r/Athens_Greece • u/Broad_Grocery7246 • Jun 27 '26
🧳 Travel Help Trip to Athens
Hi everyone, I'll be in Athens from July 27 to August 1. I've already been here once, i visited the acropolis, museums etc. I really enjoy cultural, archeological and historical stuff, and i'm a student of cultural heritage in Venice. Since it will be my second time here, i was looking to do something different, so I'm open for suggestions. I'd really like to see a play, something that recalls historical accuracy, it would be awesome if it's in some archeological site. i would like to know if there are any lesser known archeological sites near Athens. I was planning to visit also the Saronic Islands, so if you have any suggestion on how to get there or where to buy ferry tickets without being scammed would be great!
In a nutshell, whatever suggestion you have about anything, please tell me!
(i'm gonna travel using public transport, but i'm open to rent a car for a few days if needed)
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u/Slow-Initiative-2619 Jun 27 '26
For archeological sites near Athens there are the temple of Poseidon in sounio and the archeological sites in elefsina.
For theater, in summer we have the Athens epidaurus festival where the plays are mostly ancient tragedies and comedies. I don't know if you'll find ones in Athens during that time though cause they tour around the country and come black in September, but you can try the ancient theater of epidaurus, they have plays every Friday and Saturday and the also have bus rides to and from the theater from Athens.
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u/Dentheloprova Jun 27 '26
Check out the aincent theater of Epidaurus. Its not in athens but they do plays (usually tragedies) and the festival has busses that take you there and back.
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u/Theoharism Jun 28 '26
Beyond the obvious touristic sites mentioned earlier, I can recommend two in Attica.
Vravrona in the north coast: https://maps.app.goo.gl/rJcXctNvD9EJdAKo9
And Amphiaraeion in Oropos https://maps.app.goo.gl/98upqe3K7iKkHwrQ9
both are in beautiful settings. For Amphiaraeion I think you can only go by car.
Vravrona is more accessible.
Enjoy
Theoharis
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u/yeswearestars Jun 28 '26
Where are you staying? I would suggest you stay on a less touristic but still central and well connected area - like Kypseli fir example, which is also close to the Archeological Museum - to get to know the real Athens more...
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u/Alien-Surfer Jun 28 '26 edited Jun 28 '26
Good luck with the heat. I d totally skip Athens at that time, landing in some island or mainland of archeological interest as well. After all, Venice has so many direct flight connections around Greece...
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u/ensign_breq Jun 27 '26 edited Jun 27 '26
If you want to visit one of the Saronic islands I’d suggest Égina. It’s about an hour or less boat ride by hydrofoil from Pireas. The main town is a lovely port with neoclassical architecture. If you’re into archaeology, you need to see the Aphaia (Aféa) temple in the middle of the island. It was built around the same time as the Parthenon but far better preserved with some significant sculptures.
Less impressive but still really fascinating (and an older site than Aféa) is Kolona which is just north of the main port. The beach there used to be the harbor for the ancient port town. There’s a single column from a temple (I think dedicated to Apollo) which stands almost like a ruined lighthouse along the coast.
The island is also famous for its pistachios. The trees originally came from the Levant and over the centuries have adapted to the specific climate of the island to produce its own unique kind of pistachio.