A small island in the centre of Athens
In 1834 a decree was passed according to which the area was considered an archeological zone, in which any reconstruction was prohibited. A similar ban was in force in ancient Athens of Pericles, which was also violated by refugees from the Peloponnesian War who came and settled here seeking refuge away from the affected municipalities of Attica.
The easiest, and most popular, access to Anafiotika is from the steps that start at the side of the church of Agios Georgios. When you start climbing them, you will have the impression that they end up in a dead end, keep climbing, this is how almost all the alley-steps in Anafiotika look like. To reach the church of Ai-Giorgis, the route with the least uphill is the one that starts from Thespidos street, which is a continuation of the noisy Kydathinaion street and then turns right on Stratonos street