Complete Athens historical sites museums guide — Acropolis, Ancient Agora, top museums, tickets, hours, free days, and itineraries for every traveler.
The €30 five-day pass for the Acropolis and six other sites is gone. Here are the 2026 prices site by site, the tickets worth buying, the ones to skip and the free days that beat any bundle.
When the Acropolis opens and closes in every month, the six days it shuts and the best time to go, with an hour-by-hour crowd model, the cruise-ship effect and what heatwave closures mean for your slot.
Every hour on the hour, day and night, a fresh pair of Evzones takes over at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and every Sunday at 11:00 a large contingent marches in with a military band. When to arrive, where to stand and where else to see the guard.
Complete 2026 Benaki Museum Athens guide - 40,000 objects spanning Greek culture, prehistoric to 20th century, with tickets, hours, and the museum network.
Complete 2026 Byzantine Christian Museum Athens guide - 30,000 artefacts, icons, frescoes, mosaics, tickets, hours, and the Villa Ilissia gardens.
Complete 2026 Panathenaic Stadium Athens guide - history, Olympic legacy, tickets, hours, running on the marble track, and tips for visiting.
Complete 2026 Roman Agora and Tower of the Winds Athens guide - history, monuments, tickets, hours, photography tips, and combining with the Ancient Agora.
Complete 2026 Kerameikos Athens guide - ancient cemetery, Oberländer Museum, Street of Tombs, Sacred Gate, tickets, hours, and tips.
Complete 2026 Temple of Olympian Zeus Athens guide - history, Hadrian's Arch, tickets, hours, photography tips, and how to combine with the Acropolis.
Complete 2026 National Archaeological Museum Athens guide - Mask of Agamemnon, Antikythera bronzes, Cycladic figurines, tickets, hours and tips.
