Pangrati is a cool, artsy residential Athens neighbourhood south-east of the centre, famed for the Panathenaic Stadium, the Goulandris Museum, excellent food and leafy squares. Explore it alongside the city’s headline sights with skip-the-line tickets and guided tours from My Greece Tours for a more local Athens experience. This authentic quarter is a rewarding district … Read more
Exarcheia is Athens’s bohemian, radical neighbourhood of street art, bookshops, cafés and counter-culture, set north of the centre beside the National Archaeological Museum. Explore it alongside the city’s headline sights with skip-the-line tickets and guided tours from My Greece Tours for a fuller picture of the living city. This alternative quarter is one of the … Read more
Glyfada is the lively capital of the Athens Riviera, a glamorous coastal suburb of beaches, designer shopping, marinas, golf and nightlife south of the city. Pair a Riviera day here with skip-the-line city sightseeing tickets and tours from My Greece Tours for the best of Athens and its coast. This seaside suburb is the heart … Read more
Piraeus is the great port of Athens and one of the busiest in Europe, the main gateway to the Greek islands by ferry, with the scenic Kastella hill, pretty marinas and a fine archaeological museum. Plan your island-hopping and city days around it with skip-the-line tickets and tours from My Greece Tours. The port is … Read more
An Epidaurus day trip from Athens reaches the world’s most perfect ancient theatre, famed for its flawless acoustics, and the great healing sanctuary of Asclepius, all in under two hours. Make it effortless with a guided day trip or skip-the-line tickets from My Greece Tours and see more of the Peloponnese in your day. This … Read more
The best time to visit Athens is from April to June and again in September and October, when the weather is warm and comfortable and the major sites are less crowded. Plan your trip around the ideal season and lock in skip-the-line tickets and tours from My Greece Tours for the smoothest visit whenever you … Read more
This Athens 3 day itinerary covers the Acropolis and Plaka on day one, the museums, hills and neighbourhoods on day two, and a day trip to Cape Sounion, Delphi or the islands on day three. Lock in the headline sights with skip-the-line tickets and tours from My Greece Tours so you waste no time in … Read more
A Mycenae day trip from Athens reaches the Bronze Age citadel of legendary King Agamemnon, with its famous Lion Gate, Cyclopean walls and beehive royal tombs, in under two hours. Make it simple with a guided day trip or skip-the-line tickets from My Greece Tours and see far more of the Peloponnese in your day. … Read more
A Poros day trip from Athens is a short Saronic ferry from Piraeus to a green, pine-clad island with a pretty clock-tower town just metres from the Peloponnese coast. Make it effortless with a guided island cruise or ferry tickets from My Greece Tours and enjoy more of your day ashore. This relaxed island escape … Read more
The Byzantine and Christian Museum in Athens holds over 30,000 icons, sculptures, textiles and manuscripts spanning the 3rd to 20th centuries, one of the world’s great collections of Byzantine art. See it with the city’s headline sights using skip-the-line tickets and tours from My Greece Tours for a richer cultural day. This major museum is … Read more