How many days in Athens?

One day covers the essentials that lie close together.

Μονή Δαφνίου

A second day lets you go beyond the very centre.

Πλατεία Συντάγματος · Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο · Λύκειο Αριστοτέλη · Μέγαρο Μουσικής Αθηνών · Εθνικό Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο

Three days are comfortable — enough for museums and places further out.

Άρειος Πάγος · Αθήνα · Ναός Αθηνάς Νίκης · Παρθενών · Ερέχθειο · Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ακρόπολης

An account lets you save the plan, change it and tick things off as you go.

We measured walking times to the main sights from different parts of the city. From the area below you reach them in 31 min on average, 112 min at the furthest, and 5 of them are within walking distance.

• Αθήνα (207 m)
• Άρειος Πάγος (674 m)
• Ερέχθειο (924 m)

For comparison: from the worst-placed area it is 116 min on average to the same places.

Parthenon

Acropolis of Athens

Open: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00

Areopagus

Classical Athens

Erechtheion

Panathenaic Stadium

Open: Mar-Oct: 8:00-19:00, Nov-Feb: 08:00-17:00

Daphni Monastery

Lyceum

Temple of Athena Nike

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

Open: Nov 01-Mar 31 08:30-15:30; Nov 01-Mar 31,Apr 01-May 13,May 14-Oct 31 Tu 13:00-20:00; Apr 01-May 13 09:00-16:00; May 14-Oct 31 08:00-20:00; Jan 01 off; Mar 25 off; May 01 off; Dec 25-26 off "Orthodox Easter off"

Acropolis Museum

Open: Mo 08:00-16:00; Tu-Th, Sa-Su 08:00-20:00; Fr 08:00-22:00

Temple of Olympian Zeus

Open: Mo-Su 08:00-18:30

Temple of Hephaestus

Tower of the Winds

Ancient Agora of Athens

Open: Mo-Su 08:00-20:00

Syntagma Square

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

bouleuterion

Kerameikos

Heliaia

Hadrian's Library

Benaki Museum

Open: Su, Th 10:00-18:00; Fr-Sa 10:00-22:00; Mo-We off

Benaki Museum

Open: Tu off; Mo,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-16:00

Pnyx

Long Walls

Stoa of Attalos

Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens

Athena Promachos

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

Athens Polytechnic uprising