PARTHENON IN YOUR PALM
Experience fine Greek hospitality/filoxenia
Parthenon in your palm: Next to the Monastiraki metro station, from the balcony of Pericles House, you may enjoy an archeology class.
A sensibly decorated space, Pericles House is ideal for the lover of history and archeology. It offers a most convenient location to explore museums, major archeological sites, Athens night life, the hip neighborhood of Psyrri, and Ermou street the major shopping hub of the city.
Pericles’ House is situated on Ifestou st, a market with a five thousand year history dating back to prehistory. To this date, it maintains a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere. Yet, once one enters the House, one feels the aura of the Parthenon and the adjacent archeological site of Ancient Agora with the Temple of Ifestos.
The area excavated by the House has revealed market activity since Neolithic times. The emergence of the market back then was made possible by the existence of the Iridanus River, which is now covered. The ceramic roof of the river may be accessed from Monastiraki Metro Station.
Our street took its name from the Olympian god Hephaestus, the rough-looking mythical craftsman of the gods of Mount Olympus. From the western end of the street, one may access the Temple of Hephaestus, the best-preserved ancient temple in Greece.
During classical times, Ifestou Street became the hub of craftsmen and the meeting place of artists and philosophers, such as Socrates, as well as politicians like Pericles, who debated the nature of the city and the role of the citizen.
During the Byzantine period, our neighborhood, Monastiraki became a monastic site. Today, only the Church of Pantanassa survives from those days. Monastiraki Square is the heart of Athens and maintains a vibrant and dynamic atmosphere.
Our Ancient Neighborhood
Pericles' House: a House with History
The house was built in 1929 as a craftman’s hub and his family’s home.
After he would turn the lights off for the day he would join his wife and daughters up the stairs.
Elevators were not “a thing” back then–Pericles House IS NOT wheel chair accessible. The House was
recently renovated with marble surfaces, ironwork and hardwood floors. The
penthouse balconies reward the guests with breathtaking views to the Parthenon,
the Temple of Ifestos, the Museum of the Ancient Agora, the Roman Agora and
the Library of Emperor Adrian, Byzantine monuments and Lycabettus Hill.
The owner strives to offer those who stay here genuine filoxenia (hospitality). She
takes pride in her family’s deep roots in this part of old Athens.
Upon request, we provide curated services for special occasions.
Location
A two-minute walk from Monastiraki Metro Station, which connects the city to Athens International Airport (Eleftherios Venizelos) and the Port of Piraeus, Pericles’ House is located at the archaeological heart of Athens.
The House is just minutes away from major Byzantine and Classical landmarks, including the Church of Pantanassa, the Acropolis Museum, Kerameikos, the Library of Hadrian, the Roman Agora and, most notably, the Ancient Agora – the birthplace of 5th-century Athenian Democracy.
The vibrant neighborhood of Psyrri and Ermou Street, Athens’ premier shopping district, are just around the corner.
The historic district of Plaka is only a ten-minute walk away, either through the picturesque neighborhood of Anafiotika at the foothills of the Parthenon, or via the Temple of Hephaestus and the charming area of Thission.
Contact Us
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Phone
+30 698 556 0335 -
E-mail
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Address
Ifaistou 15 Β Monastiraki 10555 Athens