Guidebook for Athina
Sightseeing
National Archaeological Museum
NOT to MISS! The bigest museum in GREECE and one of the most important World wide
1277 locals recommend
National Archaeological Museum
44 28is OktovriouNational Archaeological Museum
NOT to MISS! The bigest museum in GREECE and one of the most important World wide
Amazing panoramic view of the city!
you an go up using the funicular and then walk downhill .
There is also a cafe and a restaurant.
265 locals recommend
Lycabettus Hill
LikavittouAmazing panoramic view of the city!
you an go up using the funicular and then walk downhill .
There is also a cafe and a restaurant.
The Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice.
entrance from ANDRIANOU
581 locals recommend
Ancient Agora of Athens
24 AdrianouThe Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative and social activity, the religious and cultural centre, and the seat of justice.
entrance from ANDRIANOU
The Panathenaic Stadium is a classical cultural and touristic monument of Greece and one of the most significant monuments not only for Athens, but for the whole Greece.
It is one of our city’s most
870 locals recommend
Panathenaic Stadium
Leoforos Vasileos KonstantinouThe Panathenaic Stadium is a classical cultural and touristic monument of Greece and one of the most significant monuments not only for Athens, but for the whole Greece.
It is one of our city’s most
My favorite neighborhood in Athens, in the shadow of the Acropolis, the Plaka is like a village within the city, an island for those who don't have the time to visit the Greek Islands.
1300 locals recommend
Plaka
24 MnisikleousMy favorite neighborhood in Athens, in the shadow of the Acropolis, the Plaka is like a village within the city, an island for those who don't have the time to visit the Greek Islands.
The Byzantine and Christian Museum was founded in 1914 and is one of the most important national museums in Greece.The cafe-bistro Ilissia in the cool garden is ideal to enjoy a coffee, dessert or ...
231 locals recommend
Byzantine and Christian Museum
22 Leof. Vasilissis SofiasThe Byzantine and Christian Museum was founded in 1914 and is one of the most important national museums in Greece.The cafe-bistro Ilissia in the cool garden is ideal to enjoy a coffee, dessert or ...
Beautiful views make this temple the ruins to see in Greece, even more so than the Acropolis. The plus is that they don't close until after sunset because they know how stunning the view is.
15 locals recommend
Grecotel Cape Sounio
Beautiful views make this temple the ruins to see in Greece, even more so than the Acropolis. The plus is that they don't close until after sunset because they know how stunning the view is.
he importance and accessibility of the archaeological artifacts, and the quality of the museum make Delphi an important stop on a tour of Greece.
214 locals recommend
Delphi
he importance and accessibility of the archaeological artifacts, and the quality of the museum make Delphi an important stop on a tour of Greece.
Hydra, with its peculiar architecture and continuous supply of tourism and cultural life
remains the jewel of the Gulf Islands and one of the greatest resorts in Greece.
...Daily tour
41 locals recommend
Idra
Hydra, with its peculiar architecture and continuous supply of tourism and cultural life
remains the jewel of the Gulf Islands and one of the greatest resorts in Greece.
...Daily tour
is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture
280 locals recommend
Acropolis
is the most important site of the city and constitutes one of the most recognizable monuments of the world. It is the most significant reference point of ancient Greek culture
The Acropolis Museum , is an absolute must see. Inside the modern exterior visitors can discover the ancient aesthetic wisdom of the Acropolis and feel the atmosphere of ancient Athens.
2190 locals recommend
Acropolis Museum
15 Dionysiou AreopagitouThe Acropolis Museum , is an absolute must see. Inside the modern exterior visitors can discover the ancient aesthetic wisdom of the Acropolis and feel the atmosphere of ancient Athens.
Everything Else
heart of the moderm ellenic democratic world, building in neoclassic style . An architectonic capolavoro and centre of the istitutional ellenic lifewatch the change of the guard every two hours
22 locals recommend
PARLIAMENT (THE)
heart of the moderm ellenic democratic world, building in neoclassic style . An architectonic capolavoro and centre of the istitutional ellenic lifewatch the change of the guard every two hours
The city's broad, tree-lined central square, with a fountain, cafes & park benches
Between the parliament and the shopping area of ERMOU str
553 locals recommend
Syntagma Square
Platia SintagmatosThe city's broad, tree-lined central square, with a fountain, cafes & park benches
Between the parliament and the shopping area of ERMOU str
National Garden
1 Leoforos Vasilisis AmaliasNational Garden
A nice walk from the parliament to the Zappeion
Stately hall built in the 1880s for the first modern Olympic games, now used as a conference center
walk through the national garden to the parliament starting from the zappeion or vice versa
164 locals recommend
Zappeion Hall
Leoforos Vasilissis OlgasStately hall built in the 1880s for the first modern Olympic games, now used as a conference center
walk through the national garden to the parliament starting from the zappeion or vice versa
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Vast temple begun in 6th century BC on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus.-
731 locals recommend
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Temple of Olympian Zeus
Vast temple begun in 6th century BC on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus.-
Athens
a usefull guide to athens
http://www.athensguide.com/
The Museum of Cycladic Art, is a great little gem museum in the heart of Athens, housing one of the most important collections of Cycladic Art in the World.
527 locals recommend
Museum of Cycladic Art
4 Neofitou DoukaThe Museum of Cycladic Art, is a great little gem museum in the heart of Athens, housing one of the most important collections of Cycladic Art in the World.
Shopping
Monastiraki
FLEA MARKET
Kolonaki is the area that the elite of Athens used to live before many of them moved out to the suburbs. It is an area full of high end shops and ritzy cafes at the base of Mount Lykavettos.
397 locals recommend
Kolonaki
Kolonaki is the area that the elite of Athens used to live before many of them moved out to the suburbs. It is an area full of high end shops and ritzy cafes at the base of Mount Lykavettos.
Arts & Culture
The Gazi is the new cool place to be in Athens, full of restaurants, cafes, music, and art by the old city gas-works which has been turned into a museum-cultural center that may be unique in all of Eu
132 locals recommend
GAZARTE
34 VoutadonThe Gazi is the new cool place to be in Athens, full of restaurants, cafes, music, and art by the old city gas-works which has been turned into a museum-cultural center that may be unique in all of Eu
Food Scene
Pasalimani (or Port of Zea), Το Πασαλιμάνι από ψηλάis the most cosmopolitan area of Piraeus.
Here beats the "heart" of fun and relaxation as well as along the coastal path (Coast Moutsopoulou)
32 locals recommend
Pasalimani
Pasalimani (or Port of Zea), Το Πασαλιμάνι από ψηλάis the most cosmopolitan area of Piraeus.
Here beats the "heart" of fun and relaxation as well as along the coastal path (Coast Moutsopoulou)
Essentials
Varvakios Central Municipal Market
42 AthinasCentral Meat and Fish Market of athens