Guidebook for Athina
Parks & Nature
National Garden
1 Leoforos Vasilisis AmaliasVouliagmeni Lake, in the heart of the Athenian Riviera, is the hidden treasure of Attica’s nature. Situated on an idyllic landscape, this rare geological phenomenon is waiting to be discovered. The lake’s brackish waters which are continuously replenished both by the sea and the underground thermal springs offer a natural and unique thermal spa experience.
317 locals recommend
Vouliagmenis Lake
Λίμνη ΒουλιαγμένηςVouliagmeni Lake, in the heart of the Athenian Riviera, is the hidden treasure of Attica’s nature. Situated on an idyllic landscape, this rare geological phenomenon is waiting to be discovered. The lake’s brackish waters which are continuously replenished both by the sea and the underground thermal springs offer a natural and unique thermal spa experience.
Essentials
Galaxias
73 FotomaraRestaurants - Taverns
Have your coffee or your breakfast in your neighborhood.
Taza Καφέ
48 KassomouliThe Old Tavern of Psara
16 ErechtheosThe rustic charm of Avli in Psiri make it a local favourite and a hidden gem for travellers
Εστιατόριο Αυλή
12 Agiou DimitriouThe rustic charm of Avli in Psiri make it a local favourite and a hidden gem for travellers
Radiourgies
33 KilisWith a nice roof - good prices
Live music into the wee hours is what has made Klimataria a favourite with locals. Set in a 100-year-old tavern, down the back streets of the fish market district, this is an original ‘steki’ of Athens with sandstone walls and wooden wine barrels.
59 locals recommend
Tavern Klimataria
2 Pl. TheatrouLive music into the wee hours is what has made Klimataria a favourite with locals. Set in a 100-year-old tavern, down the back streets of the fish market district, this is an original ‘steki’ of Athens with sandstone walls and wooden wine barrels.
In a nice area - you can have a drink after your dinner at the beach bars nearby
12 locals recommend
Ellados Eikones
83β Leof. PoseidonosIn a nice area - you can have a drink after your dinner at the beach bars nearby
Beaches
Nice sandy beach with clean water.
The beach bar is also a good option for dancing or just having a drink. 25 minutes by tram.
144 locals recommend
Bolivar Beach Bar
Leoforos PoseidonosNice sandy beach with clean water.
The beach bar is also a good option for dancing or just having a drink. 25 minutes by tram.
Yabanaki
Mojito Bay
Leoforos Athinon Souniou
Althea Beach
176 Λεωφ. Αθηνών ΣουνίουCultural Center
A public space, where everyone has free access and can participate in a multitude of cultural, educational, athletic, environmental and recreational activities and events. It includes the Greek National Opera, the National Library of Greece as well as the Stavros Niarchos Park, one of the largest green areas in Athens, covering 21 hectares.
80 locals recommend
Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
364 Leoforos Andrea SiggrouA public space, where everyone has free access and can participate in a multitude of cultural, educational, athletic, environmental and recreational activities and events. It includes the Greek National Opera, the National Library of Greece as well as the Stavros Niarchos Park, one of the largest green areas in Athens, covering 21 hectares.
Museums
Τhe Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC
527 locals recommend
Museum of Cycladic Art
4 Neofitou DoukaΤhe Museum of Cycladic Art is dedicated to the study and promotion of ancient cultures of the Aegean and Cyprus, with special emphasis on Cycladic Art of the 3rd millennium BC
"If a picture is worth a thousand words, be sure that an illusion hides more than a million"
Enter the fascinating world of illusions which will trick your confidence in senses, but amaze you by doing it; the world that will confuse you completely, but also educate you…
74 locals recommend
Museum of Illusions Athens
12 Astiggos"If a picture is worth a thousand words, be sure that an illusion hides more than a million"
Enter the fascinating world of illusions which will trick your confidence in senses, but amaze you by doing it; the world that will confuse you completely, but also educate you…
The Acropolis Museum is consistently rated as one of the best museums in the world. Devoted to the Parthenon and its surrounding temples, it is cleverly perched above Athens like a luminous box.
2190 locals recommend
Acropolis Museum
15 Dionysiou AreopagitouThe Acropolis Museum is consistently rated as one of the best museums in the world. Devoted to the Parthenon and its surrounding temples, it is cleverly perched above Athens like a luminous box.
The Byzantine and Christian Museum, which is based in Athens, is one of Greece’s national museums. Its areas of competency are centered on – but not limited to – religious artifacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of.
231 locals recommend
Byzantine and Christian Museum
22 Leof. Vasilissis SofiasThe Byzantine and Christian Museum, which is based in Athens, is one of Greece’s national museums. Its areas of competency are centered on – but not limited to – religious artifacts of the Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval, post-Byzantine and later periods which it exhibits, but also acquires, receives, preserves, conserves, records, documents, researches, studies, publishes and raises awareness of.
The War Museum was established by the Hellenic State in 1964 in order to honor all those who fought for the country's freedom.
145 locals recommend
Athens War Museum
2-4 RizariThe War Museum was established by the Hellenic State in 1964 in order to honor all those who fought for the country's freedom.
The National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. It was founded at the end of the 19th century to house and protect antiquities from all over Greece, thus displaying their historical, cultural and artistic value.
1277 locals recommend
National Archaeological Museum
44 28is OktovriouThe National Archaeological Museum of Athens is the largest archaeological museum in Greece and one of the most important museums in the world devoted to ancient Greek art. It was founded at the end of the 19th century to house and protect antiquities from all over Greece, thus displaying their historical, cultural and artistic value.