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The historic flea market and shopping district at the heart of central Athens, Monastiraki occupies the small triangular open area immediately north of the Acropolis between the Ancient Agora and the Hadrian Library. The district is one of the principal commercial centres of the modern city and has functioned as the central market area of Athens continuously since the late medieval period. The district takes its name from the small Byzantine monastery of the Pantanassa, the Mother of God All-Ho...