Popular Day Trips & Experiences
Ways to extend your trip beyond the city.
Cape Sounion Sunset Trip
A coastal drive south to the Temple of Poseidon, timed for sunset over the Aegean.
Tours: Cape Sounion Sunset TripPhoto: Petroskaz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Delphi or Meteora Day Trip
A longer trip to the mainland's two most famous ancient and religious sites; both are doable in a long day from Athens, though Meteora is easier as an overnight.
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Food & Market Walking Tour
Guided tastings through Plaka, Monastiraki and Psiri, often pairing street food with a stop at the Varvakios Central Market.
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Island Day Cruise from Piraeus
A boat trip to nearby Aegina, Poros and Hydra, a popular way to see the islands without committing to an overnight stay.
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The Acropolis and its Slopes
The one thing nobody skips. Entry is by timed slot and the ticket also covers the slopes, the Theatre of Dionysus and the Odeon of Herodes Atticus from the outside. Go at opening or in the last two hours; the middle of the day in summer is punishing and crowded.
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Filopappou Hill at Golden Hour
The Acropolis view without the ticket, from the pine covered hill directly opposite. Paved paths, benches and the Philopappos monument at the top. Best in the hour before sunset, and it is a ten minute walk from Thisio metro.
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Changing of the Guard, Syntagma
The Evzones change at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on the hour, every hour. The full ceremonial version with the band is on Sunday at 11:00. Turn up fifteen minutes early on a Sunday if you want to see anything.
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Monastiraki Flea Market
Sunday morning is when the market spreads out properly, along Ifestou and around Avissynias Square. Free to walk, and the covered arcades give you somewhere to go when the weather turns.
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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
The single best source of free things to do in Athens and it runs all year. Open air film screenings on the Great Lawn, yoga and pilates in the park, a running club, kayaking on the canal, chess, children's workshops, guided tours and the dancing fountains. Most of it is free, some needs a free booking in advance.
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Lycabettus Hill
The highest point in central Athens, with the whole basin and the Acropolis below it. Walking up costs nothing and takes about half an hour from Kolonaki; the funicular is charged. Sunset is the obvious time and also the busiest.
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Free Museum and Site Days
Entry to every state run archaeological site, monument and museum, the Acropolis included, is free on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October, plus the first and third Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 March only. There is no free Sunday between April and October.
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Leave a review Review this placeAegina on the Ordinary Ferry
The cheapest island day out from Athens. The scheduled ferry from Piraeus costs a fraction of the organised three island cruise and leaves you free to choose your own day: the Temple of Aphaia, the pistachio stalls on the harbour front, and a swim at Agia Marina.
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