Greece packs a lot into a first trip: the Parthenon on its rock above Athens, museums full of the sculptures and gold that once stood there, late dinners in the old lanes below, then an island built on a volcano. In Santorini you can walk the caldera rim, watch the sun set from Oia's castle and see a Bronze Age town preserved under ash. Flights from Athens to Santorini take about 50 minutes, and Blue Star ferries from Piraeus take from about 6 hours.
This page starts with our ranked picks for a first visit, best first, each with a practical tip on timing or booking. Below them you will find every sight we cover in Athens and Santorini, city by city, with opening notes and checked entry fees where we have them, then answers to common questions.
The 18 best things to do in Greece
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- 1AthensBook ahead
Climb the Acropolis to the Parthenon
The Acropolis is a steep rock 156 m above sea level, reachable only from the west, and people lived on it from the 3rd millennium BC. In the second half of the 5th century BC, Pericles' building program raised the monuments you see today: the Parthenon, designed by Iktinos and Callicrates with sculpture by Phidias, the Propylaea gateway, the small Temple of Athena Nike and the Erechtheion with its porch of maidens, the Caryatids. Walk up through the Propylaea and around the Parthenon for views over the whole city. The entrance is about 12 minutes on foot from Acropolis metro station on Line 2, and an elevator on the north side serves visitors with limited mobility.
Tip: Book a timed entry on the official Hellenic Heritage ticket store and take the first slot of the day, since the site opens at 8:00 AM year round and large luggage and food are not allowed.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Hellenic Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP; Hellenic Heritage Tickets (official ticket store)Adult: €30 (about $34) · Book a time slotLast verified
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See the Parthenon sculptures at the Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum, designed by Bernard Tschumi and opened in 2009, sits on Dionysiou Areopagitou at the foot of the rock and holds the finds from the Acropolis. Its galleries show the Parthenon frieze and pediments, combining original sculptures with plaster copies of the pieces now in the British Museum. You can also see the Caryatids from the Erechtheion up close, their braided hair carved to hide the thick necks that held up the porch roof. Under the building, the Excavation Museum shows an ancient Athenian neighborhood of houses, workshops and streets from classical to Byzantine times, viewed through glass floors. It pairs naturally with the Acropolis on the same day.
Tip: Plan it for the same day as the Acropolis, since it stands at the foot of the rock, and check the museum's own website for current hours before you go.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: This is Athens (City of Athens official guide); This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guide€[fee] - 3Santorini
Watch the sunset from Oia's castle
Oia was the first settlement in Greece to be declared preserved, with captains' houses and cave homes looking over the caldera. At the end of the village stand the ruins of a Venetian-era castle, one of five castles built to protect islanders from pirate raids, and the island's most famous place to watch the sun go down over the sea. Come in the afternoon to explore Oia's churches and the Thera Maritime Museum, a captain's house about the island's 19th-century sailing fleet. Below the village, 235 steps lead down to Ammoudi bay and its seaside tavernas.
Tip: Get to the castle well before sunset to find a place, or watch from quieter spots such as Profitis Ilias above Pyrgos or the Akrotiri lighthouse.
Search tours on TiqetsSources: Municipal Port Fund of Thira (Santorini); Municipal Port Fund of Thira (Santorini); Blue Star FerriesFree to visit - 4Santorini
Walk the caldera path from Fira to Oia
The cliff path between Fira and Oia is one of the best walks in the Aegean, about 9.5 km and around three hours, along the cliff edge above the caldera. Between the two lie Firostefani, the natural extension of Fira, and Imerovigli, both on the rim with views across the water. In Imerovigli, a path of about 300 steps from St. George's Church leads out to Skaros Rock, a Venetian fortress that was the island's capital until the mid-18th century, and to the whitewashed church of Panagia Theoskepasti. Finish in Oia, or walk the other way and end with dinner in Fira, the island's capital and its main bus hub.
Tip: Start early in the morning or in the late afternoon, carry water and a hat, and allow extra time if you add the Skaros detour.
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Stroll the Ancient Agora to the Temple of Hephaestus
The Ancient Agora was the open square at the heart of public life in Athens, bounded by the Acropolis, the Areopagus and the Agoraios Kolonos hill. Shopping, worship, theater and politics all happened here, and Socrates, Pericles and Demosthenes all acted in the Agora. At the foot of the hill lie the remains of the Bouleuterion, where laws were drafted, and the Tholos. On the hilltop stands the Temple of Hephaestus, the best preserved temple of the 5th century BC. The Stoa of Attalos houses the site museum. The entrance is about 4 minutes on foot from Monastiraki Square, near Monastiraki and Thiseio metro stations.
Tip: Plan a few hours here and come early, and note that on Tuesdays the Stoa of Attalos museum opens later, at 10:00 AM.
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Explore Akrotiri, the Bronze Age town under ash
Near the village of Akrotiri lies one of the most important sites of the prehistoric Aegean, excavated since 1967. A town of paved streets with drains, squares and buildings of several stories was hit by an earthquake, then buried by volcanic deposits in a huge Late Bronze Age eruption, much like Pompeii centuries later. A modern bioclimatic roof now covers the site, and you wander its streets under it. Many of the wall paintings and household objects found here are shown at the Museum of Prehistoric Thera in Fira, including frescoes from the House of Women and a small gold goat, so see both together. KTEL buses run from Fira to Akrotiri.
Tip: Check the day before you go, since from November to March both Akrotiri and the Museum of Prehistoric Thera close on Tuesdays and open from 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Hellenic Heritage (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP, official); Blue Star Ferries; Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, Hellenic Ministry of Culture; KTEL SantoriniAdult: €20 (about $22) · Ticketed entry; hours vary by seasonLast verified
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Wander Plaka and the island lanes of Anafiotika
Plaka wraps around the base of the Acropolis, running from Filomousson Square down to Monastiraki, and the best way to see it is to wander, catching views of the rock between neoclassical houses, Byzantine churches, cafes and shops. Climb to Anafiotika, a quarter of whitewashed houses founded by workmen from the island of Anafi, where it feels like a Cycladic village under the Acropolis wall. Look for the 11th-century church of Agios Nikolaos Ragavas, whose bell rang in 1833 to mark the end of Ottoman rule, and the Monument of Lysicrates, where Lord Byron wrote part of Childe Harold. Plaka's tavernas make an easy dinner after the Acropolis.
Tip: Anafiotika is a lived-in neighborhood, so keep your voice down in its narrow lanes, and expect Plaka's main streets to be crowded at peak hours.
Sources: This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guideFree to visit - 8Athens
Watch the Evzones change guard at Syntagma
On Syntagma Square, in front of the Hellenic Parliament, the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honors Greek soldiers killed in combat whose names are unknown. It was unveiled on Greek Independence Day in 1932, with a relief of a fallen soldier at its center and the names of battles inscribed on the walls beside it. Two Evzones, soldiers of the elite Presidential Guard, stand watch and perform a slow, precise ceremonial change every hour. Syntagma has its own metro station, so it fits easily between other sights. On Sunday mornings at 11:00 AM, the whole guard marches to the monument with a military band.
Tip: Arrive a few minutes before the hour for a clear view, or come on a Sunday at 11:00 AM for the full ceremony with the band.
Search tours on TiqetsSources: This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guide; Panathenaic Stadium (Hellenic Olympic Committee)Free to visit - 9AthensBook ahead
Tour Greek art at the National Archaeological Museum
The National Archaeological Museum is the biggest museum in Greece, founded in 1866 and housed in a neoclassical building given its final form by Ernst Ziller and opened in 1889. Its 11,000 exhibits trace ancient Greek civilization mainly from 7000 BC to AD 500. Highlights include Cycladic marble figurines, the gold treasures from the royal tombs of Mycenae, Linear B tablets with the first known Greek writing, wall paintings from Akrotiri on Santorini, and sculpture from the Archaic to the Roman period. Give it at least half a day. It stands on Patission Street, about 8 minutes on foot from Victoria metro station on Line 1.
Tip: Buy your ticket online, since online ticket holders get priority access, and rest in the garden cafe, which you can enter without a ticket.
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Stand in the marble Panathenaic Stadium
The Panathenaic Stadium is built of white Attic marble and hosted the revival of the modern Olympic Games in 1896. You can walk the track, stand on the podium for a photo and climb the stands. From the upper rows of Section 21 you look over to the Acropolis, the Zappeion, the National Garden and Lycabettus Hill. Entry includes a 30-minute audio tour in 11 languages and an exhibition of Olympic posters and torches from 1896 to today. The stadium is about 1,000 m from Syntagma, Acropolis and Evangelismos metro stations.
Tip: Tickets are sold only at the stadium's ticket office, and in summer come in the morning or late afternoon with water and sunscreen.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Panathenaic Stadium (Hellenic Olympic Committee, official); Panathenaic Stadium (Hellenic Olympic Committee); Panathenaic Stadium (Hellenic Olympic Committee, official)General admission: €12 (about $13) · Ticketed entryLast verified
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Sail to the volcano at Nea Kameni
Santorini sits on the Aegean's arc of active volcanoes, and successive eruptions over hundreds of thousands of years shaped the caldera you see from the rim. In the middle of it lie two small volcanic islands, Nea Kameni and Palea Kameni. On Nea Kameni you can walk up to the crater, and at Palea Kameni you can swim in warm, sulfurous water. Boats leave from Athinios port, from Gialos, the old port below Fira, and from Ammoudi below Oia.
Tip: Wear sturdy shoes and bring water and a hat for the crater walk, and in summer pick a morning boat to avoid the midday heat.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Municipal Port Fund of Thira (Santorini); Blue Star Ferries; Greek National Tourism Organisation (Visit Greece) - 12Athens
See the columns of Olympian Zeus
Work on the Temple of Olympian Zeus began around 515 BC, and it was finished only in 131 to 132 AD by the Roman emperor Hadrian, as one of the largest temples of the ancient world. Built of Pentelic marble in the Corinthian order, it measured about 108 m by 41 m and had 104 columns, each nearly 17 m tall. Fifteen still stand, and a sixteenth lies where a storm toppled it in 1852. Hadrian's Gate stands beside the site. It lies between the Acropolis and Ardittos Hill, on the banks of the old Ilissos River, about 7 minutes on foot from Acropolis metro station.
Tip: From November to March the site closes at 3:00 PM, earlier than the Acropolis, so visit it in the morning in winter.
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- 13Cape Sounion
Catch sunset at Cape Sounion's Temple of Poseidon
At Cape Sounion, the southern tip of Attica, the Doric Temple of Poseidon has stood on the cliffs since the mid-5th century BC, built over an earlier temple that the Persians destroyed. Sailors used its columns as a landmark for centuries, and legend says King Aegeus threw himself into the sea here, giving the Aegean its name. Visitors have come to watch the sun set over the water for centuries, Lord Byron among them. On the opposite hill lie the foundations of a Temple of Athena. It makes an easy half-day trip: about 65 minutes by car from central Athens, or about 2 hours by KTEL intercity bus from Aigyptou Square at Pedion tou Areos.
Tip: The site opens daily from 9:30 AM until sunset, so arrive at least an hour before sundown to walk around the temple in good light.
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Climb to Ancient Thera above Kamari
Ancient Thera crowns Mesa Vouno, the steep headland above Kamari. Dorian settlers from Sparta, led by Theras, founded the city in the 8th century BC, and it stayed the island's urban and religious center through antiquity, with people still living there until the 9th century AD. Today you walk among sanctuaries, an agora, a theater, shops and houses along old paved streets, with wide views over the Aegean toward Anafi. The walk up from Kamari takes about 1 hour 10 minutes and is hard work when the northern winds blow; by car it is about 10 minutes from Kamari.
Tip: Check the season before you go: in November the site opens only Friday to Sunday, and from December to February it is closed except by arrangement with the Ephorate.
Search tickets and tours on TiqetsSources: Hellenic Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP; Municipal Port Fund of Thira (Santorini); Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, Hellenic Ministry of CultureAdult: €10 (about $11) · Limited November days; Dec to Feb by appointmentLast verified
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Swim from the black-sand beaches of Kamari and Perissa
Santorini's volcanic past shows on its beaches. On the east coast, Kamari is one of the biggest, with black sand, turquoise water, cafes and shops, and the rock of Mesa Vouno rising at one end. Perivolos, the island's largest beach, runs straight into Perissa, a long stretch of black sand lined with beach bars, sun loungers and water sports. Vlychada has a high wall of soft volcanic ash sculpted by the wind. Kamari, Perissa and Vlychada all have KTEL bus links from Fira. The famous Red Beach near Akrotiri is closed to visitors by the municipality because of falling rocks.
Tip: The dark sand gets very hot in summer, so bring sandals for the walk to the water, and respect the warning signs at Red Beach.
Search tours on TiqetsSources: Municipal Port Fund of Thira (Santorini); Blue Star Ferries; KTEL Santorini; Municipality of ThiraFree to visit - 16Santorini
Wander the old villages of Pyrgos and Megalochori
Inland, Santorini's older villages show the island of olden times. Pyrgos, a listed village in the foothills of Profitis Ilias, the island's highest peak, is built in and around the walls of a Venetian-era castle, with narrow white lanes, churches, mansions and traditional cafes. Above it, the Monastery of Profitis Ilias has a church museum and wide views. Nearby Megalochori, once the village of wealthy landowners, has quiet squares, mansions and a long winemaking tradition, and Emporio has the island's best-preserved castle quarter. Santorini's wineries, many in old caves, offer tastings of wines from vines grown on this arid island.
Tip: Visit Pyrgos in the late afternoon and stay for sunset, since the slopes of Profitis Ilias above the village are one of the island's quieter sunset spots.
Sources: Blue Star Ferries; Municipal Port Fund of Thira (Santorini); Greek National Tourism Organisation (Visit Greece)Pay as you go - 17Athens
Browse Monastiraki's flea market, then eat in Psyrri
Monastiraki Square is where old and new Athens meet: look up toward the Acropolis and you see a mosque and a Byzantine church in one view, with the small 10th-century Pantanassa church on the square itself. The flea market spreads along Adrianou Street and around Avissinia Square, a jumble of antiques, secondhand goods and souvenirs. On Sundays street bands play and stalls stretch toward Thiseio. Next door, Psyrri has swapped most of its old workshops for bars, eateries, craft shops and street art, and it is liveliest at night, when tables spill into the narrow streets. Monastiraki metro station, on Lines 1 and 3, lets you out right by the market.
Tip: Come on a Sunday for the street bands and the fullest market, then return to Psyrri after dark for dinner.
Sources: This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guide; Hellenic Heritage (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP, official)Free to visit - 18Athens
Taste your way through the Athens Central Market
The Athens Central Market, the Varvakios Agora, fills a block between Athinas, Sofokleous, Evripidou and Eolou Streets. It opened in 1884, paid for by the benefactor Ioannis Varvakis, under a glass roof added in 1886. At its center is a huge fresh fish market, with sardines, anchovies, octopus and shellfish, flanked by the meat hall, and across Athinas Street the fruit and vegetable market sells olives, cheeses and dried goods. Small eateries inside serve meze and grilled fish straight from the stalls, and the streets around are lined with spice, nut, honey and coffee shops, including a coffee roaster in business there since 1922.
Tip: The market is open Monday to Saturday from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM and closed on Sundays, so come in the morning when the stalls are busiest.
Sources: This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guidePay as you go
Every sight, city by city
Acropolis Museum
The modern museum at the foot of the Acropolis that holds the sculptures and finds from the rock.Entry: €[fee]Search tickets and tours on TiqetsAcropolis of Athens
The rock above the city with the Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the other temples of ancient Athens.Entry: Book a time slotSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsAnafiotika
A tiny whitewashed quarter on the Acropolis slope, built by workmen from the island of Anafi.Entry: Free to visitAncient Agora of Athens
The heart of the ancient city, with the Temple of Hephaestus on its hill and the rebuilt Stoa of Attalos.Entry: Book a time slotSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsAthens Central Market
The Varvakios food market on Athinas Street, with meat and fish halls and spice shops around it.Entry: Pay as you go. Closed SundaysDrakou Street, Koukaki
A pedestrian street in Koukaki lined with cafes, bars and late eateries near the Acropolis Museum.Entry: Pay as you goLycabettus Hill
A 277 m hill in the middle of Athens, reached by cable car or stairs, with views over the whole city.Entry: Free to visit; the cable car is extraSearch tours on TiqetsMonastiraki Square
A busy square below the Acropolis, the gateway to the flea market streets around Avissinia Square.Entry: Free to visitNational Archaeological Museum
Greece's national museum of antiquities, with finds from every period of ancient Greece.Entry: Book a time slotSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsPanathenaic Stadium
The marble stadium of ancient Athens, rebuilt for the modern Olympic Games and open to walk around.Entry: Ticketed entrySearch tickets and tours on TiqetsPlaka
The old quarter under the Acropolis, with lanes of cafes, tavernas and shops around Adrianou and Kidathinaion.Entry: Pay as you goPsyrri
A neighborhood of narrow streets next to Monastiraki that fills with tables and diners at night.Entry: Pay as you goSyntagma Square and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The square in front of Parliament, where Evzones guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and change every hour.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsTemple of Olympian Zeus
The surviving columns of a huge temple to Zeus, standing near Hadrian's Arch.Entry: Ticketed entrySearch tickets and tours on TiqetsAkrotiri Archaeological Site
A prehistoric town buried by the volcanic eruption of the 16th century BC, now excavated.Entry: Ticketed entry; hours vary by seasonSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsAncient Thera
The ruins of an ancient town on Mesa Vouno above Kamari, with a theater, temples and a market.Entry: Limited November days; Dec to Feb by appointment. Closed WednesdaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsArchaeological Museum of Thera
The island's archaeological museum in Fira, with finds from the historic sites of Santorini.Entry: Ticketed entry. Closed MondaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsEmporio
A large inland village whose fortified core, the Kasteli, is one of the best preserved on the island.Entry: Free to visitFira
The island capital on the caldera rim, with the widest choice of restaurants and cafes.Entry: Pay as you goFirostefani
A caldera-edge village joined to Fira, with many places to eat looking over the water.Entry: Pay as you goKamari Beach
A black-sand beach under Mesa Vouno, backed by cafes, restaurants and shops.Entry: Pay as you goMegalochori
A quiet village of well-preserved houses, churches and small squares in the south of the island.Entry: Free to visitMuseum of Prehistoric Thera
A museum in Fira displaying wall paintings and finds from the excavations at Akrotiri.Entry: Ticketed entry. Closed TuesdaysSearch tickets and tours on TiqetsOia
The preserved village at the northern tip of the caldera, with captains houses and cave homes.Entry: Free to visitOia Castle
The ruins of a Venetian-era castle at the tip of Oia, the most famous sunset spot on the island.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsPanagia Episkopi
The oldest church on the island, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, with a carved wooden iconostasis.Entry: Free to visit when openSearch tours on TiqetsPerissa Beach
A black-sand beach on the south-east coast with water sports and places to eat.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsPerivolos Beach
A long black-sand beach lined with cafes and restaurants, running into Perissa.Entry: Pay as you goPyrgos
A hilltop village of mansions and churches with restaurants and traditional cafes in its lanes.Entry: Pay as you goSkaros Rock, Imerovigli
A headland below Imerovigli where one of the island's Venetian-era castles once stood.Entry: Free to visitSearch tours on TiqetsQuestions travelers ask
What are the best things to do in Greece for a first trip?
Start in Athens with the Acropolis and the Acropolis Museum on the same day, then the Ancient Agora, Plaka and Anafiotika, and the National Archaeological Museum. Add an evening in Monastiraki and Psyrri, and a sunset trip to the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. Then fly or sail to Santorini to walk the caldera path from Fira to Oia, watch the sunset from Oia's castle, see the Bronze Age town at Akrotiri and take a boat to the volcano.
Sources: Hellenic Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP; Blue Star Ferries; Hellenic Heritage (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP, official)How many days do you need in Greece?
For Athens and Santorini, about a week works well. Give Athens two or three days: one for the Acropolis and its museum, one for the Agora, Plaka and the National Archaeological Museum, and an afternoon for Cape Sounion. Then allow three or four days on Santorini for the caldera walk, Akrotiri, the volcano and the beaches. Flights from Athens to Santorini take about 50 minutes, while Blue Star ferries from Piraeus take from about 6 hours, so a ferry uses most of a day.
Sources: Greek National Tourism Organisation (Visit Greece); Blue Star FerriesWhat is the best time to visit Greece for sightseeing?
April to October is the main season. Archaeological sites keep their longest hours then: the Acropolis stays open until 8:00 PM from April to August. Summer days are hot and dry, cooled by the meltemi winds, so do outdoor sites early or late. From November to March the weather is mild in the lowlands but hours are shorter, with the Acropolis closing at 5:00 PM, and some Santorini sites cut back: Ancient Thera opens only on weekends in November and closes from December to February.
Sources: Greek National Tourism Organisation (Visit Greece); Hellenic Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP; Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, Hellenic Ministry of CultureWhich Greek attractions should you book in advance?
Book the Acropolis ahead: it needs a timed entry ticket from the official Hellenic Heritage store, and you can change your slot up to 2 hours before. Buying National Archaeological Museum tickets online gets you priority access at the door. The Panathenaic Stadium is the opposite: tickets are sold only at its own ticket office on the day. Flights and ferries to Santorini are booked separately, so reserve them once your dates are set, and check Santorini site hours, which change by season and weekday.
Sources: Hellenic Heritage Tickets (official ticket store); National Archaeological Museum, Athens; Panathenaic Stadium (Hellenic Olympic Committee, official); Ephorate of Antiquities of the Cyclades, Hellenic Ministry of CultureHow do you get around Athens and Santorini?
In central Athens, walk and use the metro: Acropolis station on Line 2 is 12 minutes on foot from the Acropolis entrance, and Monastiraki on Lines 1 and 3 is next to the Agora and the flea market. From the airport, the X95 bus reaches Syntagma Square in about 60 minutes, and the suburban railway reaches central Larissis Station in about 45 minutes. On Santorini, KTEL buses run from Fira to Oia, Kamari, Perissa, Akrotiri, Imerovigli and the airport.
Sources: Hellenic Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP; Hellenic Heritage (Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP, official); This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guide; KTEL SantoriniWhat should you know about visiting archaeological sites in Greece?
Most state sites close on January 1, March 25, May 1, Easter Sunday and December 25 and 26, and last entry is 20 minutes before closing. Entry is free on certain days, including the first and third Sunday of each month from November to March, so expect bigger crowds then. At the Acropolis, large luggage and food are not allowed. In warm weather bring water and sunscreen, and wear shoes with grip, since old rock steps such as those on the Areopagus are worn smooth.
Sources: Hellenic Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and ODAP; Hellenic Heritage Tickets (official ticket store); Panathenaic Stadium (Hellenic Olympic Committee); This is Athens, City of Athens official visitor guide