Cappadocia to Athens during…
7. Stoa Arsakeiou
The Stoa Arsakeiou is a monumental, glass-roofed arcade defined by its internal octagonal square and a distinctive dome. It occupies a central city block in Athens bounded by Panepistimiou, Stadiou, Pesmazoglou, and Arsaki streets.…
8. Stoa Anatolis
Stoa Anatolis, or the East Arcade, sits at number twelve Aristidou Street in the center of Athens. It is one of many narrow, covered passageways tucked into the city's commercial blocks, but it distinguishes itself with a quiet,…