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In one of Europe's oldest neighborhoods, Plaka, over-tourism, noise pollution, and the rampant growth of short-term rentals have driven residents to despair. The situation has reached a crisis point, the British Guardian reports in an article, with the mayor of Athens, Charis Doukas, announcing the creation of a special task force to protect the historic neighborhood.

The archive of poet Constantine P. Cavafy (1863-1933), acquired by the Onassis Foundation in 2012, is now permanently housed in a refurbished 1910 house in the Plaka district of Athens.