Athens in 1 day

Greece · 30 verified places

Day 1
09:12 – back at 16:50
12 min walk (0.99 km)
09:12

Άρειος Πάγος

55 min

Areopagus

Open at any time

10 min walk (0.89 km)
10:17

Αθήνα

55 min

Classical Athens

Open at any time

12 min walk (1.0 km)
11:24

Ερέχθειο

55 min

Erechtheion

Open at any time

2 min walk (0.13 km)
12:21

Παρθενών

55 min

Parthenon

Open at any time

13:16

Lunch break

60 min
6 min walk (0.53 km)
14:22

Αρχαιολογικός χώρος Ακρόπολης

55 min

Acropolis of Athens

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

20 min walk (1.65 km)
15:37

Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο

55 min

Panathenaic Stadium

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

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Where to stay

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.

All attractions

Ranked by how many language versions of the Wikipedia article exist.

Parthenon

132

Acropolis of Athens

93

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

Areopagus

56

Classical Athens

53

Erechtheion

49

Panathenaic Stadium

46

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

Daphni Monastery

44

Lyceum

43

Temple of Athena Nike

42

National Archaeological Museum of Athens

41

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

37

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

Temple of Olympian Zeus

37

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

Temple of Hephaestus

37

Tower of the Winds

35

Ancient Agora of Athens

34

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

Syntagma Square

34

Odeon of Herodes Atticus

32

bouleuterion

30

Kerameikos

29

Heliaia

29

Hadrian's Library

28

Benaki Museum

27

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

Pnyx

27

Long Walls

27

Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens

26

Stoa of Attalos

26

Athena Promachos

26

Choragic Monument of Lysicrates

25

Athens Polytechnic uprising

23

Philopappos Monument

22

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