How Many Days in Athens for First-Time Visitors: Hours, Sights and Day Trips

The Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, seen from a low angle under a deep blue sky, with its columns and roof whole.

How many days in Athens for first-time visitors comes down to hours: two full days cover the core, and seven half days hold every ancient site, museum and food stop on a first list. An island leg adds half a day by plane or a full day by ferry. If Athens is one stop on … Read more