A Week in Athens: Exploring Ancient Ruins and Vibrant Culture

Ploscaru Gabriel

18 Oct 2023

Embark on a thrilling journey through Athens, where you'll discover the iconic Parthenon, indulge in delicious Greek cuisine, and immerse yourself in the city's rich history and vibrant atmosphere.

Trip to Athens

Tours & Activities

Viator Tours

Day 1

$82

$ 6

Hotel Exarchion

Depart from your stay 🏨

10 - 12 min

Directions

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

12 - 18 min

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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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$16

13 - 20 min

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Restored, landmark temple ruins on archaeological site with iconic Doric columns built from 447 BC.

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$48

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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$18

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

Day 2

$55

$ 6

Hotel Exarchion

Depart from your stay 🏨

7 - 9 min

Directions

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

8 - 11 min

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7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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$18

8 - 12 min

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Big historic park with native & exotic plants, plus archeological remains & a children's library.

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

7 - 10 min

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Site of the first modern Olympic games in 1896, now hosting ceremonial events & tours.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$25

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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$12

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

Day 3

$97

$ 6

Hotel Exarchion

Depart from your stay 🏨

10 - 12 min

Directions

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

8 - 11 min

Directions

An artisan cafe with unique single origin coffee, homemade desserts, fresh lemonades and juices in a relaxing and homey atmosphere.

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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$20

9 - 14 min

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Vast temple begun in 6th century B.C. on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Zeus.

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

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$15

3 - 4 min

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Ultramodern glass & steel museum housing ancient artifacts from the Acropolis archaeological site.

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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$32

With cakes and pies to die for, old school Tsórek (tsoureki) and Simit, more varieties of bread than you would ever imagine this is a 'must-visit' place in order to reinstate what a bakery-boulangerie-bakerei should look like.

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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$30

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

Day 4

$82

$ 8

Hotel Exarchion

Depart from your stay 🏨

11 - 14 min

Directions

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

10 - 15 min

Directions

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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$16

11 - 14 min

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Ruins of iconic 5th-century B.C. temple complex on Athens' rocky hilltop undergoing restoration.

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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$48

12 - 18 min

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Expansive green space next to a cultural center with landscaped walking paths & a playground.

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

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Free

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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$18

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

Day 5

$42

$ 6

Hotel Exarchion

Depart from your stay 🏨

16 - 20 min

Directions

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

4 - 5 min

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Right next to SNFCC you will find us in a sunny all day venue with courtyards, serving 100 wines inspired by the New World, food, speciality coffee and drinks

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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$22

6 - 9 min

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Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center

Modern cultural hub with a national library, opera house, theater & surrounding park.

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Free

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

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$20

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

Day 6

$122

$ 6

Hotel Exarchion

Depart from your stay 🏨

6 - 8 min

Directions

Basic rooms in an informal hotel offering free Wi-Fi, plus a restaurant, a bar & a rooftop garden.

7:30 AM - 7:30 AM

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Free

8 - 11 min

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six d.o.g.s is an all day/all night cultural entertainment center organically combining a Club, a Bar, a Café, a Restaurant and a Garden. Open 365 days a year. Serving Lebanese Breakfast and Lunch during daytime (#badaoui), and Thai Dinner during nighttime (#DaraThai), al fresco. EST. October 2009.

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

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$28

12 - 15 min

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