Athens : BEST THINGS TO DO (Archeological Sites, Museums, Sightseeing ...)

Which archeological sites and museums are worth visiting in Athens ? And what else should you do in Athens ? That's what I'm aswering in this video.

Links to book :

Archeological Sites and Museums are FREE for :
- EU citizens up to 25yo
- non EU citizens up to 5yo

Archeological Sites and Museums are HALF PRICED for :
- non EU citizens from 6 to 25yo
- EU citizens over 65yo
- everyone from November to March
IMPORTANT : FOR THESE FREE / HALF PRICED TICKETS, YOU NEED TO BUY IT IN PERSON, NOT POSSIBLE TO BOOK IT ONLINE.

Archeological Sites & 2 Museums are FREE (for everybody) on :
- Mar 6
- Apr 18
- May 18
- Last weekend of September
- Oct 28
- Every first Sunday from November 1st to March 31st

Archeological sites & 2 Museums are CLOSED on :
- Jan 1
- Mar 25
- May 1
- Greek Easter Sunday (NOT the same at Catholic Easter !!!)
- Dec 25 & 26

Opening hours :

GPS Coordinates :
- Philopappou Viewpoint : 37.96742913729433, 23.721564939512948
- Trailhead Ascent to Lycabettus : 37.97991954886144, 23.742723421055718

0:00 Intro
0:24 Best archeological sites of Athens
2:37 Best Museums of Athens (Acropolis Museum and National Archeological Museum)
4:34 The different packages : Combo Ticket & Athens Pass
5:21 Plaka and Anafiotika
5:46 Changing of the presidential guard
6:27 Areopagus
6:49 Varvakios Central Market
7:09 Panathenaic Stadium
7:21 Philopappou Hill
8:04 Lycabettus Hill
9:37 National Garden
10:01 More info about Athens

[lizbarrington]

These are the absolute best travel videos that I have seen on You Tube. They are going to help make my upcoming trip to Greece more memorable. I wish I could find the same thing for other cities/countries. Well done Greece Explained!

[papalamprainak]

The National Gardens were originally the Royal Gardens, and they were good enough for a capital of 500k citizens.
Now it's just a medium sized park in the very centre of Athens, which can provide some shade and quiet. If you walk away from the streets, at some point you stop hearing the noises, which is always nice in a big city that never stops moving.
I would suggest to anyone that will visit the Panathinaikon Stadium (or its neighborhood in general), while coming from the Acropolis/Plaka area to go through the Zappeion and return through the National Garden. It's a nice walk that a lot of people don't do often.

[sunandabanerjee]

I am just waiting for your video please make a video about milos

[shruthiv]

Watching ur videos feels like talking to a friend in Greece asking tips for the trip while sipping on a cup of coffee☕ 😊 It really brings smile on my face, Thank u Sebastian 💐😊

[sharikratz]

Planning my entire Athens itinerary by your videos! Thank you. Excellent editing and invaluable information.

[andyvanderheiden]

Enjoyed your video! You took my wife and I on a private tour of Santorini. We will be returning to Athens in 2024. Looking forward to your video on Athens street food and day trips.

[elimarnareads]

Oh my goodness! I am so glad I found your channel. My friend and I will be in Athens in July (not ideal but it's the ONLY month she can travel, but also we both lived in Texas where 40C temps are normal for several months). Your videos are exactly what I've been hoping to find as we plan our trip.

[Orodaran]

I discovered you when I visited Santorini in 2022. Noticed through Instagram that you went to Athens. Now I'm coming in the first week of 2025 (3 full days actually, leaving aside day of arrival and day of departure) so you'll prove useful once again whooho! this video alone already updated a lot of the notes I was already taking for myself reading around here and there, now I'm gonna "study" all the rest. You're the man!

[nickloong]

Better still, if you are interested to watch the Imperial Guard March event, there's another location where you can watch this without the crowd. It's at the Prime Ministers Office building, which is located just opposite of the National Garden.😅👌

[airamsipuola]

The National Garden is a nice little cooling-off spot when you're walking around the Syntagma area in the summer: plenty of shade, benches, gazebos, little ponds with fish and frogs, really tall palm trees and other beautiful flora.

[alexanderlalor]

These are so incredible, I just moved to Athens and the information you are providing for free is such a god send, thank you sir!

[merrillmixer]

Thanks for your great videos. Sure would appreciate one about how to go and what to do at the Athens Riviera. We're slow travelers and are going to be 10 days in the area.

[trektion]

I agree with shruthi, I keep watching your videos even though I went last year. I makes me feel still being there and enjoying my beautiful memories. By the way, the tip of where to find the stair going down from Lycabettus hill is very useful. I did not have it when I was walking down in the dark and even though I found my way after all it was certainly not precisely the correct path or even a path at some points LOL

[dianedesimpel]

I totally agree with Actianek ... daily blogs are nothing compared to your videos😀. You are really knowledgeable and your insight is really helpful. Counting down the days up to my visit to Athens in September and having a tour with you 😍

[shokhanmohammedfatah]

Best travel videos I have ever watched. I must thank you!

[Janoskingdom]

Thank you, your videos are great very helpful, I,ll be visiting youtr beautiful country very soon.

[garyroberts]

You are a mine of information…I’ll be in Athens in 3 weeks, you’re a great help

[rehan]

I will be visiting Athen and Santorini in 2 weeks and just want to thank you for making the video it helps me a lot to make a list of things to see while we are there. So thank you.

[Waltonruler]

Γεια σου! I'll be in Greece for 9 nights in May. I booked an Airbnb in Athens for the whole time but with the intent to spend some days in Athens, do some island hopping, then return to Athens before leaving. This is perfect for me to get the most out of my time in Athens! Ευχαριστώ!

[zandreateow]

thank you, this video was very helpful in answering my questions after many failed google searches!