City of Athens
Athens is an ancient metropolis with extremely significant historic, cultural, religious and ethnic influences. It is situated in the Attica peninsula, north of the Port of Piraeus amidst the busy waterways of the Mediterranean Sea. With an unfailingly hospitable climate all year round and a multitude of historic sites, museums, markets, cultural hot spots and a unique cuisine, Athens is an almost otherworldly experience for travellers.
For an interactive map of Athens please visit: https://www.introducingathens.com/map
You can always experience Athens
through some of its ancient and contemporary treasures.
Multiple events will be taking place
at the following cultural centres
throughout September 2023:
- Acropolis Museum
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus (Herodium)
- National Opera
- National Gallery, Alexandros Soutsos Museum
- Benaki Museum
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC)
- ΕΜΣΤ National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens
- Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation Historical Library
Bars, Restaurants, Street Food
and the Central Farmers’ Market
Athens is a veritable paradise for food and drink lovers. The quality, amazing variety and sheer number of small delis, bars, street food vendors, restaurants, tavernas, gastropubs, fine dining venues, wine bars and locally produced take-out dishes will satisfy even the most discerning foodie.
- ERGON HOUSE
- GB Roof Garden Restaurant and Bar
- Klimataria Tavern (website in Greek)
- Restaurant Tzitzikas & Mermigas
- Heteroclito Cave & Bar à vin-Athènes
- Street Souvlaki
- The 7 Jokers Coffee & Cocktail Bar
- Athenian Deli (website in Greek)
- Avocado Athens – Vegetarian Restaurant
- Varvakeios Agora – The Central Market of Athens
Getting Around Athens
The best way to experience Athens is by walking around the colourful and distinctive neighborhoods. For example, Plaka, Monastiraki, Psyrri and Exarcheia for small cafes and restaurants, a unique atmosphere and shops with little treasures on offer.
Check out the Monument of the Unknown Soldier in Syntagma Square, see the Changing of the Guard, visit the Kolonaki Square for high-end shopping, and go to the top of of Lycabettus Hill with the funicular for a breathtaking view of the city. Visit a Hammam Bathing House for a relaxing and pampering experience, or the Public International Bookstore for a lazy browsing of the latest book titles.
Hammam Bathing House
Old City Hamam
Public International Bookstore
For much, much more ideas visit “This Is Athens”, the official visitors guide:
This Is Athens – Official Visitors Guide
Getting to Athens
Find here all you need to get to Athens (from the Airport, by metro, by bus, by suburban railway, by taxi, by using pick up services, and more):
GETTING-TO-ATHENS-AND-MORE
Public transportation
You can also use buses, taxi, metro or tram to find your way round Athens.
The following site has all the details for public transportation
including ticket options and routes:
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Here you can find the official website of the Athenian Metro network:
https://www.ametro.gr/?lang=en
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Metro and tram maps of Athens:
Athens Metro Lines
Cultural Suggestions
ONASSIS-STEGI Cultural Center
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Athens National Gallery
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Greek National Opera (at SNFCC)
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Basil & Elise Goulandris Foundation
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e-Ticketing System
for admission to archaeological sites,
museums and monuments of Greece
Hellenic Organization of Cultural Resources Development
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National Archeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is one of the most important museums of ancient Greek art in the world.
The collections list more than 11,000 artifacts and provide a panorama of Greek civilization from prehistory to antiquity.
Permanent and temporary collections are exhibited such as prehistoric finds, sculpture, metalwork, pottery, miniatures and frescoes from Santorini.
Address: 44, 28th of October (Patission) str., Athens 106 82
Tel. +30 213214 4800
Opening hours: Monday 13.00 – 20.00, Tuesday – Sunday : 08:00-15:00
Website: https://www.namuseum.gr/en/
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Museum of Acropolis
The New Acropolis Museum opened its doors in 2009. Hosts the findings of the Acropolis Archaeological site , covering a period from the Mycenaean period to the Roman and early Christian Athens.
It houses over 4000 exhibits significant parts of the pediments of the Parthenon and the Caryatids.
The architectural design belongs to Bernard Tschumi and combines three concepts: light, movement and architectural planning.
Address: 15 ,Dinysiou Areopagitou str. Athens,
Tel. +30 210 9000900
Opening hours: Tuesday – Sunday : 08:00-20:00
Website: www.newacropolismuseum.gr
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Stavros Niarxos Foundation Cultural Center
Niarchos’s legacy continues into the twenty-first century with the establishment of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Working in Greece and internationally, the Foundation began its grantmaking efforts in 1996, and it derives its mission from Niarchos´s commitment to Greece and Hellenism, as well as his keen instincts and interests in support of causes in the fields of education, social welfare, health, and arts and culture.
By designating a significant part of his estate to establish the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Stavros Niarchos created an enduring vehicle to enriching the lives of others worldwide.
Website : http://www.snf.org/en/
and www.snfcc.org/default.aspx
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Museum of Cycladic Art
The Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC.
It was founded in 1986, to house the collection of Nicholas and Dolly Goulandris. Since then it has grown in size to accommodate new acquisitions, obtained either through direct purchases or through donations by important collectors and institutions.
Today, in the galleries of the MCA the visitor can approach three major subjects:
Cycladic Art, Ancient Greek Art, Ancient Cypriot Art.
Website: https://cycladic.gr/en
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Benaki Museum
The Benaki Museum ranks among the major institutions that have enriched the material assets of the Greek state. It is also the oldest museum in Greece operating as a Foundation under Private Law. Through its extensive collections that cover several different cultural fields and its more general range of activities serving more than one social need, the Benaki Museum is perhaps the sole instance of a complex structure within the broader network of museum foundations in Greece.
Web: http://www.benaki.gr/index.asp?lang=en
http://benakishop.gr/en/
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Byzantine & Christian Museum
The Byzantine and Christian Museum, which is based in Athens, is one of Greece’s national museums. Its areas of competency are centred on – but not limited to – religious artefacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of.
The museum has over 25,000 artefacts in its possession. The artefacts date from between the 3rd and 20th century AD, and their provenance encompasses the entire Greek world, as well as regions in which Hellenism flourished. The size and range of the collections and value of the exhibits makes the Museum a veritable treasury of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art and culture.
web: http://byzantinemuseum.gr/en/
Virtual Tour: http://www.ebyzantinemuseum.gr/?i=bxm.en.virtual-tour
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National Museum of Contemporary Art,
Athens (EMST)
National Museum of Contemporary Art, Athens (EMST)
Kallirrois Ave. & Amvr. Frantzi Street (former FIX factory)
Address: Athens, Greece, 117 43
Tel.: + 30 211 1019000-99
Fax: + 30 211 1019111
web: http://www.emst.gr/
e-mail: protocol@emst.gr
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Athens Epidaurus Festival
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Online Guides for Athens
