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Attica

Things to see in Attica

28 sights, museums, parks and places worth the stop.

A pair of grey terracotta boots displayed on a beige surface with a pottery vessel in the background.

Athens Β· Ancient Ruins

Ancient Agora of Athens

Historic civic center in Athens, Greece
The image shows the ruins of an ancient stone theater with tiered seating carved into a hillside and a reconstructed concrete stage area in the foreground under a blue sky.

Lavreotiki Β· Archaeological Sites

Ancient Theatre of Thorikos

The Ancient Theatre of Thorikos lies on the southern slopes of Mount Velatouri, on the coast of Attica just north of the...
A low-angle shot of a white neoclassical building with a portico of fluted columns, a Greek flag, and a blue flag, with a woman walking up the front steps.

Athens Β· Historic Mansions

Benaki Museum

Neoclassical mansion housing Greek cultural artifacts
A crowded public square at dusk featuring a large Ottoman-era mosque with a dome and minaret in the center, the Acropolis hill with the Parthenon visible in the background, and a long wooden seating structure in the foreground.

Athens Β· Urban & Local Life

Monastiraki Flea Market

Open-air market in central Athens
AI-generated illustration of Kambeli Beach

Hydra Β· Natural Landscapes

Kambeli Beach

Hydra Island has no motor vehicles, and its coast is mostly rock. The small harbour town and its ring of stone mansions...
A white marble bust of a female figure (a korΔ“) standing on a pedestal, with a descriptive plaque visible on the pedestal's base.

Athens Β· Archaeological Museums

National Archaeological Museum

Largest Greek antiquities museum in Athens
The image shows the ancient Greek temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, featuring its iconic Doric columns against a clear blue sky.

Sounio Β· Historic Sites & Ruins

Temple of Athena Sounia

Most people who drive out to Sounion come for the Temple of Poseidon on the very tip of the cape, but the headland also...
A wide-angle view of a large, U-shaped marble stadium with tiered seating rising on both sides, a paved plaza in the foreground, and a small kiosk labeled "THE OFFICIAL MUSEUM SHOP" on the right.

Athens Β· Historic Sites & Ruins

Panathenaic Stadium

White marble stadium, site of 1896 Olympics
A view of the Acropolis of Athens rising above the rooftops of a residential neighborhood, featuring the Propylaea entrance structure and the cave of Aglauros on the rock face.

Athens Β· Churches

Plaka Neighborhood

Athens' oldest neighborhood beneath the Acropolis
Whitewashed houses of Kamini village above the rocky shore on Hydra

Hydra Β· Natural Landscapes

Kamini Beach

Hydra Island has no cars, and arriving at the harbour feels like stepping into another century. Kamini is the small fish...
The image shows the Gate of Athena Archegetis, a stone monument with four columns and a pediment, located within an archaeological site with modern buildings visible in the background.

Athens Β· Ancient Ruins

Roman Agora of Athens

Roman-era marketplace in Athens' Plaka district
A row of massive, fluted Corinthian columns with ornate capitals, part of a ruined ancient temple, set against a backdrop of a modern city and hills.

Athens Β· Ancient Ruins

Temple of Olympian Zeus

Colossal ancient temple in Athens