Ancient sites above a very modern city, with rooftop bars, excellent value food and islands a short ferry away.
Free, no account needed, about a minute.
- Worth
- 3 days
- Cost
- Affordable
- Getting around
- Mostly on foot
- Currency
- EUR
Good for
What Athens rewards you for turning up wanting.
- History
- Food
- Nightlife
- Photography
And it feels like this
- historic
- lively
- good value
When to go
Usually at its best in April, May, September and October.
- JanJanuary: not the best month. Plan a trip in January
- FebFebruary: not the best month. Plan a trip in February
- MarMarch: not the best month. Plan a trip in March
- AprApril: a good month to go. Plan a trip in April
- MayMay: a good month to go. Plan a trip in May
- JunJune: not the best month. Plan a trip in June
- JulJuly: not the best month. Plan a trip in July
- AugAugust: not the best month. Plan a trip in August
- SepSeptember: a good month to go. Plan a trip in September
- OctOctober: a good month to go. Plan a trip in October
- NovNovember: not the best month. Plan a trip in November
- DecDecember: not the best month. Plan a trip in December
What is actually there
A few of the places we hold in Athens, in the order the planner rates them. Your days get built from these.
Panathenaic Stadium
Trireme Olympias
Benaki Museum (Pireos St. Annexe)
Daphni Monastery
Benaki Museum
Chapel of St. George
Byzantine and Christian Museum
A day in Athens
Built by the planner from real places, for nobody in particular. Pick a stop to find it on the map.
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A weekday in Athens, built from real opening hours and the walk between each stop. Yours would be built around your dates, your pace and the forecast.
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Ready when you are
Tell us your dates and what you enjoy, and we will have a day for you before you have finished your coffee.
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