When Is Athens Not Crowded? Quiet Months, Weeks and Hours

The Parthenon on the Acropolis rock under a clear blue sky with a few visitors walking in front of the columns

The Acropolis sees 162,116 visits in December against 554,309 in late spring, a gap of 3.4 to 1. When is Athens not crowded? From November to February, when no month passes 220,000 Acropolis visits. That quiet comes with cooler air, because January is the coldest month of the Athens year. Travellers who want to see … Read more