Varvakios Market is a municipal market in the 1st municipal unit of the City of Athens, which owes its name to the benefactor Ioannis Varvakis. It began to be built in 1878 and was completed with delay in 1886, after a fire broke out on August 8 and 9, 1884. Since then, it has been operating incessantly. It is a unique building of an organized market where many food traders such as meat, poultry, seafood, agricultural products and more are housed. It is located at the center of 42 Athena Street, within the old town and within walking distance of the Town Hall and the central Kotzia Square. It constitutes a newer monument of a particular architecture, serving the basic needs of residents and visitors alike.
