Athens Attractions
Ancient Agora
Hours Agora hours are summer daily 8am-7pm; winter daily 8:30am-6pm, although it may close then as early as 2:30pm
Location Below the Acropolis at the edge of Monastiraki. (Entrance is on Adrianou, near Agiou Philippou Sq., east of Monastiraki Sq. and on Agiou Apostoli, the road leading down into Plaka from the Acropolis.)
Phone 210/321-0185
Price Admission (includes museum) 4€, or free with purchase of 12€ Acropolis ticket
Athens Attractions
Benaki Museum
Hours Mon, Wed, and Fri-Sat 9am-5pm; Thurs 9am-midnight; Sun 9am-3pm
Location At Leoforos Vasilissis Sofias, Kolonaki, 5 blocks east of Syntagma Sq
Phone 210/367-1000
Price Admission 6€; free Thursdays
Byzantine and Christian Museum
Hours Tues-Sun 9am-3pm (Wed until 9pm)
Location 22 Vasilissis Sofias Ave, Athens
Phone 210/723-1570, 210/721-1027
Price Admission 4€
Foundation of the Hellenic World
Hours Hours in flux. Check before visiting
Location 254 Pireos, Tavros (near Kallithea Metro station)
Phone 210/483-5300
Price Free admission
Greek Folk Art Museum
Hours
Location 17 Kidathineon, Plaka
Phone 210/322-9031
Price Admission 2€
Hadrian's Arch
Hours Summer daily 8am-7pm; winter daily 8:30am-6pm, though it may close as early as 2:30pm
Location On Leoforos Amalias, near Temple of Olympian Zeus, easily seen from the street
Price Free admission
Ilias LALAoUNIS Jewelry Museum
HoursMon and Thurs-Sat 9am-4pm; Wed 9am-9pm (free after 3pm); Sun 10am-4pm
Location 12 Kalisperi, At Karyatidon
Phone 210/922-1044
PriceAdmission 4€
Jewish Museum
Hours Mon-Fri 9am-2:30pm; Sun 10am-2pm
Location 39 Nikis,very close from Syntagma Sq
Phone 210/322-5582
Price Admission 3€
Kaisariani Monastery
Hours Tues-Sun 8:30am-3pm; often later in summer
Location Kaisariani
Phone 210/723-6619
Price Admission 4€
Kanellopoulos Museum
Hours Tues-Sun 8:30am-3pm
Location Theorias and Panos, Plaka
Phone 210/321-2313
Price Admission 2€
Kerameikos Cemetery
Hours Usually open in summer Tues-Sun 8am-7pm; winter Tues-Sun 8:30am-6pm, although in winter it may close as early as 2:30pm
Location 148 Ermou, Athens
Phone 210/346-3553
Price Admission 2€, or free with purchase of 12€ Acropolis ticket
Marathon Battlefield & Burial Mound
Hours Museum and battle site Tues-Sun 8:30am-3pm; often later in summer
Location Marathonas
Phone 0294/55-155
Price Admission of 3€, includes both the mound and museum
Monastery of Daphni
Hours Daily (except major holidays) 8:30am-2:45pm
Location Daphni
Phone 210/581-1558
Price Admission 3€
Museum of Popular Greek Musical Instruments
Hours Tues and Thurs-Sun 10am-2pm; Wed noon-6pm
Location 1-3 Diogenous, Athens(close to the Tower of the Winds)
Phone 210/325-0198
Price Free admission
N. P. Goulandris Foundation Museum of Cycladic Art
Hours Mon and Wed-Fri 10am-4pm; Sat 10am-3pm
Location4 Neophytou Douka, close to Syntagma
Phone 210/722-8321
Price Admission 4€
National Archaeological Museum
Hours Mon 12:30-5pm; Tues-Fri 8am-5pm; Sat-Sun and holidays 8:30am-3pm.
Location 44 Patission, Athens
Phone 210/821-7724
Price Admission 6€
National Gallery
Hours Mon and Wed-Sat 9am-3pm; Sun 10am-2pm. Sometimes open Mon and Wed 6-9pm during special exhibits
Location 50 Vasileos Konstantinou, Athens
Phone 210/723-5857
Price Admission 6€
Numismatic Museum
Hours 12 Panepistimiou, Athens
Location Tues-Sun 8am-2:30pm
Phone 210/364-3774
Price Admission 3€
Roman Agora
Hours Usually summer Tues-Sun 8am-7pm; winter Tues-Sun 8:30am-6pm,
Location Enter from corner of Pelopida and Aiolou
Price Admission 2€ or free with 12€ Acropolis ticket
Sanctuary of Artemis
Hours Tues-Sun 8:30am-3pm in winter; often later in summer
Location Vraona
Phone 22990/27-020
Price Site and museum admission 4€
Sanctuary of Eleusis
Hours Tues-Sun 8:30am-3pm; often open later in summer
Location Elefsina
Phone 210/554-6019
Price Admission 3€
Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympieion)
Hours Summer Tues-Sun 8am-7pm; winter Tues-Sun 8:30am-6pm. In winter it may close as early as 2:30pm
Location At Leoforos Vas. Olgas and Amalias, easily seen from the street
Phone 210/922-6330
Price Admission 2€
Temple of Poseidon
Hours Daily 10am-sunset (sometimes in summer 8am-sunset)
Location Cape Sounion
Phone 22920/39-363
Price Admission 4€
The Acropolis
Hours Acropolis hours are summer daily 8am-7pm; winter daily 8:30am-6pm or as early as 2:30pm
Location Dionissiou Areopagitou. Ticket booth, small post office, and snack bar are located slightly below the Acropolis entrance
Phone 210/321-0219
Price Admission 12€ adults. Free Sundays. Ticket, valid for 1 week, includes admission to the Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Ancient Agora, Theater of Dionysos, Karameikos Cemetery, Roman Forum, Tower of the Winds, and Temple of Olympian Zeus.
The Athens City Museum
Hours Mon, Wed, and Fri-Sat 9am-1:30pm. Possible Sunday openings
Location Klathmonos Sq., off Stadiou Str.
Phone 210/323-0168
Price Admission 2€
The New Acropolis Museum
Hours Tuesday to Sunday: 8.00 a.m. to 8.00 p.m. Monday: Closed
Location 15 Dionysiou Areopagitou Street
Phone 210 9000900
Price Admission fee: 5 euros
Theater of Dionysos & Odeion (Odeum) of Herodes Atticus
Hours Summer Tues-Sun 8am-7pm; winter Tues-Sun 8:30am-6pm, although it may close as early as 2:30pm.
Location Dionissiou Areopagitou, on the south slope of the Acropolis
Phone 210/322-4625
Price Admission 2€ for both monuments; free with purchase of 12€ Acropolis ticket
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