Things to Do in Athens

Things to Do in Athens, Greece - Athens Attractions

Things to Do in Athens

Ways to tour Athens

Book these experiences for a close-up look at Athens.

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Full-Day Meteora Tour from Athens by Train
185
Bus Tours
from $106.28 per adult
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Athens Highlights: a Mythological Tour
398
Walking Tours
from $77.40 per adult
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Private Gourmet Food Walking Tour in Athens
327
Walking Tours
from $78.55 per adult (price varies by group size)
Delphi One Day Trip from Athens
181
Private and Luxury
from $100.50 per adult
Cape Sounion and Temple of Poseidon Half-Day Small-Group Tour from Athens
125
Bus Tours
from $62.38 per adult (price varies by group size)
Mycenae, Epidaurus, Nafplio full day private tour from Athens
34
Shore Excursions
from $173.28 per adult (price varies by group size)
All Day Cruise -3 Islands to Agistri,Moni, Aegina with lunch and drinks included
334
Coffee Cruises
from $155.95 per adult
4-Day Classical Greece Tour: Epidaurus, Mycenae, Olympia, Delphi, Meteora
100
Bus Tours
from $576.43 per adult (price varies by group size)
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Meteora Day Trip by Train from Athens
81
Day Trips
from $106.28 per adult
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Private Greek Dancing Class with Dinner
4
from $184.83 per adult (price varies by group size)

Bus Tours

Top Attractions in Athens

1. Acropolis

Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins

Admission tickets from $15.00

Inhabited since 5,000 BC, the Acropolis (High City)(461-429 BC) is forever shrouded in the awe of knowing that it is…

2. Acropolis Museum

History Museums

Thissio / Makriyanni

Admission tickets from $8.65

It becomes an unseparated piece of the ancient temple of Acropolis.

3. Parthenon

Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins

Open now

Parthenon is the symbol of Hellenic (Greek) civilization in its peak on 5th century BC.

4. National Archaeological Museum

Art Museums • History Museums

Exarchia

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Temporarily closed

Admission tickets from $16.15

It clearly displays the rise and fall of several Greek civilizations throughout the ages through objects, gold, clay…

5. Plaka

Neighborhoods

Plaka

Nestling around the foot of the Acropolis, it winds its way from the area of the new Acropolis Museum to the Ancient…

6. Mount Lycabettus

Mountains • Lookouts

Lykavittos (Mount Lycabettus)

Every four years the city of Athens gave over 2,000 panathenaic amphorae to the winners of her games- over 70 tons of…

7. Panathenaic Stadium

Arenas & Stadiums

Kallimarmaro

Although a modern structure been built in commemoration of the first Olympic Games, serves as the umbilical cord of…

8. Herod Atticus Odeon

Historic Sites • Theaters

This venue locates here for more than 2.000 years, used to be the main venue for the Athens Festival.

9. Ancient Agora of Athens

Historic Sites • Ancient Ruins

Monastiraki

Admission tickets from $9.81

It consists of a mass of important ruins, containing some of the most critical civic structures of the ancient city.

10. Philopappos Hill

Points of Interest & Landmarks • Historic Walking Areas

Thissio / Makriyanni

It oversee the city of Athens with majestic pillars and ruin of build left behind by history.

11. Temple of Hephaestus

Ancient Ruins • Religious Sites

Monastiraki

Located atop a hill within the Ancient Agora, this temple is nearly intact.

12. Anafiotika

Neighborhoods

Anafiotika

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Nestled at the the foot of the Acropolis, just above Plaka, lies this unique settlement of tiny whitewashed houses with…

13. Benaki Museum

Art Museums

Kolonaki / Lykavittos

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Temporarily closed

Admission tickets from $13.84

The center place of the Abenaki Museum it aims to present the historical and cultural development of Hellenism within…

14. Monastiraki

Neighborhoods

Monastiraki

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Open now

The Acropolis of Athens, the most famous Classical monument, architectural wonder dedicated for Athena the protectress…

15. Museum of Cycladic Art

Art Museums

Kolonaki / Lykavittos

This museum is new as museums go , founded in 1986, to house the Goulandris collection, and expanded since then…

16. Erechtheion

Ancient Ruins • Points of Interest & Landmarks

Admission tickets from $16.73

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Located beside the Parthenon, this ancient temple boasts four magnificent Greek goddesses holding up a porch.

17. Temple of Olympian Zeus

Ancient Ruins • Monuments & Statues

Zappeion

Admission tickets from $7.50

These ancient temple remains portray a larger than life construction built in a day with no modern aids.

18. Hellenic Motor Museum

Speciality Museums

Vathi

This museum is dedicated to the evolution of the car from the 19th and the 20th century.

19. Theater of Dionysus

Ancient Ruins

Thissio / Makriyanni

Admission tickets from $16.73

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One of two fantastical ancient theatres located within the Acropolis site!

20. Byzantine and Christian Museum

History Museums

Pangrati

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Temporarily closed

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This is a massive museum dedicated to the history and art of the Byzantine empire.

21. Temple of Athena Nike

Ancient Ruins • Monuments & Statues

Admission tickets from $16.73

This Building id the most intact structure on top of the Acropolis.

22. Museum of Illusions Athens

Speciality Museums • Children's Museums

Monastiraki

Admission tickets from $10.38

A relatively small museum, or - to be more precise - attraction hall, where lots of interesting illusions unfold right…

23. War Museum

Convention Centers • History Museums

Pangrati

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Temporarily closed

Admission tickets from $6.92

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It is renovated, located in the center of the city, has a vast exhibition that covers all periods of military history…

24. Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

Speciality Museums

Kolonaki

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This museum houses working replicas of technology developed by Greeks from several centuries BC to 100 AD.

25. Areopagus

Historic Sites • Geologic Formations

Omonia

It was the most ancient law court of the world, and the seat of the first aristocratic assembly of the ancient Athens.

26. National Garden

Gardens

Zappeion

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Between the Parliament Building and Hadrian’s Wall lie 40 acres of lushly verdant National Gardens, within which…

27. Psirri

Neighborhoods

Psiri

Psirri is an original neighbourhood of Athens just in the heart of the city.

28. Plateia Syntagmatos

Points of Interest & Landmarks

Syntagma

Syntagma is the heart of modern Athens and the political centre.

29. Kerameikos Cemetery

Ancient Ruins • Cemeteries

Psirri / Gazi

It is the historic entrance to Athens with the beginnings of three roads including the sacred way and the speakers…

30. Central Market

Flea & Street Markets

Omonia

The Athen's market displays wondrous fresh meats, fish, vegetables, fruits, nuts and herbs.

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Food, Wine & Nightlife

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