Three days: the Acropolis at opening before the heat, the Agora and the markets with the big museum in the hot hours, then the old cemetery, Exarcheia and a swim on the coast. Ride once, walk the rest; the sea is an hour away by tram.
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Checked October 10, 2026. That’s the day we last confirmed the hours, prices and closed days.
April, May, late September and October: 68 to 82°F (20 to 28°C) and the sites open until evening. July and August pass 95°F (35°C) most afternoons and heatwaves top 104°F (40°C), when the Acropolis shuts from noon to 5 p.m. Winter is mild, often 59°F (15°C), with short site hours and no lines.
Koukaki or Makrygianni for the Acropolis on foot and quiet nights; Plaka for the postcard and the price that comes with it; Psyrri or Monastiraki for late evenings and every metro line; Pangrati for a local feel ten minutes from Syntagma. Omonia is central but rough after dark.
One €1.20 ticket covers 90 minutes on metro, tram, bus and trolley; a 24-hour ticket is €4.10 and five days €8.20. Three metro lines reach every stop here and the tram runs to the coast. Taxis are cheap; book one through an app so the fare is on the meter.
Makrygianni · 120 min
Book the 8 a.m. slot on hhticket.gr: since September 2023 entry runs in hourly slots under a daily cap and summer mornings sell out a week ahead. Use the south slope gate by Akropoli metro and climb past the Theatre of Dionysus before the sun does.
€30
Makrygianni · 105 min
Across the road from the south slope exit. Start on the top floor, where the Parthenon frieze is laid out at full size with the temple in the window; Mondays it closes at 5 p.m., other days 8 p.m., Fridays 10 p.m.
€20
Makrygianni · 75 min
Strofi's roof on Rovertou Galli looks straight at the Parthenon; book for the view. Mani Mani on Falirou cooks the southern Peloponnese and needs a booking too.
Plaka · 90 min
From Stratonos Street a flight of steps climbs into whitewashed lanes built by islanders from Anafi; people live here, so keep quiet and out of the doorways. Drop back down through Plaka along Tripodon and Adrianou.
Syntagma · 60 min
The standing columns of the Temple of Olympian Zeus read fine from the fence on Vasilissis Olgas. The garden behind Parliament is the only shade the city has at four in the afternoon.
Koukaki · 75 min
Twenty minutes back along the pedestrian Dionysiou Areopagitou; the path climbs to the monument and the clean view of the Parthenon in evening light. Free, and the place to be for the hour before sunset.
Psyrri · 90 min
Atlantikos on Avliton for fish from the family's own boats; Telis on Evripidou for pork chops, fries and barrel wine, cash only, unchanged since 1973. Iroon Square after for a drink.
Thissio · 90 min
Enter from Apostolou Pavlou by Thissio metro while the Adrianou gate is shut for works; the Temple of Hephaestus first, then the Stoa of Attalos museum for the shade. The seven-site combined ticket was withdrawn in 2025, so each site now sells its own.
€20
Monastiraki · 60 min
Ifestou Street and Avissinias Square, where the antique dealers spread across the square on Sundays from about 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.; other days it is the shops. The long wall on the square is Hadrian's Library (€10 if you want inside).
Omonia · 45 min
Up Athinas Street: the fish hall shouts loudest before noon. Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., closed Sundays, so on a Sunday give the time to the flea market instead.
Psyrri · 60 min
On Sokratous at the market's corner: pastourma, cured meats from Asia Minor and cheeses on a board. Or Thanasis on Mitropoleos for the spiced kebab in pita the square has eaten since 1969.
Exarcheia · 150 min
One stop on the green line from Omonia to Victoria, or 20 minutes up Patission: the Mask of Agamemnon, the Antikythera mechanism, the bronze from Artemision. The ticket went to €20 all year in January 2026; Tuesdays it opens at 1 p.m. and in winter it closes at 3:30 p.m., so swap it with the Agora that day.
€20
Kolonaki · 60 min
Metro to Evangelismos or Syntagma, then the cafés on Skoufa and Tsakalof for an iced coffee while the sun drops. The streets climb steeply toward the hill from here.
Kolonaki · 90 min
The funicular leaves from Aristippou Street every half hour for around €10 round trip; the path through the pines takes 20 to 30 minutes. Be at the chapel of St George an hour before sunset and watch the Acropolis light up.
Pangrati · 90 min
A 25-minute walk down or a short taxi. Mavro Provato for modern mezedes (book), or Mavros Gatos on Polemonos for casseroles and grilled meat.
Kerameikos · 75 min
Two minutes from Kerameikos metro: the city's cemetery from the 5th century BC, the Street of Tombs and the small Oberländer museum. Opens 8 a.m., quiet, and the one site here nobody lines for; in winter it shuts at 3 p.m.
€10
Exarcheia · 75 min
Blue line to Omonia and a 10-minute walk, or 25 minutes on foot. Kallidromiou Street has the Saturday farmers' market and the climb to Strefi Hill; the square's cafés, bookshops and record shops fill the rest.
Exarcheia · 60 min
Both have gardens on the same street: Rozalia for a family-run taverna's mezedes and grills, Yiantes for a seasonal menu a step up. Eat early; the coast is next.
Syntagma · 75 min
Metro to Syntagma, then tram T6 down to the sea and T7 along it to Asklipieio Voulas, about an hour. Buy the 24-hour ticket today; it covers the tram, the bus at the end and the ride home.
€4.10
Vouliagmeni · 150 min
Bus 122 from the tram terminus along Poseidonos; the lake sits under a cliff and holds 72 to 84°F (22 to 29°C) all year. Book online the day before (no same-day tickets), €17 on weekdays and €19 at weekends, open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. in summer; Kavouri's sandy beach next door is free if you only want the sea.
€17
Riviera · 75 min
Ride the tram back and get off at Syngrou-Fix for Koukaki. Or stay on the coast: the Athens to Sounion bus stops at the lake and reaches the Temple of Poseidon in about an hour for sunset (€20, open 9:30 a.m. until sunset); check the last bus back before you commit.
Koukaki · 90 min
Vlassis on Paster for the Athenian home cooking the critics eat (book), or To Sympozio on Erechtheiou for a neighborhood taverna's prices. Drakou Street's bars for after.
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From the airport, metro line 3 reaches Syntagma in about 40 minutes for €9 (€16 round trip); the airport trains run every half hour until about 11:30 p.m. The X95 bus goes to Syntagma 24 hours a day for €5.50 and takes an hour or more in traffic. Taxis are a fixed €40 by day and €55 between midnight and 5 a.m.
About €70 to €110 a day per person. The Acropolis is €30 and its museum €20, a taverna dinner €20 to €35 with wine, a souvlaki €3 to €5, and a day of transport €4.10.
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Yes. Entry has run on hourly slots under a daily cap since September 2023, and summer mornings sell out about a week ahead on hhticket.gr. The ticket is €30 all year; the winter half-price went in 2025.
It has gone. The €30 seven-site ticket was withdrawn in 2025 and each site sells its own: the Acropolis €30, the Ancient Agora €20, the Roman Agora, Hadrian's Library and Kerameikos €10 each. Pick two beyond the Acropolis and walk past the rest.
Day 2: the covered market, Karamanlidika and the National Archaeological Museum are all under a roof, and the Agora can wait for a dry morning. In Waystop, ask Chat for a rain plan and it adds a second version of the day you can switch to.
Green line to Piraeus station, about 20 minutes from Monastiraki. The Saronic ferries leave from the gates nearest the station; allow 15 minutes to walk to them and buy the day before in summer.
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