Voukourestiou Street

Voukourestiou Street

Voukourestiou Street (Greek: Οδός Βουκουρεστίου "Odos Voukourestiou") named for Bucharest, the capital of Romania is a rather narrow street in the Kolonaki district of Athens known for its high-end boutiques. Starting in the 1950s, this street was "the" street for hip and trendy European and American goods in the Greek capital as well as gold and jewellery shops. Running from Panepistimiou Street to the slope of Mt. Lycabettus, the street epitomized fancy shopping in Greece for generations.

Voukourestiou Street is one of the four streets (the others are Stadiou Street, Amerikis Street and Panepistimiou Street) which enclose the large building of the former Army Shareholders' Fund. Now the building houses the "Attica Department Store" and the headquarters of the Piraeus Bank. Among others, there are a spa, three theatres and three cafés and restaurants, while the building is crossed by a arcade which connects Voukourestiou and Amerikis Streets. This block—recently known as "Athens City Link"—houses the majority of the high-end boutiques that can be found in Athens.

Famous boutiques on the street and around the block

*Cartier
*Bulgari
*Chopard
*Montblanc
*Salvatore Ferragamo
*Ralph Lauren
*Burberry
*Hermès
*Bally
*Van Cleef & Arpels
*Baccarat
*Dior
*Tod's
*Dolce & Gabbana

ee also

*List of streets in Athens


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