Plateia or Platia (''πλατεία'') is the Greek word for town square. Most Greek and Cypriot cities have several town squares which are a point of reference in travelling and guiding. In traditional societies like villages and provincial communities, plateies are the central places for feasts, celebrations, events and meetings.

Notable squares (''plateies'') in Greece

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Amerikis Square Amerikis Square ( el, Πλατεία Αμερικής, ''Plateia Amerikis'', "America Square") is located in central Athens, Greece. It is an open area adjacently to Patision Street, on the western borders of Kypseli. Formerly called Agamon Squar ...

Patissia Patisia or Patissia ( el, Πατήσια) is a neighbourhood of central Athens, Greece. It is split in two neighbourhoods: ''Ano Patisia'' (upper Patisia) and ''Kato Patisia'' (lower Patisia). The main streets of Patisia are Patision Av. and Acharn ...

Eleftherias Square Eleftherias Square ( el, Πλατεία Ελευθερίας, ''Platía Eleftherías'', ) is a central square in downtown Thessaloniki, Greece. It takes its name from the Young Turk Revolution, which began in the square in 1908. The square is curr ...

** Exarcheion Square -

Exarcheia Exarcheia ( ) is a community in central Athens, Greece close to the historical building of the National Technical University of Athens. Exarcheia took its name from a 19th century businessman named Exarchos (Greek: Έξαρχος) who opened a larg ...

** Iroon Square - Psyri **

Karaiskaki Square The Georgios Karaiskakis Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης), commonly referred to as the Karaiskakis Stadium ( el, Στάδιο Καραϊσκάκη, ), is a football stadium in Piraeus, Attica, Greece, and the ...

- Metaxourgeio ** Klauthmonos Square ** Koliatsou Square **

Kolonaki Square Kolonaki Square ( el, Πλατεία Κολωνακίου, ) is located in central Athens, Greece. Kolonaki itself is named after the small ancient column in the center of the square; the modern official name of this square is Plateia Filikis Et ...

Kolonaki Kolonaki (, ), literally "Little Column", is an upscale neighborhood in central Athens, Greece. It is located on the southern slopes of Mount Lycabettus. Its name derives from the two metre column (located in Kolonaki Square) that defined the area ...

Kotzia Square Kotzia Square ( el, Πλατεία Κοτζιά) is a square in central Athens, Greece. The square retains several characteristics of 19th-century local neoclassical architecture, such as the City Hall of the Municipality of Athens and the Nation ...

(by the city hall of Athens) ** Koumoundourou Square ** Kypselis Square -

Kypseli, Athens Kypseli ( el, Κυψέλη, ) is a neighbourhood in central Athens, Greece. It occupies much of the 6th municipal department of the municipality of Athens, and has a population of around 50,000. Ντίνα Βαΐου''Το αστικό τοπίο ...

** Lysikratous Square -

Plaka Pláka ( el, Πλάκα) is the old historical neighborhood of Athens, clustered around the northern and eastern slopes of the Acropolis, and incorporating labyrinthine streets and neoclassical architecture. Plaka is built on top of the residentia ...

** Mavili Square ** Mitropoleos Square (by the

Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation ( el, Καθεδρικός Ναός Ευαγγελισμού της Θεοτόκου) popularly known as the "Mētrópolis", is the cathedral church of the Archbishopric of Athens and all Greece. ...

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Monastiraki Square Monastiraki ( Greek: Μοναστηράκι, ''Monastiráki'', , literally ''little monastery'') is a flea market A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-han ...

Omonoia Square Omonoia Square (, ''Plateía Omonoías'', , "Concord Square", often simply referred to as ''Omónia'' ) is a central square in Athens. Forming the centre of Omonoia, Athens, Omonoia. It marks the northern corner of the downtown area defined by th ...

(''Plateia Omonoias'', Concord Square) ** Pagratiou Square -

Pagrati Pangrati or Pagrati ( el, Παγκράτι) is a neighborhood in Central Athens, Greece, having an estimated population of 35,173 residents. Named after the ancient sanctuary of Hercules Pancrates ("All Powerful"), its frontage runs from Vasil ...

Syntagma Square Syntagma Square ( el, Πλατεία Συντάγματος, , "Constitution Square") is the central square of Athens. The square is named after the Constitution that Otto, the first King of Greece, was obliged to grant after a popular and militar ...

(Constitution Square, Greek: ''Plateia Syntagmatos'') **

Viktoria Square Viktoria Square (originally Kyriakou Square) is a large square in the Municipality of Athens, Greece between 3 September and Aristotelous streets. It was renamed Viktoria in honor of the Queen of the United Kingdom on the occasion of the annexat ...

*Suburban Athens: ** Agia Paraskevi Square -

Agia Paraskevi Agia Paraskevi ( el, Αγία Παρασκευή, ''Agía Paraskeví'') is a suburb and a municipality in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. It is part of the North Athens regional unit. Agia Paraskevi was named after the ...

** Iroon Square -

Ano Liosia Ano Liosia ( el, Άνω Λιόσια) is a suburb and a former municipality in the northern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Fyli, of which it is the seat and a munici ...

** Agia Triada Square -

Argyroupoli Argyroupoli ( el, Αργυρούπολη) is a suburb in the southern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the Elliniko-Argyroupoli municipality, of which it is the seat and ...

** Chalandriou Square - Chalandri ** Dourou Square - Chalandri **

- Ilioupoli ** Davaki Square ''Plateia Davaki'' -

Kallithea Kallithea (Greek: Καλλιθέα, meaning "beautiful view") is a district of Athens and a municipality in south Athens regional unit. It is the eighth largest municipality in Greece (96,118 inhabitants, 2021 census) and the fourth biggest i ...

, SW of Athens ** Plateia Othonos -

Neo Irakleio Irakleio ( el, Ηράκλειο) is a suburb in the northeastern part of the Athens agglomeration, Greece, and a municipality of the Attica (region), Attica region. Geography Irakleio is located about 8 km northeast of Athens city centre. ...

** Aristotelous Square, Athens - Thrakomakedones ** Iroon Square (''Plateia Iroon'') - Vrilissia *

Pavlou Mela Square Pavlou ( gr, Παύλου) is a Greek surname. Notable people with the surname include: *George Pavlou, English film director *Kyriacos Pavlou (born 1986), Cypriot footballer *Stel Pavlou (born 1970), English author *Drew Pavlou, Australian pro-Hon ...

''Plateia Pavlou Mela'' -

Axioupoli Axioupoli ( el, Αξιούπολη), known until 1927 as Boymitsa (Боймица, Μποέμιτσα), is a small town and a former municipality in the former Paionia Province of Kilkis regional unit, Greek Macedonia. Since the 2011 local gover ...

*Central Square ''Kentriki Plateia'' - Didymoteicho * Egon Square -

Edessa Edessa (; grc, Ἔδεσσα, Édessa) was an ancient city (''polis'') in Upper Mesopotamia, founded during the Hellenistic period by King Seleucus I Nicator (), founder of the Seleucid Empire. It later became capital of the Kingdom of Osroene ...

- Feres *Central Square ''Kentriki Plateia'' -

Filiatra Filiatra ( el, Φιλιατρά), is a town and a former municipality in Messenia, Peloponnese, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Trifylia, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area ...

*Central Square ''Kentriki Plateia'' -

Fyli Fyli ( el, Φυλή, , meaning "tribe") is a town and a municipality in the northwestern part of Attica, Greece. It lies in the northeastern corner of the West Attica regional unit, and is a suburb of Athens. The seat of the municipality is the to ...

* Agia Triada Square - Glyka Nera *

Marathonas Square Marathon (Demotic Greek: Μαραθώνας, ''Marathónas''; Attic/ Katharevousa: , ''Marathṓn'') is a town in Greece and the site of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BCE, in which the heavily outnumbered Athenian army defeated the Persians ...

Grammatiko Grammatiko ( el, Γραμματικό) is a village in East Attica, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Marathon, of which it is a municipal unit. It is part of Athens metropolitan area. Geography Gramm ...

* Bakogiannis Square - Heraklia * Daskalogiannis Square ''Plateia Daskalogianni'' (named after Daskalogiannis) -

Heraklio Heraklion or Iraklion ( ; el, Ηράκλειο, , ) is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit. It is the fourth largest city in Greece with a population of 211,370 (Urban Ar ...

* Elefterias Square - ''Plateia Elefterias'' - Katerini * Agoras Square (meaning Market Square) ''Plateia Agoras'' - Kilkis * Vizyinou Square - Komotini *

Nikis Square Nikis Square (Greek: ''Plateia Nikis'') is Kozani's central square. It is approximately in the middle of the town, 470 km north-west from Athens, 120 km south-west from Thessaloniki. Koventaron street is to the north, Tsontza street is ...

- ''Plateia Nikis'' - Kozani * Lassani Square - ''Plateia Lassani'' - Kozani *

Laou Square Laou is a village in the Bassar Prefecture in the Kara Region of north-western Togo Togo (), officially the Togolese Republic (french: République togolaise), is a country in West Africa. It is bordered by Ghana to the west, Benin to the e ...

- Lamia * Agiou Dimitriou Square - Lechaina * Christos Elkomenos Square - Monemvasia *Sapphous Square - Mytilene *Plateia Syntagmatos and Trion Navarchon Square - Nafplio *

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: ** Agia Sofia Square (in the

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neighbourhood) ** Georgiou I Square (Dimokratias) ** Marouda Square - a square featuring the statue of Konstantinos Giannias **

Olga Square Ethnikis Antistaseos Square ( el, Πλατεία Εθνικής Αντιστάσεως) is a central square in the city of Patras, Greece. Location and history The square is defined by the Aratou Street in the northeast, Maizonos Street in th ...

''Plateia Olgas''(Ethnikis Antistasis) ** Pyrosvesteio Square (in the Pyrosvesteio neighborhood) **A square in the

Agios Andreas ''Agios'' ( el, Άγιος), plural ''Agioi'' (), transcribes masculine gender Greek words meaning 'sacred' or 'saint' (for example Agios Dimitrios, Agioi Anargyroi). It is frequently shortened in colloquial language to ''Ai'' (for example Ai Stra ...

neighborhood by Trion Navarcheion Street **A square in the Agios Dionyssios neighborhood **A square by Agiou Nikolaou Street near the

Port of Patras A port is a maritime facility comprising one or more wharves or loading areas, where ships load and discharge cargo and passengers. Although usually situated on a sea coast or estuary, ports can also be found far inland, such as Ham ...

**A square at the east end of

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near the Drosia neighbourhood **A square in the Tsivdi neighborhood **A square on Akrotiriou Street by Damaskou **A square by Akrotiriou Street near Evvoias Street **A square on Georgiou Olympou Street *Two squares on Lontou Street ** Ypsila Alonia Square ''Plateia Ypsila Alonia'' - all in

* Korai Square ''Plateia Korai'' - Piraeus *

- Rhodes *

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* Agias Mimas Square -

Spetses Spetses ( el, Σπέτσες, grc, Πιτυούσσα "Pityussa", Arvanitika: Πετσε̱) is an upscale affluent island in Attica, Greece. It is included as one of the Saronic Islands. Until 1948, it was part of the old prefecture of Argolis ...

* Aristotelous Square - Thessaloniki *

- Thessaloniki * Kennedy Square, and two others -

Tripoli Tripoli or Tripolis may refer to: Cities and other geographic units Greece *Tripoli, Greece, the capital of Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (region of Arcadia), a district in ancient Arcadia, Greece * Tripolis (Larisaia), an ancient Greek city in ...

Riga Fereou Square Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

- Volos * Kampana Square -

Kefalonia Kefalonia or Cephalonia ( el, Κεφαλονιά), formerly also known as Kefallinia or Kephallenia (), is the largest of the Ionian Islands in western Greece and the 6th largest island in Greece after Crete, Euboea, Lesbos, Rhodes and Chios. It ...

In Cyprus

Eleftheria Square Eleftheria Square ( el, Πλατεία Ελευθερίας; tr, Eleftheria Meydanı, Özgürlük Meydanı); literally meaning Liberty Square, is the main square in central Nicosia, the capital city of Cyprus, in Europe. It forms the intersecti ...

Nicosia Nicosia ( ; el, Λευκωσία, Lefkosía ; tr, Lefkoşa ; hy, Նիկոսիա, romanized: ''Nikosia''; Cypriot Arabic: Nikusiya) is the largest city, capital, and seat of government of Cyprus. It is located near the centre of the Mesaor ...

Faneromeni Square Faneromeni Square ( el, Πλατεία Φανερωμένης; tr, Faneromeni Meydanı) is an important historical square in Nicosia. It is in an ancient part of Nicosia, within city walls built when it was under Venetian rule. It hosts a num ...

Solomos Square Solomos Square ( el, Πλατεία Σολωμού; tr, Solomos Meydanı) is a square at the intersection of Rigenis Street and Omirou Avenue in central Nicosia, Cyprus. It acts as one of the six main bus-hubs of the city, and it is estimated ...

- Larnaca *

Troodos Square Troodos may refer to *Troodos Mountains, Cyprus *RAF Troodos Royal Air Force Troödos, commonly known as RAF Troödos, is a Royal Air Force station in the Republic of Cyprus. RAF Troödos is a remote Signals Station run by 27 personnel from G ...

- Troodos mountains; used as a point of reference for meteorological, (time) distance and altitude purposes.

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Agias Sofias Square Agias Sofias Square ( el, Πλατεία Αγίας Σοφίας) is a square in the city of Thessaloniki in Greece. History The square dates back to the Byzantine period of the city and took its name from the church of Hagia Sophia (''Holy Wisdom ...

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Miaouli Square Miaouli Square ( el, Πλατεία Μιαούλη) is a square in the city of Ermoupolis, Syros island in Greece. History The square was designed by the Bavarian architect Wilhelm von Weiler in the early 19th century. It is the main square o ...

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Nafplion Nafplio ( ell, Ναύπλιο) is a coastal city located in the Peloponnese in Greece and it is the capital of the regional unit of Argolis and an important touristic destination. Founded in antiquity, the city became an important seaport in the ...

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Notable squares (''plateies'') in Greece

In Cyprus

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