Omonia Square is as plain in appearance as Syntagma is
grand. Surrounded largely by functional blocks from
the 1950s and 60s and no longer boasting its
underground stalls, the square is now mostly
frequented by immigrants and bargain shoppers. The
most rewarding area to explore is to the south. Set
off down Athinas Street, with the Acropolis gradually
coming into focus in the distance, and you will get a
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sense of old commercial Athens, especially at the
picturesque meat, fish and vegetable markets some way
beyond the City Hall. The blocks to the west of
Athinas are home to many Chinese and South Asian
traders, adding a multicultural atmosphere to what was
until the late 1990s a very homogenous society.
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