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Greece has the longest coastline on the Mediterranean and somewhere between 1,200 and 6,000 islands depending on how an island is counted, of which 227 are inhabited. That figure is the whole planning problem. Around 10 million people live in the country's nine regions, and the three largest cities - Athens, Thessaloniki, Patras - are all on the mainland, while the 21 UNESCO World Heritage Sites are spread across mainland and islands alike. Most trips split accordingly: the mainland for antiquity and the mountains that fill the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, the islands for the sea, with Crete, the largest of them, big enough to fill a week on its own.
Every city catalogued in this country so far, ranked by how much there is to see.
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Αρχαία Αγορά
The Ancient Agora is the flat ground below the north slope of the Acropolis, hemmed in by the Areopagus to the south and the low hill of Kolonos Agoraios to the west.
The National Archaeological Museum stands as one of Athens's principal institutions for ancient Greek art and archaeology. It occupies a substantial neoclassical building that has served this purpose since the nineteenth century.
Plaka is the historic old quarter of Athens, clustered around the northeastern slopes of the Acropolis. Its narrow labyrinthine streets, neoclassical architecture, and Byzantine churches preserve the atmosphere of Ottoman-era Athens.
Λυκαβηττός
Mount Lycabettus is a limestone cone rising to 277 metres above the Kolonaki district, and it is the high point of central Athens.
Μουσείο Μπενάκη
The Benaki Museum is a museum of Greek culture in Athens. It was founded by Antonis Benakis and opened in its present form. The museum occupies a neoclassical building near Syntagma Square.
Μουσείο Κυκλαδικής Τέχνης
The Museum of Cycladic Art is a private museum in Athens dedicated to ancient Aegean cultures, with particular emphasis on Cycladic art of the Early Bronze Age.
Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο
The Byzantine and Christian Museum is a major museum in Athens, Greece, dedicated to the preservation and display of Byzantine and post-Byzantine art and culture.
Εθνική Πινακοθήκη - Μουσείο Αλέξανδρου Σούτσου
The National Gallery–Alexandros Soutsos Museum is Athens's national museum for modern Greek art.
Μουσείον της Πόλεως των Αθηνών
The Museum of the City of Athens occupies the neoclassical residence of King Otto, Greece's first monarch following independence. Located on Klafthmonos Square, this historic mansion represents a significant period of Athenian urban development.
Νομισματικό Μουσείο
The Numismatic Museum of Athens is a museum dedicated to the study and display of coins, medals, and related objects. It occupies the former mansion of Heinrich Schliemann, the German archaeologist who excavated Troy and Mycenae.
The National Historical Museum occupies the Old Parliament House on Stadiou Street in central Athens. The neoclassical building served as the seat of the Greek parliament from 1875 to 1935.
The National Museum of Contemporary Art Athens is a major cultural institution in the Greek capital dedicated to contemporary artistic practice.
Technopolis City of Athens is a major cultural venue housed in a converted industrial complex in the Gazi district. Formerly the Athens gasworks, the site has been repurposed as a multipurpose cultural center.
Ελληνικό Μουσείο Αυτοκινήτου
The Hellenic Motor Museum is an automobile museum located in Athens, Greece. It presents a collection of vehicles spanning multiple decades of automotive history.
Μουσείο Ελληνικών Λαϊκών Οργάνων
The Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments occupies a historic townhouse in the Plaka district beneath the Acropolis. Established through private initiative, it preserves and displays the sonic heritage of Greek regional traditions.
Παρθενών
The Parthenon is the Doric temple that stands on the summit of the Acropolis rock, dedicated by the Athenians to Athena Parthenos, the patron of their city.
Εβραϊκό Μουσείο Ελλάδος
The Jewish Museum of Greece is a museum in Athens dedicated to preserving and presenting the history and culture of Greek Jews. It documents the long presence of Jewish communities in Greece, which spans over two millennia.
Μουσείο Κοσμήματος Ηλία Λαλαούνη
The Ilias Lalaounis Jewelry Museum is a specialized museum in Athens dedicated to the art of jewelry and decorative arts.
The Basil and Elise Goulandris Foundation is an art museum in Athens. It was established to house the private collection of Basil and Elise Goulandris, prominent Greek shipping magnates and art patrons.
Μουσείο Φρυσίρα
Frissiras Museum is a museum located in Athens, Greece. It is listed among tourist attractions in the city. The museum's specific founding date, architectural history, and institutional background are not recorded in available sources.
Μουσείο Ηρακλειδών
The Herakleidon Museum is a private museum in Athens, Greece. It occupies a neoclassical building in the historic Thiseio district, near the Acropolis and the ancient Agora.
Μουσείο Ιστορίας Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών
The Athens University History Museum is a museum dedicated to preserving and presenting the history of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, founded in 1837.
Επιγραφικό μουσείο
The Epigraphic Museum in Athens houses the largest collection of ancient Greek inscriptions in the world. It operates as a specialized institution dedicated to the study, preservation, and display of epigraphic material.
The Athens Olympic Museum is a museum dedicated to the history of the Olympic Games, located in Athens, Greece. It celebrates the city's profound connection to the ancient and modern Olympic movement.
The Athens Conservatoire is a historic institution in central Athens dedicated to music and performing arts education.
The Academy of Athens is a neoclassical building located on Panepistimiou Street in central Athens, Greece. It forms part of the so-called Athenian Trilogy of neoclassical buildings, alongside the National Library and the University of Athens.
The Maria Callas Museum is a cultural institution in Athens dedicated to the life and legacy of Maria Callas, the celebrated Greek-American opera singer.
Μουσείο Μπενάκη (Κτήριο Οδού Πειραιώς)
Εθνικό Ιστορικό Μουσείο
Πολεμικό Μουσείο
Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κεραμεικού
Μουσείο Αρχαίας Αγοράς
Λουτρό των Αέρηδων
Ίδρυμα Βασίλη & Ελίζας Γουλανδρή
Αρχοντικό Μπενιζέλων
Μέγαρο Σταθάτου
Μουσείο Ελληνικής Λαϊκής Τέχνης
Ίδρυμα Εικαστικών Τεχνών και Μουσικής Β&Μ Θεοχαράκη
Μουσείο Μελέτης Ελληνικού Θεάτρου
Μουσείο Μαρίκας Κοτοπούλη
Παλιά Πινακοθήκη Δήμου Αθηναίων
Μουσείο Λαϊκής Τέχνης και Παράδοσης
Μουσείο Μπενάκη Ισλαμικής Τέχνης
Ψηφιακό Μουσείο της Ακαδημίας Πλάτωνος
Ταινιοθήκη Της Ελλάδος
Άλεξ Μυλωνά
Κέντρο Μελετών Ακροπόλεως
Βιομηχανικό Μουσείο Φωταερίου
Μουσείο "Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος"
Μουσείο Ιστορίας της Ελληνικής Ενδυμασίας
Μουσείο Νεώτερης Κεραμεικής
Ελληνικός Κόσμος
Μουσείο ΕΑΜικής Εθνικής Αντίστασης
Μουσείο Αλέκος Φασιανός
Ιδιωτική Συλλογή Έργων Τέχνης Εθνικής Τραπέζης
Μουσείο Ηρακλειδών (Παράρτημα)
Κέντρο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης Ιλεάνα Τούντα
Μουσείο Μακρονήσου
Εκθεση Άνθρωποι και Εργαλεία
Μουσείο Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας Κοτσανά
Μουσείο Χαρακτικής και Γραφικών Τεχνών
Μουσείο Γιώργου Γουναρόπουλου
Μουσείο Ελληνικής Παιδικής Τέχνης
Μουσείο των ψευδαισθήσεων
Ίδρυμα Παύλου και Αλεξάνδρας Κανελλοπούλου
Εθνικό Μουσείο Σύγχρονης Τέχνης
Νέα Πινακοθήκη Δήμου Αθηναίων
Μουσείο Σκίτσου
Εργαστήριο Γιάννη Παππά
Πάρκο Ελευθερίας
Κάστρο Οδού Μπιζανίου (Μάχης 23ης - 24ης Ιουλίου 1944)
Κάστρο Οδού Μπιζανίου (Μάχης 23ης - 24ης Ιουλίου 1944)
Βοτανικό Μουσείο
Μουσείο Πολιτικών Εξορίστων Άη Στράτη
Παιδικό Μουσείο Αθηνών
Ίδρυμα "Κωνσταντίνος Γ. Καραμανλής"
Μουσείο Γλυπτών & Ομοιωμάτων
Μουσείο Αντιδικτατορικής και Εθνικής Αντίστασης
Μουσείο της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδος
Εθνική Γλυπτοθήκη
Πινακοθήκη Νίκου Χατζηκυριάκου - Γκίκα
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Eight to twelve days can cover Athens, one mainland archaeological route and one island group. Every ferry leg consumes real itinerary time, so collecting ports across several island chains is poor use of a first visit.
Greece’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides the visa framework for entry. Passport nationality, stay length and the wider Schengen route determine whether an application is needed and where it must be lodged.
Athens is the main gateway, while ferries and domestic flights connect island groups and regional airports. Mainland buses and limited rail corridors require route-specific planning; ferry schedules should be rechecked close to travel.
April to June and September to October suit many archaeological and island itineraries without peak midsummer heat. Ferry exposure, island seasonality and mountain weather still vary by destination.
Greece prices transactions in euros (EUR). National card-acceptance and fee details are Not recorded in this bundle; confirm payment expectations with small accommodations, boat operators and remote businesses.
Greece uses 112 for emergency assistance and 230 V Type C and F sockets. A single nationwide tap-water recommendation is Not recorded, so use the relevant island or municipal guidance.
