Greece · GoGo City Guide

Athens

3 Days in Athens

11Stops2UNESCO Sites+26Travel Score

Day 1Arrival DayMediumAcropolis

The Acropolis

The Parthenon at opening time, then the museum below it.

  1. AM

    Arrive and Settle In

    Check in, drop your bags and get your bearings.

  2. 15:00
    2 h

    The Parthenon and the Acropolis

    UNESCO

    Acropolis, Athens

  3. 17:30
    1.5 h

    Acropolis Museum

    Acropolis Museum

  4. 20:00
    2 h

    Rooftop dinner facing the Acropolis

    Food

    Monastiraki rooftops

Good to Know

  • Go at opening: summer heat on the rock is fierce by noon

Day 2Day TripFullDelphi

Delphi

The sanctuary of the oracle on Mount Parnassus, about 2.5 hours by road.

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Day 3City DayFullPlaka

Ancient Agora and Plaka · National Archaeological Museum

The ancient marketplace and its temple, then the old lanes under the Acropolis. Greece's greatest collection, from Mycenae's gold to the Antikythera mechanism.

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Day Trip · UNESCO

Mycenae, Epidaurus and Nafplio

Agamemnon's citadel, the great theatre and a Venetian harbour town, by car or tour.

Day Trip

Cape Sounion

The coast road to the Temple of Poseidon for sunset.

Day Trip

Hydra

A car-free island two hours by fast ferry.

Half Day

Temple of Zeus and Syntagma

Giant columns, the marble stadium and the changing of the guard.

Half Day

Athens Riviera

A swim in the warm spring-fed lake on the coast.

When to Go

This version is for Jun–Sep. The best months below come from GoGo's climate data.

Typical highs

Best monthsRain: wettest Dec (86 mm), driest Aug (8 mm)

Climate: NASA POWER