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1. Acropolis
Acropolis | RuinsYou don't have to look far in Athens to encounter perfection. Towering above all—both physically and spiritually—stands the Acropolis, a millennia...Read More
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2. Acropolis Museum
Acropolis | Museum/GalleryDesigned by the celebrated Swiss architect Bernard Tschumi in collaboration with Greek architect Michalis Fotiadis, the Acropolis Museum made...Read More
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3. Ancient Agora
Monastiraki | RuinsThe commercial hub of ancient Athens, the Agora was once lined with statues and expensive shops, the favorite strolling ground of fashionable...Read More
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4. Benaki Museum
Kolonaki | Museum/GalleryGreece's oldest private museum received a spectacular addition in 2004, with a hypermodern new branch that looks like it was airlifted in from...Read More
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5. Benizelos Mansion
Plaka | Historic HomeKnown as "the oldest house in Athens," this Byzantine mansion was once the home of the prestigious Benizelos Paleologou family, and Athens'...Read More
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6. Filopappou
Acropolis | ViewpointThis summit includes Lofos Mousson (Hill of the Muses), whose peak offers the city's best view of the Parthenon. Also there is the Monument...Read More
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7. Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum
Makriyianni | Museum/GalleryHousing the creations of internationally renowned artist-jeweler Ilias Lalaounis, this private foundation also operates as an international...Read More
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8. Kanellopoulos Museum
Plaka | Museum/GalleryThe stately Michaleas Mansion, built in 1884, now showcases the Kanellopoulos family collection. It spans Athens's history from the 3rd century...Read More
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9. Kerameikos Cemetery
Gazi-Kerameikos | CemeteryAt the western edge of the modern Gazi district lies the wide, ancient green expanse of Kerameikos, the main cemetery in ancient Athens until...Read More
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10. Mt. Lycabettus
Kolonaki | ViewpointMyth claims that Athens's highest hill came into existence when Athena removed a piece of Mt. Pendeli, intending to boost the height of her...Read More
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11. Museum of Cycladic Art
Kolonaki | Museum/GalleryFunded by one of Greece's richest families, this museum has an outstanding collection of 350 Cycladic artifacts dating from the Bronze Age,...Read More
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12. National Archaeological Museum
Exarcheia | Museum/GalleryMany of the greatest achievements in ancient Greek sculpture and painting are housed here in the most important museum in Greece. Artistic highlights...Read More
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13. National Garden
Syntagma | GardenWhen you can't take the city noise anymore, step into this oasis completed in 1860 as part of King Otto and Queen Amalia's royal holdings. Here...Read More
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14. Numismatic Museum Iliou Melathron
Syntagma | Museum/GalleryEven those uninterested in coins might want to visit this museum for a glimpse of the former home of Heinrich Schliemann, who famously excavated...Read More
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15. Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Acropolis | Arts/Performance VenueHauntingly beautiful, this ancient theater was built in AD 160 by the affluent Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Regilla. Known as the...Read More
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16. Roman Agora
Plaka | RuinsThe city's commercial center from the 1st century BC to the 4th century AD, the Roman Market was a large rectangular courtyard with a peristyle...Read More
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17. Varvakeios Agora
Monastiraki | Market/BazaarAthens's cacophonous Central Market runs along Athinas Street: on one side are open-air stalls selling fruit and vegetables, with a few stores...Read More
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18. B&M Theocharakis Foundation
Kolonaki | Arts/Performance VenueA key reference point for Athens's culture vultures, this private nonprofit foundation focuses on the visual arts and music, with a special...Read More
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19. Benaki Museum of Islamic Art
Gazi-Kerameikos | Museum/GalleryHoused in a gleaming white neoclassical mansion with a sweeping view of the Kerameikos cemetery (that can be relished over coffee at the rooftop...Read More
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20. Byzantine and Christian Museum
Kolonaki | Museum/GalleryOne of the few museums in Europe focusing exclusively on Byzantine art displays an outstanding collection of icons, mosaics, tapestries, and...Read More
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