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Christmas in Athens is mild, bright and surprisingly local: afternoons around 15°C, lights strung over the shopping streets from late November, and a city that spends a month eating, shopping and singing carols rather than shutting down. Only a few days really close things, chiefly 25 and 26 December and 1 January, when the Acropolis and the big museums lock their gates. Christmas in Athens in December rewards anyone who plans around those dates and a sunset just after 17:00; it disappoints anyone hoping for snow, a Vienna-sized Christmas market or a late train home on New Year’s Eve.
This page is for first-time visitors weighing up a December city break, and for anyone already booked who wants to know what will be open on which day. One caveat matters more than any other: the tree lighting, the Christmas Factory and the New Year’s Eve concert are described as they ran in 2025, with the year named, so check the City of Athens for the 2026 programme; the holidays and closures are fixed. Details checked 26 September 2026 against the City of Athens, the Ministry of Culture, the Acropolis Museum, the National Archaeological Museum, OASA, the Athens Traders Association and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC). For flights, visas and budgets, start with our guide to planning your Athens trip.
| December at a glance | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Weather | Usually 7°C to 15°C (the City of Athens’ own range); snow is rare in the city itself |
| Daylight | About nine and a half hours: sunrise 07:20-07:40, sunset 17:05-17:15 |
| Public holidays | Friday 25 and Saturday 26 December 2026; Friday 1 and Wednesday 6 January 2027 |
| Acropolis | €30 (reduced €15), 08:00-17:00 with last entry 16:30; closed 25-26 December and 1 January |
| Christmas lights | From late November: the Syntagma tree was lit on 27 November in 2025 |
| Shopping | Longer hours all month; in 2025 shops also traded on Sundays 14, 21 and 28 December |
| New Year’s Eve | Free concert in Syntagma Square in 2025, but buses, metro and tram had finished by 23:00 |
| Book ahead | Acropolis time slots, dinner on 24, 25 and 31 December, rooftop tables with an Acropolis view |
| Best dates | Roughly 7-23 December: lights up, sites on normal winter hours, shops open late |
What’s changed in 2026?
Four details catch out December visitors who plan from older guides.
- No winter discount at the Acropolis. Entry costs €30 (reduced €15) in every month. The half-price winter ticket that older guides mention no longer exists, so budget the full fare.
- No free first Sundays at the Acropolis. Its free days are now 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October, and none falls in winter. The National Archaeological Museum kept its own rule: free on the first and third Sundays from November to March, which means 6 and 20 December 2026, then 3 and 17 January 2027.
- A new address for official tickets. The Ministry of Culture’s site pages now send you to tickets.hh.gr, the Hellenic Heritage ticket site. The same service still answers at hhticket.gr, the address older guides give, so both are official. Tickets are timed, and there is no official skip-the-line product; resellers sell tours.
- A smaller hotel levy in winter. Greece’s Climate Crisis Resilience Fee drops from November to March: €0.50 a room per night in 1-2 star hotels, €1.50 in 3-star, €3 in 4-star and €4 in 5-star, against €2 to €15 from April to October. It’s usually collected when you check out.
What is Christmas in Athens in December really like?
Mild, bright and short. The City of Athens gives 7°C to 15°C as its usual range for autumn and winter, which means a jumper and a light jacket at lunchtime and a proper coat after dark. Icy days are rare, and snow settles on the mountains around the city rather than on the Parthenon. Pack a waterproof as well as sunglasses: this is the wetter half of the Athenian year.
The number that shapes your days is daylight, not temperature. You get about nine and a half hours of it. Sunrise slips from around 07:20 on 1 December to 07:40 by New Year’s Eve, and the sun sets between 17:05 and 17:15 all month. The Acropolis closes at 17:00, so the site and the sunset finish almost together. Do the outdoor sights in the morning, keep museums for the afternoon, and let the lights take over after dark.
Crowds are the good news. The City’s own guide sells December on fewer tourists and shorter queues, and the centre feels as if it belongs to Athenians again: families on Ermou Street at dusk, bakery counters stacked with honey biscuits, children with triangles singing carols on Christmas Eve morning. The season runs from St Nicholas’s day on 6 December to Epiphany on 6 January, and by the first week of December the squares have their trees.
What it isn’t is a snow-globe Christmas: Athens has festive hubs rather than one sprawling market, and most of its big events are free. Some visitors love that. Some feel short-changed.
Verdict: come for a mild city break with a festive evening layer, not for a white Christmas. If you’re still choosing between December and another month, our month-by-month guide to the best time to visit Athens weighs them all.
What closes over Christmas and New Year? The 2026-27 calendar
Four fixed public holidays shape the season: Christmas Day (25 December), the Synaxis, or second day of Christmas (26 December), New Year’s Day (1 January) and Epiphany (6 January). In 2026 the first two land on a Friday and a Saturday. Shops will be shut on both, and Sunday 27 December is a normal closing day unless the traders declare it a trading Sunday, as they did with the Sunday after Christmas in 2025. Until the 2026 hours come out, treat Christmas Eve, Thursday 24 December, as your last easy shopping day before the break.
| Date | What it is | Sites and museums | Shops | Transport |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 6 Dec | St Nicholas’s day, not a holiday | Open; National Archaeological Museum free | Normally shut; 2026 trading Sundays not yet announced | Sunday service |
| Sun 20 Dec | Last Sunday before Christmas | Open; National Archaeological Museum free | The matching Sunday in 2025 traded 11:00-18:00 | Sunday service |
| Thu 24 Dec | Christmas Eve, a working day | Open: not on the closure lists | 2025: 09:00-18:00 | Not on OASA’s 2025 holiday list |
| Fri 25 Dec | Christmas Day, public holiday | Acropolis, Ancient Agora, Acropolis Museum and National Archaeological Museum closed | Closed | Buses and trolleys on Sunday timetables (2025) |
| Sat 26 Dec | Second day of Christmas, public holiday | Same closures | Closed | Sunday timetables (2025) |
| Sun 27 Dec | Ordinary Sunday | Open | 2025’s post-Christmas Sunday traded 11:00-18:00; 2026 not announced | Sunday service |
| Thu 31 Dec | New Year’s Eve | Open: not on the closure lists | 2025: 09:00-18:00 | 2025: everything finished by 23:00 |
| Fri 1 Jan | New Year’s Day (St Basil), public holiday | Acropolis, Ancient Agora, Acropolis Museum and National Archaeological Museum closed | Closed | Sunday timetables (2026) |
| Sat 2 Jan | Working day | Open | Traders were advised to stay shut on 2 January 2026; 2027 not announced | Special bus timetable on 2 January 2026 |
| Wed 6 Jan | Epiphany, public holiday | Acropolis open: not on its closure list | Treat it like a Sunday | Sunday timetables (2026) |
Three things follow. First, do the big sights on the working days in between: the Acropolis and the museums don’t list 24 or 31 December as closures. Second, the Acropolis Museum’s late Friday opening is lost on both holiday Fridays, 25 December and 1 January; use 4, 11 or 18 December instead. Third, 6 December is not a holiday but it is a date to watch. The UK Foreign Office lists it among the days when political demonstrations may take place in central Athens, particularly around Syntagma Square, and police often use tear gas to disperse them. Our Athens safety tips explain how to steer around a march.
Which sites and museums are open over Christmas?
Everything outside the holidays above, on short winter hours. With the summer crowds gone the queues are shorter, but the clock is tighter: the big archaeological sites shut between 15:00 and 17:00, so a late breakfast can cost you a site.
Acropolis
€30, about two hours. Winter hours are 08:00-17:00, with last entry at 16:30, and the site closes on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Book a time slot on tickets.hh.gr and take the earliest you can face: low winter sun on the Parthenon is the best light of the year, and you’ll share it with far fewer people than in summer. After rain the polished marble paths get slippery, so wear shoes with real grip.
Plan it: 08:00-17:00 (last entry 16:30); €30, reduced €15; Akropoli metro (Line 2), a few minutes from the South Slope entrance; allow two hours; best on a weekday morning.
Acropolis Museum
€20, two to three hours. From 1 November the museum keeps winter hours: Monday to Thursday 09:00-17:00, Friday 09:00-22:00, and Saturday and Sunday 09:00-20:00, with last entry 30 minutes before closing. It closes on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Reduced (€10) and free tickets are issued only at the museum’s own desk, not online. It’s the best wet-afternoon plan in the city, and the Friday late opening turns it into an evening out.
Plan it: winter hours as above; €20, reduced €10; Akropoli metro (Line 2), a minute’s walk; allow two to three hours; best on a Friday evening or a rainy afternoon.
National Archaeological Museum
€20, or free on 6 and 20 December. The summer timetable runs until 15 November 2026. In the 2025-26 winter season (16 November 2025 to 3 May 2026) the museum opened Wednesday to Monday 08:30-15:30, with last admission at 15:00, and Tuesday 13:00-20:00; check the 2026-27 winter hours on namuseum.gr before you go. It closes on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. Go in the morning: if the 15:30 close returns, it leaves little time after lunch for the bronzes and the Antikythera Mechanism.
Plan it: €20, free on 6 and 20 December 2026; mornings; Omonia metro (Lines 1 and 2) or Viktoria (Line 1), about 10 minutes’ walk; allow two to three hours; best on a free Sunday.
Ancient Agora and the Temple of Olympian Zeus
Short days, early closes. The Ancient Agora opens 08:00-16:30 in winter (last entrance 16:10) and closes on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. The upper-floor exhibition in the Stoa of Attalos and the Church of the Holy Apostles have been closed to visitors since 1 November 2025. The Temple of Olympian Zeus shuts earliest of the big sites, at 15:00 (last entrance 14:40), so fit it in before lunch.
Verdict: spend 24 December and the morning of 31 December on sites, and give the holidays themselves to walking. The paths up Philopappos Hill (Filopappou) and Lycabettus (Lykavittos) cost nothing, and the views don’t close for Christmas.
When are shops open in December?
Normal Athens shop hours puzzle visitors: Monday and Wednesday 09:00-15:00; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 09:00-14:00 and 17:30-21:00; Saturday 09:00-15:00; almost everything shut on Sunday. In the centre most shops skip the afternoon break. December rewrites the rules. Each year the Athens Traders Association (Emporikos Syllogos Athinon) proposes festive hours; in 2025 it published them on 18 November, and they looked like this:
| Day (Christmas 2025) | Proposed shop hours |
|---|---|
| Weekdays 11-12, 16-19, 22-23 and 29-30 December | 09:00-21:00 |
| Saturday 13 December | 09:00-16:00 |
| Sunday 14 December | 11:00-16:00 |
| Monday 15 December | 09:00-16:00 |
| Saturdays 20 and 27 December | 09:00-18:00 |
| Sundays 21 and 28 December | 11:00-18:00 |
| Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve | 09:00-18:00 |
| 25 and 26 December, 1 January | Closed (public holidays) |
| Friday 2 January 2026 | Closed |
Two caveats. The hours are a recommendation, not a rule: each shop chooses within the legal limits of 06:00-21:00 from Monday to Saturday and 11:00-20:00 on Sunday, so a boutique may close earlier than the chain next door. And the 2026 version isn’t out yet. December 2026 has Sundays on the 6th, 13th, 20th and 27th; which of them trade is the association’s call, published on its site, esathena.gr.
For where to spend the money, Ermou Street, the pedestrian high street between Syntagma and Monastiraki, sits under the densest run of festive lights. Our wider guide to shopping in Athens covers the neighbourhoods beyond it, from Kolonaki’s boutiques to Monastiraki’s flea market. The best edible souvenir costs little and travels well: a box of melomakarona or kourabiedes from a neighbourhood bakery (fournos).
Where are the Christmas markets and lights in Athens?
Set expectations first. Athens doesn’t have one big Christmas market; it has half a dozen festive hubs, most of them free. In 2025 the City of Athens ran its programme from the Syntagma tree lighting on 27 November to Epiphany, with free concerts and children’s workshops across the squares. The list follows the 2025 edition, ranked by how much of an evening each is worth. The 2026 dates will appear on the City’s visitor site, thisisathens.org; for the rest of the year’s dates, see our Athens festivals and events calendar.
1. Syntagma Square tree and lights
Free, 30 minutes. The city’s main tree stands in Syntagma Square, facing the Parliament, and its lighting opens the season. In 2025 that happened on 27 November: a free evening from 17:00, a parade led by the City Philharmonic from the Ermou fountain, a pop concert, and the mayor switching on a 19-metre fir at 19:30. After the holidays the tree went to the Athens School of Fine Arts as wood for student carvers, which is a better ending than most Christmas trees get.
Plan it: free; best after dark, from about 17:15; Syntagma metro (Lines 2 and 3) opens onto the square; allow 30 minutes; best for a first-evening walk that carries on down Ermou.
2. SNFCC Christmas World
Free, a full evening. The Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, home of the Greek National Opera and the National Library on Syngrou Avenue, puts on the best-looking Christmas in Athens. In 2025 its Christmas World opened on 29 November with free admission: lights on the 80 plane trees along the Canal, three decorated trees in the Agora, the Canal fountains dancing to Christmas music, and BioLumina, a festival of light installations in Stavros Niarchos Park that ran to 7 January. A Makers’ Market filled the Pine Grove from 13 December. The Ice Rink on the Canal opened daily 10:00-22:00 from 29 November to 7 January, and every skater had to pre-register online.
Verdict: if you have only one festive evening, spend it here. Arrive at dusk and walk the park as the installations come on.
Plan it: free (skating needed pre-registration in 2025); grounds open 06:00-00:00; 364 Syngrou Avenue, Kallithea; SNFCC shuttle bus from Syngrou-Fix metro (Line 2); allow three hours; best for couples and families.
3. Christmas Factory at Technopolis
€8-19 in 2025, two to three hours. Technopolis, the City’s arts venue in the old gasworks at Gazi, turns into a Christmas fairground. The 2025 DEI Christmas Factory ran from 22 November to 6 January with a Fun Park (Christmas slides, a carousel, a Ferris wheel, an ice train, bumper cars, a mirror maze and a large ice rink), theatre, workshops and a Christmas market of gifts, ornaments, hot chocolate and snacks. Until 21 December it opened 16:00-22:00 on weekdays and 10:00-22:00 at weekends.
Verdict: worth every euro with children under about ten. Without them it’s an expensive way to see a Christmas tree; the bars of Gazi across the road make the better adult evening.
Plan it: €8-19 (2025 prices); weekdays from 16:00 and weekends from 10:00 until 21 December (2025); 100 Pireos Street, Gazi; Kerameikos metro (Line 3), a two-minute walk; allow two to three hours; best for families with young children.
4. Kotzia Square Christmas Village
Free, 20 minutes. In 2025 the City set up a Christmas Village in Kotzia Square, outside City Hall, for the whole of December. It’s a small family stop rather than a destination, but it sits on the walk from Omonia down Athinas Street to Monastiraki, so it costs you nothing to look.
Plan it: free; Omonia metro (Lines 1 and 2), about five minutes’ walk; allow 20 minutes; best as a stop on the way to Monastiraki.
5. Mitropoleos Square and the Ermou lights
Free, 45 minutes. In 2025 the traditional nativity scene stood in Mitropoleos Square, outside the city’s cathedral, and a Nutcracker Gate framed Ermou Street. Walk it at dusk from Syntagma, cut left to the cathedral, and finish in Monastiraki: 15 minutes of walking that somehow takes 45 because you stop every few metres.
Plan it: free; start at Syntagma (Lines 2 and 3), finish at Monastiraki (Lines 1 and 3); allow 45 minutes; best at dusk on a weekday, when the crowds are thinner.
6. Omonia Square water shows
Free, 15 minutes. From mid-December 2025 the restored fountain in Omonia Square ran musical water shows after dark. Pleasant if you’re passing; not worth a special trip.
Plan it: free; evenings from mid-December (2025); Omonia metro (Lines 1 and 2); allow 15 minutes; best combined with Kotzia Square.
Which Greek Christmas traditions will you actually see?
Most of a Greek Christmas happens at home, but a few customs spill onto the street, and knowing them turns a knock at the door into something you understand.
Carollers at the door
From early morning on 24 December, 31 December and again at Epiphany, children go from door to door singing the kalanda, the Greek carols, to the ting of a metal triangle. These days they work the shops, cafes and restaurants too, asking “Na ta poume?” (“Shall we sing them?”). The custom is to let them sing and hand over a coin or two, so keep some change in your pocket on those mornings.
Boats as well as trees
Before the tree arrived, the Greek centrepiece was the karavaki, a small boat decorated with lights. The custom began on the islands, where families waited for sailors to come home, and a few neighbourhoods near the sea still keep it.
St Basil, not Santa
The traditional Greek gift-bringer is Agios Vasilis, St Basil, who comes on New Year’s Day, his feast day. The City’s own guide describes him as tall and slender with a dark, bushy beard, a long way from the red-suited version. Most children now open presents at Christmas, and some get a second round on 1 January to keep the custom alive. Two of the biggest name days, for Christina and for Vasilis, also fall in the season, and in Greece a name day counts for more than a birthday.
Pomegranates and the coin in the cake
On New Year’s Day pomegranates are smashed on doorsteps: the seeds that scatter stand for happiness and plenty in the year ahead. Then comes the vasilopita, a simple vanilla cake often flavoured with orange and sometimes with mastiha, cut in order from the oldest person to the youngest. Whoever finds the coin in their slice has luck for the year.
Melomakarona or kourabiedes?
Athenians tend to pick a side. Melomakarona are oil-based biscuits soaked in honey and spiced with orange, cinnamon and cloves, with chopped nuts on top. Kourabiedes are crumbly butter-and-walnut biscuits buried under icing sugar, which ends up on your coat whatever you do. Try both before you choose a camp.
Eating out over the holidays
You won’t go hungry. The City of Athens says most restaurants stay open over the holidays, many with special Christmas menus. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year’s Eve are the nights Athenians book, so reserve those three a week or more ahead and expect a special Christmas menu.
How does Athens celebrate New Year’s Eve?
Late, and mostly around a table. The City’s own advice is to sleep in, book a late dinner well in advance and watch the midnight fireworks over the Acropolis from a rooftop. Some Athenians move on to the bouzoukia, the big live-music clubs, after midnight; others play cards until sunrise.
The free option is Syntagma Square. On 31 December 2025 the City of Athens programmed a concert there from 22:00 with its Philharmonic Orchestra and the singers Kostis Maraveyas and Rena Morfi, a drone show before midnight and, at 12, what it called “silent, eco-friendly” fireworks.
Then the catch. OASA’s notice for 31 December 2025 said every bus and trolley route, all three metro lines and the tram would be finished by 23:00, an hour before the countdown. If your hotel isn’t within walking distance of Syntagma, you’re relying on taxis at the busiest moment of the year. The 2026 arrangements will come in OASA’s own notice at the end of December; the 2025 one went up on the day itself.
Verdict: Syntagma is worth it if you’re staying in the centre, anywhere from Plaka to Kolonaki. Staying further out? Book dinner near your hotel and find the nearest rooftop for midnight.
What happens at Epiphany on 6 January?
Epiphany, Theophania or Ta Fota in Greek, closes the season on 6 January, a Wednesday in 2027 and a public holiday. The ceremony to see is the blessing of the waters: after the morning service a priest throws a cross into the sea and swimmers dive in to bring it back. The City of Athens says anyone near the sea is bound to see one, so head for the waterfront at Piraeus, Faliro or along the Riviera. Carollers make their last round, buses and trolleys ran Sunday timetables on 6 January 2026, and the Acropolis doesn’t list Epiphany among its closures.
What to skip, and when not to come
- Sightseeing plans on 25 and 26 December and 1 January. The Acropolis, the Ancient Agora, the Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum are all shut. Walk, eat, and save the tickets for the working days either side.
- A Christmas-market crawl. If mulled wine under snow is the point of the trip, Athens will feel thin; it does lights, carols and food far better than stalls.
- A spur-of-the-moment island hop. Winter wind has the final say at sea: Blue Star Ferries posted bad-weather itinerary changes for several stretches of January and February 2026. If an island matters, leave slack days.
- Syntagma on 6 December if a march is forming. It’s a regular date for demonstrations.
When not to come: if your only free dates are 25 to 27 December and museums are your priority, or if you want to swim and sunbathe. Otherwise December is one of the easiest months to see Athens properly.
How to plan a Christmas trip to Athens
Aim for the fortnight between about 7 and 23 December: the lights are up, the sites and museums keep normal winter hours, and the shops trade late. Four days lets you give day one to the Acropolis and its museum, day two to the National Archaeological Museum (free if your dates include 6 or 20 December), day three to an SNFCC evening, and day four to Gazi or a Riviera walk. Our three-day Athens itinerary works as the skeleton if you move the outdoor sites to mornings.
Pack layers, a waterproof and shoes with grip; our Athens packing list has the winter version, and our Athens trip cost breakdown shows what a day really costs. Learn “Kala Christougenna” (Merry Christmas) and “Kali chronia” (Happy New Year) before you land; our useful Greek phrases handle the rest. Everything else, from visas to airport transfers, sits in our Athens trip-planning hub.
Christmas in Athens FAQ
Is Greece open in December?
Yes. Athens runs normally all month apart from the public holidays: 25 and 26 December, then 1 and 6 January. On 25 and 26 December and 1 January the Acropolis and the main museums close along with the shops. The islands are a different story: winter weather can disrupt ferries for days, so build slack into any island plan.
Is there a Christmas market in Athens?
Not one big market in the Central European style. In 2025 the festive stalls were inside the Christmas Factory at Technopolis (22 November to 6 January), at the Christmas Village in Kotzia Square through December, and at the SNFCC’s Makers’ Market from 13 December. The 2026 dates hadn’t been announced by late September 2026.
Is the Acropolis open on Christmas Day?
No. The Acropolis closes on 25 and 26 December and 1 January, as do the Ancient Agora, the Acropolis Museum and the National Archaeological Museum. Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and Epiphany are not on its closure list. In winter it opens 08:00-17:00, with last entry at 16:30, and tickets cost €30, or €15 reduced.
What is the weather like in Athens in December?
Mild and changeable. The City of Athens gives 7°C to 15°C as its usual autumn-and-winter range, icy days are rare, and snow usually stays on the surrounding mountains. Expect some rain and wind with bright days in between, and about nine and a half hours of daylight, with sunset between 17:05 and 17:15.
Do shops open on Sundays in December?
Some do. Athens shops normally close on Sundays, but the Athens Traders Association recommends festive trading Sundays each year; in 2025 they were 14, 21 and 28 December, from 11:00. Check the Athens Traders Association for the 2026 list; the 2025 one appeared on 18 November. Shops close on 25 and 26 December and 1 January.
Does the metro run all night on New Year’s Eve?
Not in 2025. OASA announced that on 31 December 2025 all buses, trolleys, the three metro lines and the tram would finish by 23:00, before midnight. The 2026 arrangements will come in OASA’s own notice at the end of December. Plan to walk back from Syntagma, or celebrate near your hotel.
Related Athens Guides
- Best Time to Visit Athens, Month by Month: how December compares with the rest of the year.
- Athens Festivals and Events Calendar: the year’s big dates beyond Christmas.
- Shopping in Athens: markets, streets and souvenirs across the city.
- Ermou Street Shopping Guide: the high street under the Christmas lights.
- Athens Packing List: what to bring for a winter trip.
Sources and How We Checked
We checked every price, date, time and closure on 26 September 2026 against the official sources below, compiled this page from them rather than from other travel lists, and don’t claim a first-hand visit.
- City of Athens visitor guide: Christmas in Athens, Christmas Tree Lighting 2025, DEI Christmas Factory 2025, SNFCC Ice Rink 2025, New Year’s Eve 2025 at Syntagma Square, Holidays and Opening Hours and Weather
- Hellenic Ministry of Culture: Acropolis, Ancient Agora and Temple of Olympian Zeus pages; official tickets at tickets.hh.gr (Hellenic Heritage)
- Acropolis Museum: Plan your visit
- National Archaeological Museum: Visit: hours, tickets and closures
- OASA (Athens Urban Transport Organisation): Christmas and New Year 2025-26 service and New Year’s Eve 2025 service (both in Greek)
- Athens Traders Association: Christmas 2025 shop hours (in Greek)
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center: SNFCC Christmas World 2025
- UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Greece: safety and security
Athens Tourism Guide is an independent publication. We are not affiliated with the Hellenic Ministry of Culture, OASA, the Greek National Tourism Organisation or any business named here, and no business paid to be included.
Photo Credits
- Syntagma Square Christmas tree: photo by George E. Koronaios, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Mitropoleos Square at Christmas: photo by George E. Koronaios, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Ermou Street in December: photo by George E. Koronaios, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Technopolis, Gazi: photo by George E. Koronaios, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Omonia Square fountain: photo by Kompikos, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- Melomakarona: photo by Alexander Baxevanis, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
- Christmas Factory at Technopolis (featured image): photo by Georgios Liakopoulos, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
