Psiri

Coordinates: 37°58′40″N 23°43′30″E / 37.97778°N 23.725°E / 37.97778; 23.725

Psiri (Ψυρρή, often misspelled as Psirri) is a gentrified neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, today known for its restaurants, bars, live music tavernas, and small number of cozy hotels.

Until the early 1990s, Psiri was still considered a dangerous area to visit by some, but it has now become one of the most fashionable choices in the city for accommodation and entertainment.

Folklore

The plateia of Psiri is also called "plateia of Heroes" (πλατεία Ηρώων) after the names of the streets leading to it. In the era of the 'old Athens' (namely, during the last quarter of the 19th century), the nickname "plateia of Heroes" was a derisive reference to koutsavakides (κουτσαβάκηδες), who at the time used it as their resort.

References (Greek)

• Καιροφύλας, Γιάννης. Η ιστορία της συνοικίας του Ψυρή, ed. Φιλιππότη, Athens, 2000
• Στασινόπουλος, Επαμεινώνδας. Η Αθήνα του περασμένου αιώνα (1830-1900), Athens, 1963
• Μπίρης, Κωνσταντίνος. Αι τοπωνυμίαι της πόλεως και των περιχώρων των Αθηνών, ed. Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού:Ταμείο Αρχαιολογικών Πόρων και Απαλλοτριώσεων, 2006 (reprint of the 1971 edition)

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