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National Garden
SYNTAGMA
The land between Amalias, Vas. Olgas, Vas. Sofias, and Irodou Atikou
As anyone who has looked out over the city’s panorama from the Acropolis will know, Athens isn’t very green. If all the …
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Acropolis
PLAKA
The Acropolis defines Athens, and no visit to the city is complete without a hike up this storied outcrop. But don’t jus…
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Parthenon
PLAKA
The Parthenon, dedicated to Athens’s patron goddess Athena, is the pinnacle of the Acropolis—historically, artistically,…
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Acropolis Museum
PLAKA
15 Dionysiou Areopagitou
}210 90 00 900; www.theacropolismuseum.gr
One of the most impressive museums in Athens, the Acropolis Museum is a large airy space dominated by clean shades of wh…
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Museum of Greek Folk Art
PLAKA
17 Kydathineon
}210 32 29 031
This small, quiet, and well-organized museum houses a collection of authentic Greek folk art, modest in size, but impres…
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Kapnikarea Church
MONASTIRAKI
Ermou and Kapnikareas
}210 32 24 462
At the center of a cobblestoned square in the heart of Monastiraki, you’ll find this charming church, an antique gem sta…
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Athens Park and Strefi Hill
EXARHIA
Exarhia can get ugly. Stop by these non-touristy sweet spots for a little something picturesque. Athens Park is a huge s…
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Benaki Museum
KOLONAKI
1 Koumbari
}210 36 71 000; www.benaki.gr
Come to the stately Benaki Museum for a truly grandiose museum experience. Since this museum opened in the family mansio…
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Museum of Cycladic Art
KOLONAKI
4 Neophytou Douka
}210 72 28 321-23; www.cycladic.gr
Despite the museum’s name, the Cycladic collection only comprises the first floor. The other floors display ancient Mino…
Numismatic Museum
SYNTAGMA
12 Panepistimiou
}210 36 12 519; www.nma.gr
This museum gives the phrase “old money” a whole new meaning. Come to see currency from throughout Greek history, housed…
Parliament Building
SYNTAGMA
13 Stadiou
}210 32 37 315; www.nhmuseum.gr
The Neoclassical, peach-colored Parliament Building presides over Syntagma Sq. with a powerful, stately presence. Every …
Erechtheum
PLAKA
Set to the left of the Parthenon, the Erechtheum is divided into two parts—the east portion is dedicated to Athena, the …
Propylaea
PLAKA
The Propylaea is the gateway to the Acropolis. Once a majestic, architecturally ambitious entryway, with many tiers and …
Theater of Dionysus
PLAKA
Down a path to the right of the Acropolis’s main entrance sits a giant, steep-stepped ancient theater. Constructed in ho…
Temple of Athena Nike
PLAKA
As you ascend the steep, slippery steps toward the Parthenon and walk through the Proplyaea, glance to your right and yo…
Agora
PLAKA
If the Acropolis was the showpiece of ancient Athens, the Agora was its heart and soul. It served as the city’s marketpl…
Temple of Hephaestus
PLAKA
This impressive temple atop Kolonos Agraraiso Hill is dedicated to Hephaestus, the Greek god of metalworking, known for …
Skias
PLAKA
Athens’s factions managed the civic offices that held the polis’s official weights and measures in this round building n…
Stoa of Attalos
PLAKA
This multi-purpose building was filled with shops and housed informal gatherings of philosophers. Attalos II, King of Pe…
Odeion of Agrippa
PLAKA
Designed for performances, this structure originally had a thatched roof, orchestra pit, and seating for nearly 1000 peo…

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