Best Sights and Attractions in Athens

Local Recommendations from our My Guide Athens team

When it comes to sights and attractions you simply could not be in a better place. Athens is the birthplace of civilisation with rich and exciting history and valuable inheritance.

Beside the astonishing sites of ancient Athens, the famous monuments, museums, churches, galleries and museums, there are also, beautiful parks and gardens to stroll in and interesting squares to discover!

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War Museum

In 1964, the Hellenic State decided to found the War Museum, wishing to honor all those who fought for the country and its freedom.............

National Archaeological Museum

Housed in a neoclassical building built in the 19th century, that is one of the largest and most significant museums of ancient Greek art, the National Archaeological Mus

Temple of Apollo, Delphi

Situated in Delphi, an archaeological site and modern town in Greece, the Temple of Apollo stands as a peropteral Doric building. The ruins of the temple are visi........

Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus

The museum was built in 1898-1900 from the Athens based Archaeological Society, between the ancient theater and the rest of the sanctuary area.............

Museum Herakleidon

The Herakleidon museum is situated right in the centre of Athens, in the shadow of the globally recognised Acropolis.............

Hellenic Cosmos

This ultra-modern cultural centre aims to educate about the Hellenism movement and the history and culture associated with this period.............

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Greek Maritime Museum

The museum is located at Akti Themistokleous, near the Zea marina. It contains model ships, maps, a section of the Long Walls, an old lighthouse and many more............

Titanium Yiayiannos Gallery

Since its inception, in 1987, the Titanium Yiayiannos Gallery, has maintained a continuous presence in the area of contemporary art, representing and radiating the vision

National Museum of Contemporary Art

The National Museum of Contemporary Art in Athens is the sole national institution that focuses on collecting and exhibiting contemporary Greek and international art. Est

Delphi Archaeological Museum

The Archaeological Museum of Delphi, one of the most important in Greece, exhibits the history of the Delphic sanctuary, site of the most famous ancient Greek oracle.....

B. & M. Theocharakis Foundation

A foundation aimed at promoting visual arts and music to the public.............

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