Archeological Site and Museum Hours
THE TABLE BELOW REFLECTS THE PUBLISHED HOURS OF OPERATION OF THE ARCHEOLOGICAL SITES AND THEIR MUSEUMS IN ATHENS – HOWEVER, AS WITH EVERYTHING IN GREECE, THE HOURS ARE OFTEN SUBJECT TO CHANGE, SO IT IS WISE TO CALL AHEAD TO VERIFY.
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES and MUSEUMS
OPENING HOURS
CLOSED ON
Admission fee
ACROPOLIS-ARCHEOLOGICAL SITE
MON – SUN 08:00 – 5:00 PM
*12 EURO
NEW [...]
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Visitors to Athens cannot help but notice the large cranes perched next to the Acropolis, and you’ll be hard pressed for the next several months to capture a photo of the Acropolis without the crane somewhere in your photograph. Fret not about this, instead consider that you are in Athens for a historical moment in [...]
Eugenides Foundation Planetarium
Eugenides Foundation Planetarium
Singrou 387 – 17564 Palio Faliro (Athens)
Tel. +30-210-94-69-641 / +30-210-94-69-600
e-mail: public@eugenfound.edu.gr
Operating hours:
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday 17:30 – 20:30 (5:30 pm – 8:30 pm) (shows every hour)
Saturday and Sunday 10:30 – 20:30 (10:30 am – 8:30 pm)
Admission: 6 – 8 euro
Τιμή εισιτηρίου:6-8 ευρώ (μειωμένο εισιτήριο 4-5 ευρώ)
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