What ruined trips to Athens

“Closed Sundays, which catches weekend visitors. It is small and busy and the tables are tight. Being next to the meat market means the surrounding streets are not pretty.”

★★★★★ Ta Karamanlidika tou Fani, Athens

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“Twelve euros for a fairly small permanent collection, and temporary exhibitions can push the ticket to 14. Closed Tuesdays. The Kolonaki setting means everything around it is expensive too.”

★★★★★ Museum of Cycladic Art, Athens

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“Byzantine art is an acquired taste and the museum does little to ease you in. It closes at 15:30 on most days, which catches people planning an afternoon. Tuesday closure is easy to walk into.”

★★★★ Byzantine and Christian Museum, Athens

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“It is a twenty-minute walk from the Plaka in a workaday part of the city, which is why so many visitors skip it. The building is large and the labelling is uneven, so some outstanding objects are easy to walk past. Ther…”

★★★★★ National Archaeological Museum, Athens

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“Thirty euros is a significant increase on the historic price and there is a further ticket if you want the Acropolis Museum below. There is essentially no shade on the summit. Midday closures in summer heat are real and…”

★★★★★ Acropolis of Athens, Athens

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“Twenty euros is on top of the separate ticket for the Acropolis itself, so seeing both is a real outlay. The building is busy from mid-morning through the afternoon in season. The reduced rate stays at 10 euros in winte…”

★★★★★ Acropolis Museum, Athens

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“The Acropolis experience is now heavily gated. A 30 euro timed ticket, a roughly 20,000 person daily cap, and slots that sell out five to seven days ahead in peak season mean spontaneous visits mostly don't work anymore…”

★★★★ Athens

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