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12 places · 14 h 55 min of sightseeing · 3 days
How many days do you need in Athens?
12 places add up to 14 h 55 min of pure sightseeing. At 6 hours a day, not counting walking and meals, that's 3 days.
The best-known places in order, as long as they fit into 6 hours of sightseeing a day. Sightseeing only, without walking and meals — build the day-by-day plan with opening hours and the route in a RouteMarket notebook.
1 day — 5 h 55 min
- Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon (2 h 30 min)
- Areopagus (Mars Hill) (30 min)
- Mount Lycabettus (1 h 30 min)
- Syntagma Square and Changing of the Guard (40 min)
- Temple of Olympian Zeus (45 min)
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2 days — 11 h 25 min
- Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon (2 h 30 min)
- Areopagus (Mars Hill) (30 min)
- Mount Lycabettus (1 h 30 min)
- Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion (2 h)
- Syntagma Square and Changing of the Guard (40 min)
- Jezioro Vouliagmeni (2 h)
- Temple of Olympian Zeus (45 min)
- Ancient Agora of Athens (1 h 30 min)
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3 days — 14 h 55 min
- Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon (2 h 30 min)
- Areopagus (Mars Hill) (30 min)
- Mount Lycabettus (1 h 30 min)
- Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion (2 h)
- Syntagma Square and Changing of the Guard (40 min)
- Jezioro Vouliagmeni (2 h)
- Temple of Olympian Zeus (45 min)
- Ancient Agora of Athens (1 h 30 min)
- Monastiraki Square and Flea Market (1 h)
- Trylogia Neoklasycystyczna (45 min)
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus (45 min)
- Philopappos Hill (1 h)
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Top sights
Ordered by how well known each place is. Data: OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia.
- Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon — 2 h 30 min visit
- Areopagus (Mars Hill) — 30 min visit
- Mount Lycabettus — 1 h 30 min visit
- Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion — 2 h visit
- Syntagma Square and Changing of the Guard — 40 min visit
- Jezioro Vouliagmeni — 2 h visit
- Temple of Olympian Zeus — 45 min visit
- Ancient Agora of Athens — 1 h 30 min visit
- Monastiraki Square and Flea Market — 1 h visit
- Trylogia Neoklasycystyczna — 45 min visit
- Odeon of Herodes Atticus — 45 min visit
- Philopappos Hill — 1 h visit
- Agora Rzymska i Wieża Wiatrów — 45 min visit
- Dzielnica Psirri — 1 h 15 min visit
- National Archaeological Museum — 2 h 30 min visit
- Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon — 2 h visit
- Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro) — 1 h visit
- Centrum Kultury Fundacji Stavrosa Niarchosa — 1 h 30 min visit
- Klasztor Dafni — 1 h visit
- Theatre of Dionysus — 45 min visit
- Keramejkos — 1 h 15 min visit
- Klasztor Kesariani — 1 h 30 min visit
- Zappeion i Park Zappeio — 45 min visit
- Muzeum Sztuki Cykladzkiej — 1 h 30 min visit
Where to eat
- Hala Targowa Varvakios Agora
- Monastiraki Square and Flea Market
- Tawerna Diporto
- Kostas Souvlaki
- Piekarnia Ariston
- Cukiernia Krinos
- Mani Mani
- Monastiraki Square and Flea Market
What to see in Athens in one day?
Acropolis of Athens and Parthenon, Areopagus (Mars Hill), Mount Lycabettus, Syntagma Square and Changing of the Guard, Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Ready-made notebooks for this city
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- Athens solo and photography — 2 days
- Athens with friends — 2 days
- Athens business trip — 1 day
- Athens as a couple — 2 days
- Athens with kids — 2 days
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