Places worth the detour in Athens
192 places worth going out of your way for lie within 20 km of Athens, Greece, across 7 kinds of detour; ruins, relics & eerie places are the largest group (69). Best known: Parthenon. 131 of them rank as little-known. Click any card to open it on the map.
The 60 best known, ranked 192
Ranked by how many Wikipedia editions cover them. The other 132 are on the map and on the Greece pages.
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1.Parthenon
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Iconic
Former temple of Athena on the Athenian Acropolis, Greece
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2.Acropolis of Athens
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Iconic
Ancient citadel above the city of Athens
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3.Platonic Academy
Ruins & the uncanny · 4th century BC · Renowned
Ancient philosophical, research and educative center, founded by Plato in Athens
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4.Areopagus
Nature & landscapes · Renowned
Rock outcropping in Athens, associated with ancient legislative and judicial bodies
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6.Erechtheion
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek temple on the north side of the Acropolis of Athens
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8.Daphni Monastery
Sacred sites · 11th century · Renowned
11th-century Byzantine monastery in Greece
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9.Temple of Athena Nike
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Renowned
Ancient Greek temple built in the fifth century CE on the Acropolis of Athens in honor of Athena as the goddess of victory, located in Athens Municipality, Gre…
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10.National Library of Greece
Museums & culture · 19th century · Notable
National library in Athens, Greece
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12.Temple of Hephaestus
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek temple in Athens
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14.Tower of the Winds
Built landmarks · Notable
A Roman tower in Athens that once housed an early weather vane, large clepsydra, and multiple sundials to function as an early clocktower
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18.Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Fun & leisure · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient theater in Athens Acropolis
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24.Athena Promachos
Built landmarks · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient sculpture of Phidias in Athens Acropolis
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26.Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Church building in Athens, Attica Region, Greece
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27.Philopappos Monument
Ruins & the uncanny · 2nd century · Notable
Ancient Greek mausoleum in Muses hill in Athens
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31.Athens Concert Hall
Museums & culture · 20th century · Notable
Performing arts and conference centre in Athens, Greece
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32.National Garden of Athens
Parks & cemeteries · 19th century · Notable
Public park in Athens, Greece
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33.Old Royal Palace
Built landmarks · 19th century · Notable
Building of the Hellenic Parliament, formerly a royal palace
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36.Propylaea of Athens
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Notable
The gate of the Acropolis of Athens
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40.Presidential Mansion
Built landmarks · 19th century · Notable
Building in Athens and official residence of the president of Greece
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43.Byzantine and Christian Museum
Museums & culture · 20th century · Notable
Museum in Athens, Greece
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44.Brauroneion
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple in the Acropolis of Athens
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45.Church of the Holy Apostles
Sacred sites · 10th century · Notable
Restored medieval church in Agora excavations, Athens
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51.Church of Panaghia Kapnikarea
Sacred sites · 11th century · Notable
Byzantine church in Athens, Greece
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52.Cathedral Basilica of St. Dionysius the Areopagite
Sacred sites · 19th century · Notable
Cathedral in Athens, Greece
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53.Kritios Boy
Built landmarks · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient Greek sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens
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54.Moschophoros
Built landmarks · 6th century BC · Notable
Ancient sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens
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55.Old Temple of Athena
Ruins & the uncanny · 5th century BC · Notable
Ancient temple on the Athenian Acropolis
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57.Cynosarges
Ruins & the uncanny · Notable
Area of ancient Athens sacred to Heracles, with gymnasium
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58.Eleusinion
Ruins & the uncanny · Notable
Ancient sanctuary of Eleusinian Demeter in Athens near the Ancient Agora
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59.Rampin Rider
Built landmarks · 6th century BC · Notable
Ancient sculpture from the Acropolis of Athens
