Interesting sites to visit in Athens
For one day excursions outside the city1) Island of Aegina (about 1 hour from the port of Piraeus)Take Subway line 1 (Green line) towards Piraeus. Get off to the terminal station Piraeus.
Then seek for Gate E8
Before you decide for this excursion make sure that there are tickets:
https://www.sf.gr/eng/2) Archaeological site of Sounio (about 2 hours)Take Subway line 1 (Green line) towards any directions and get off to the station Viktorias. Walk to Mavrommateon 22 (about 3 minutes).
Terminal bus: Mavrommateon 22, Athens 10434 (37°59'34.1"N 23°43'58.0"E)
Bus schedule (From 8:00 to 19:00 every day): 08:00, 10:00, 11:00, 13:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:30, 19:00
Confirm from your hotel the bus timetable.
3) Archaeological site of Eleusis (about 1 hour)Take Subway line 1 (Green line) towards Piraeus. Get off to the station Thissio
Terminal bus: Plateia Agion Asomatvn 3, Athens 10554 (37°58'40.6"N 23°43'16.4"E).
Buss schedule 06:05, 07:15, 08:15, 09:15, 10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 13:00, 13:45, 14:30, 15:15, 16:00, 16:45, 17:30, 18:15
Confirm from your hotel the bus timetable.
City tours1) Museum ship “Averof”Take Subway line 1 (Green line) towards Piraeus. Get off to the station Faliro. Walk about 3 minutes to the bus station N. Faliro (37°56'40.6"N 23°40'01.0"E)
Take one of the buses: 217, A1 or B1 and get off to the Trokantero station. Ask for Averof ship (37°56'00.9"N 23°41'01.6"E)
2) “Stavros Niarchos” Foundation Culture CenterTake Subway line 1 (Green line) towards Piraeus. Get off to the station Faliro. Walk about 10 minutes to the terminal tram station ‘Peace and Friendship Stadium’ or ‘Stadio Irinis ke Filias’ in Greek (37°56'37.3"N 23°39'50.2"E). Get off to the station Tzitzifies.
3) Basic tour in Center (yellow line in the map below)Take Subway line 1 (Green line) towards Piraeus. Change to Line 2 (Red Line) at the station Omonia towards Elliniko. Or take directly line 2 (Red line) and get off to the station Acropolis.
Then you can visit Acropolis Museum – Acropolis archaeological site – Kerameikos archaeological site (37°58'40.7"N 23°43'00.8"E)
4) Second tour (pink line in the map below)Take Subway line 1 (Green line) towards Piraeus. Change to Line 2 (Red Line) at the station Omonia towards Elliniko. Or take directly line 2 (Red line) and get off to the station Acropolis. Then you can go to Adrian’s Arch – Temple of Zeus – Panathinaiko Stadium – National Garden – Syntagma Square – National Historical Museum (Old Parliament 37°58'39.4"N 23°43'58.4"E)
5) Athens War museum and Byzantine & Christian MuseumYou could visit Athens War museum or Byzantine Museum or why not both. They are both next to each other.
Take Metro line 2 (Red line) and change line to the Station Syntagma. Take the Line 3 (Blue Line) and get off to the station Evangelismos. Walk for about 180 meters to get to the Athens War Museum (37°58'31.7"N 23°44'43.6"E).
6) National Archaeological Museum and Lycabettus hillTake subway line 1 (Green line) and get off to the station Viktorias. It’s about 400 meters to the museum. Follow your GPS: 37°59'21.0"N 23°43'54.9"E
Then from there it takes 30 minutes on foot to reach Lycabettus Hill Viewing Area (37°58'54.6"N 23°44'35.5"E).
Another solution is to take a taxi to get you there.
