Anafiotika, Cycladic neighborhood on the northeast side of the Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Anafiotika is a small neighborhood of white cubic houses on the northeast side of the Acropolis rock, within Plaka. Its lanes run from Stratonos Street up to the rock, often ending in ladders or dead ends at terraces. The houses measure 8 to 36 square meters, and bougainvillea grows against the walls.

The settlement emerged in the 1840s when laborers from Anafi island arrived in Athens to work on King Otto's palace construction. After completing this project, many chose to settle in this area and build homes using the architectural style of their home island.

The neighborhood keeps the architecture of the Cyclades: whitewashed walls, small windows and blue-painted wooden shutters. The lanes from Stratonos Street to the Acropolis rock remain unnamed, and the houses are known as "Anafiotika 1", "Anafiotika 2" and so on. Singer-songwriter Mariza Koch is a notable resident.

Access is best on foot from the eastern side of the Acropolis grounds or from Stratonos Street. The paths are steep and narrow, so wearing comfortable shoes is advisable, and visiting during early morning or late afternoon hours beats the midday heat.

The lanes from Stratonos Street up to the Acropolis rock still have no official names, so the 45 remaining houses are identified simply as "Anafiotika 1", "Anafiotika 2" and so on. The smallest of them measure only 8 square metres, the largest 36.