Monastraki
*Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds -www.hh.gr/en/destinations/roman-agora-athens/
*Hadrian’s Library – http://www.thisisathens.org/antiquities/hadrians-library
*Ancient Agora & museum – http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh355.jsp?obj_id=2485#_=_
Museum of Modern Greek Culture (NMEP) – http://www.melt.gr/en
– – Mosque in Monastraki square – exhibition of the history of the Museum – annex of the Museum of Modern Greek Culture
– – Folk Art Museum: Man & Tools – annex of the Museum of Modern Greek Culture
Acropolis Area
*Acropolis – Acropolis ticket can get you into a few other museums free – http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/gh351.jsp?obj_id=2384
* Acropolis Museum – http://www.theacropolismuseum.gr/en
*Temple of Olympian Zeus – http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/gh251.jsp?obj_id=12863
*Hadrian’s Arch -http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/eh251.jsp?obj_id=1794
*Theatre of Dionysos – http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/2/eh251.jsp?obj_id=10341
*Mars Hill – path close to Acropolis entrance
Plaka Area
Greek Folk Art & Tradition – http://www.melt.gr
North of Omonia Square
*National Archeological Museum – exhibit: Mycenaen Kingdom Revealed – www.namuseum.gr/
Kolonaki Area (near Syndagma Square – north)
*Museum of Cycladic Art (Next to Benaki Museum)– http://www.cycladic.gr
*Benaki Museum of Greek Culture – http://www.benaki.org/index.php?option=com_buildings&view=building&id=1&Itemid=134&lang=el
*Byzantine & Christian Museum – http://www.ByzaintineMuseum.gr
*National War Museum – https://warmuseum.gr/
National Museum of Contemporary Art www.emst.gr/
National Gallery – www.nationalgallery.gr/
Near Syndagma Square (south)
National Historical Museum – Specializes in War of Independence – housed in old Parliament building – http://www.nhmuseum.gr
Pantrati, Athens
*Olympic Stadium (Panathenaic) The stadium of the first modern Olympic games – http://www.panathenaicstadium.gr/
Kifisia (northern Athens)
National Museum of Natural History Goulandris – http://www.gnhm.gr/
Pireaus (port)
Hellenic Maritime Museum – http://www.hmmuseum.gr
* Highly recommended
Hop On Hop Off bus
Open top sightseeing bus (red bus) – www.CitySightseeing.gr
Suggestions
– Get on bus in Monastraki Square
– Decide in advance what stops you want to make in one day (24 hour ticket) or two days (48 hour ticket)
Highly Recommended Stops Follow
Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Archeological Museum, 3 museums (Benaki Museum, War Museum, Museum of Cycladic Art), National Gallery, Syndagma Square (Paliament), Central Market, Temple of Zeus, Ancient Olympic Stadium
