Attractions in Athens

Kolonaki

Benaki Museum

The centrepiece of the Benaki Museum, it aims to present the historical and cultural development of Hellenism within its geographical and evolutionary...

Museums

Athens » Centre

Kifissia

OTE Telecommunications Museum

Man’s telecommunications inventions in his effort to overcome the barriers of space and time, from antiquity to today, compose the collection of OTE Group...

Museums

Athens » North Suburbs

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

The greatest cultural jewel of Athens is located 4.5 km from the city centre, at the Kallithea Municipality. Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center is...

Cultural Centers , Nature & Parks

Athens » South Suburbs

Acropolis

Parthenon

The grand and remarkably impressive Parthenon stands on top of Acropolis hill. The temple of the Parthenon, built in honor of the goddess Athena in mid 5th...

Monuments

Athens » Historical Centre

Acropolis

The Sacred Rock of the Acropolis is without doubt one of the most significant and most impressive sights in Greece. A UNESCO world heritage site, it stands...

Monuments

Athens » Historical Centre

Acropolis

Acropolis Museum

At the New Acropolis Museum, you will discover the treasures that were found in the archeological site but you will also admire an impressive building of...

Museums

Athens » Historical Centre

Gazi

Technopolis City of Athens

Technopolis City of Athens is a unique cultural complex in the city centre, accessible to everyone, hosting more than 1,000,000 visitors per year. It...

Cultural Centers

Athens » Historical Centre

Gazi

Industrial Gas Museum

The Industrial Gas Museum was inaugurated in 2013, aiming at protecting and promoting the old gasworks, which used to provide energy and light to the capital...

Museums

Athens » Historical Centre

Vouliagmeni

Lake Vouliagmeni

Lake Vouliagmeni, in the heart of the Athenian Riviera, is the hidden treasure of Attica’s nature. Situated only a few kilometres from the city centre....

Nature & Parks

Athens » South Suburbs

Palaio Faliro

Benaki Toy Museum

The Benaki Toy Museum, on Posidonos Avenue and Tritonos Street in Palaio Faliro, opened to the public in 2017. Its holdings, based on the collection of Maria...

Museums

Athens » South Suburbs

Neos Kosmos

Onassis Cultural Centre

The Onassis Cultural Centre is one of the most interesting and modern multi-purpose cultural venue in the country.

Cultural Centers

Athens » Centre

Kolonaki

Nikos Hadjikyriakos- Ghika Gallery

The building at 3 Kriezotou Street, where Nikos Hadjikyriakos- Ghika (1906-1994) lived and worked for forty years, was a gift from him to the Benaki Museum....

Cultural Centers

Athens » Centre

School Life and Education Museum

Housed in a beautiful neoclassical, listed building of 1850, the School Life and Education Museum of the National Research and Rescue of School Material...

Museums

Athens » Historical Centre

Kerameikos

Benaki Museum of Islamic Art

The Islamic Art collections of the Benaki Museum are exhibited in the Museum of Islamic Art and ranks among the most important in the world. Antonis Benakis...

Museums

Athens » Historical Centre

Benaki Museum- Pireos Street Cultural Centre

Rest of Centre

Benaki Museum- Pireos Street Cultural Centre

The multi-dynamic Pireos Street Cultural Centre is an industrial building of the 1960’s transformed into a modern museum space, which includes a central...

Museums

Athens » Centre

Viktoria

Hellenic Motor Museum

The Hellenic Motor Museum is housed in the modern and of industrial architectural design Capitol Mall in downtown Athens and welcomes young and old lovers of...

Museums

Athens » Centre

Acropolis

Erechtheion

According to Greek mythology, this temple was named after King Erechtheus who once resided there. The legend also states that it was at this point that the...

Monuments

Athens » Historical Centre

Acropolis

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

Odeon of Herodes Atticus or Herodion, the main venue of the Athens Festival hosting top artists and unique performances, is accessible via Dionysiou...

Monuments , Cultural Centers

Athens » Historical Centre

Thiseio

Ancient Agora of Athens

The Ancient Agora located to the south-west of the Acropolis, was the heart of the public life of the Athenians during antiquity. It was the centre of the...

Monuments

Athens » Historical Centre

Acropolis

Dionysiou Areopagitou Pedestrian Street

The pedestrianised Dionysiou Areopagitou Street is the longest walkway in Athens and will seamlessly integrate you into a living open-air museum.

Monuments , Districts , Nature & Parks

Athens » Historical Centre

Acropolis

Theatre of Dionysus

The Theatre of Dionysus was a major open-air theatre in Greece; it is located at the outskirts of the Acropolis and centuries ago the plays of attic drama...

Monuments

Athens » Historical Centre

Rest of Centre

Kapnikarea

The church of Panagia Kapnikarea is located in the middle of the bustling Ermou Street in the commercial center of Athens. Built on the ruins of an ancient...

Monuments

Athens » Centre

Kerameikos

Kerameikos Archaeological Site

Located between Pireos, Ermou and Asomaton streets, the Kerameikos archaeological site is a small section of the ancient Kerameon municipality, one of the...

Monuments

Athens » Historical Centre

Kerameikos

Kerameikos Archaeological Museum

The Kerameikos Archaeological Museum is within Kerameikos archaeological site (near Monastiraki metro station and Thissio train station). It is considered to...

Museums

Athens » Historical Centre

Syntagma

Syntagma Square

It is considered to be the center of the city (all regions in Greece are measured from this point) and is one of the busiest areas in Athens.

Districts

Athens » Historical Centre

Plaka

Plaka & Monastiraki

Plaka and Monastiraki are located in the heart of the city and will take you on a journey back in time through engaging contemporary means. These are the...