Varvakios

The Varvakios central market in Athens, located at Athinas Street, which connects Monastiraki to Omonia, is a monument to Greek produce, where every possible food under the sun is bought and sold. Varvakios is a slice from traditional Greek daily life,...

Twelve mystery women arrived at the Varvakios market, in downtown Athens, Greece, for the second consecutive year, in order to give thousands of euros away for the people who cannot afford to pay for their Christmas dinner. According to Greek media, the twelve women...

The March 7 celebration of Fat Thursday, a traditional meat-eating day, saw free meat meals  provided at the Athens Central Meat Market Varvakios for the hungry who couldn't afford it during a crushing economic crisis that has put 27...