It is a central square that stays "open" 24 hours a day, all year long. Contrary to Syntagma Square, Omonia stays awake since the first moment of its existence. Every Saturday night, it is common for the Athenians to buy their Sunday newspapers from the kiosks and the stands of the square before they return home. Omonia is the oldest central square of modern Athens. Visitors cannot say that they have visited Athens if they have not been at least once on Omonia to see its lifestyle and its crowd and hear its noises. In Omonia you can find all popular fast food chains and buy foreign newspapers from its kiosks. Some neoclassic buildings surrounding Omonia Square, such as “Bagkeion” and “Alexandros” Hotels (towards Athena Str.), “Neon” coffee house and National Bank's branch (in Panepistimiou Avenue) are very remarkable. In Omonia is one of the central metro stations in Athens.