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Athens Night Tour with Dinner and Folklore Show

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The best of Athens in a half day private tour

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Athens Highlights with Catamaran Cruise Including Meal. Private Tour from Athens

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The golden age of Athens Full day private tour

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Full Day Athens City Tour with Acropolis & Cape Sounion Including Lunch

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Essential Athens Highlights: Half Day Private Tour by Luxury Vehicle

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2-Day Combo-Saver Private Tour: Essential Athens highlights with Cape Sounion and Temple of Poseidon plus Delphi

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Athens Super Saver: City Sightseeing Tour plus Half-Day Cape Sounion Trip

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Athens Night Sightseeing Tour with Greek Dinner Show

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Essential Athens Highlights: Full Day Private Tour with Lunch Option

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7-Day Private Grand Tour of Classic Greece

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Athens Half-Day Sightseeing Tour

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Full Day Private Tour: Essential Athens Highlights plus Cape Sounion and Temple of Poseidon

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Half Day Athens Sightseeing Tour with Acropolis Museum

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Academy of Athens, Athens

The Academy of Athens is Greece's national institution for sciences, humanities and fine arts housed in a landmark neoclassical building that was completed in 1885.

The Academy of Athens is Greece's national institution for sciences, humanities and fine arts housed in a landmark neoclassical building that was completed in 1885. Built as a part of the architectural trilogy by Danish architect Theophil Hansen along with the University of Athens and the National Library, the Pentelic marble building has magnificent marble statues, reliefs and murals that are worth seeing.


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About Academy of Athens

 Leof. Eleftheriou Venizelou 28, Athina 106 79, Greece

 +30 21 0366 4700

 www.academyofathens.gr

Academy of Athens and Nearby Sights on Map

Panepistimiou Street

Formally known as Eleftherios Venizelos Avenue, the Panepistimiou Street is an arterial road lined with beautiful neoclassical buildings and major landmarks such as the trilogy of University of Athens, Academy of Athens and the National Library, as well as the Numismatic Museum

National Library

The National Library is housed in a landmark neoclassical building that is part of architect Theophil Hansen's trilogy which includes the Academy of Athens and the Athens University

Museum and Study Centre of Greek Theatre

The Greek Theatre Museum exhibits theatre memorabilia including stage costumes, models of stage settings, props, photographs, shadow theatre figures, busts of playwrights, and personal belongings of leading actors

Numismatic Museum

The Numismatic Museum houses a collection more than 500,000 objects including coins, lead seals, standard weights, medals, gems, weights, obeloi, stamps, dies and talents from the 14th century BC to present day, spanning Greece, Rome, Byzantium, Eastern civilizations, medieval and modern Europe, and Americas

Old Parliament House

The Old Parliament House, which was the seat of the Greek Parliament from 1875 to 1932, now houses the National Historical Museum

Voukourestiou Street

Voukourestiou Street is a high-end shopping destination

Monastiraki

Syntagma Square

Alekos Panagoulis Statue

The statue on Dikaiosinis Square honors Greek politician and poet Alexandros Panagoulis who fought against the state junta

Exarcheia