Athens
is at
its
trendiest
north of
Syndagma,
and if
you have
money to
spend,
Kolonáki
is the
place to
do it,
catering
to every
Western
taste
from
fast
food to
high
fashion.
The
quarter
is not
especially
interesting
for
visitors
to the
city -
though
it's a
fond
haunt of
expatriates
- but it
does
give
access
to
Lykavitós
Hill
, where
a
funicular
hauls
you up
for some
of the
best
views of
the city.
Also
close by
are two
fine
museums:
one
devoted
to
Cycladic
Art
, the
other,
the
Benáki
, an
assembly
of just
about
all
things
Greek,
from
Mycenaean
artefacts
to
twentieth-century
memorabilia.
Here
too,
what are
believed
to be
the
fourth-century
BC
foundations
of
Aristotle's
Lyceum
were
recently
unearthed,
during
routine
excavation
work for
a new
Museum
of
Modern
Art. The
discovery
of the
Lyceum,
where
Aristotle
taught
for
thirteen
years
and
Socrates
was a
frequent
visitor,
is of
immense
importance
to
scholars.