AthensFree things to do in Athens
132 places in Athens you can enter for free — museums, parks, viewpoints and landmarks. The best below, by type.
Free landmarks & monuments in Athens
- Athens Memorial
- Makri St. peristyle (Athens)
- Athena Promachos statue place
- Statue of Eleftherios Venizelos
- Άγαλμα της Μητέρας
- Adamantios Korais
- Αδριάντας Παύλου Κουντουριώτη
- Αθανάσιος Διάκος
- Classical Athens
- Alexandros Panagoulis
- Αλέξανδρος Παπάγος
- Alexander Fleming
- Αλίκη Βουγιουκλάκη
- Ανδρέας Μιαούλης
- Αριστοτέλης Βαλαωρίτης
- Armenian Khachkar
- Plato's Academy Archaeological Site
- Archaeological site of Therpsithea Square
- Ασκληπιείο Αθηνών
- Acharnian road and tombs
- Βασιλική του Ιλισσού-Μαρτύριον Αγίου Λεωνίδη
- Hadrian's Library
- Diomedes Botanical Garden
- Georgios Averof
- Georgios Karaiskakis
- Γεώργιος Καραϊσκάκης
- William Gladstone
- Δημόσιο Σήμα
- Διονύσιος Σολωμός
- Dipylon
- Δόμνα Βισβίζη
- Ελ. Βενιζέλος
- ΕΛΕΥΘΕΡΙΟΣ ΒΕΝΙΖΕΛΟΣ
- Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
- Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
- Ελευθέριος Βενιζέλος
- Έλλη Λαμπέτη
- Ζαν Μορεάς
- Greece crowning Lord Byron
- Ηετιώνεια Πύλη
- Ηρώον
- Ηρώον Ελλήνων του Πόντου
- The arsenal of Philo
- Θεόδωρος Κολοκοτρώνης
- Theodoros Kolokotronis
- Θουκυδίδης ο Αλιμούσιος
- Sanctuary of Eros and AphroditePeripatos
- Ioannis Kapodistrias
- Damaged gate of the Polytechnic University
- K. Davakis
- Κωνσταντίνος Κανάρης
Free parks & viewpoints in Athens
- Badminton
- Άλσος Βεΐκου
- Άλσος ΙλισίωνΟύλωφ Πάλμε
- Άλσος Νεας Σμύρνης
- Άλσος Νέας Φιλαδέλφειας
- Alsos Pagkratiou
- Attiko Alsos park
- National Garden
- Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center364 Συγγρού06:00-24:00
A further 72 free places in Athens are in our data.
When museums in Greece open free entry
Yes. Some museums are always free; many others open free entry on a set day each month (often the first Sunday) or in the late evening. Check each museum's website before you go.
Free & cheap tours in Athens
A free walking tour runs on tips; there are also short low-cost tours. Check availability for your dates.
Tickets for attractions in Athens, booking ahead skips the queue.
Answers to your questions
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Sources: Places & entry fee: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), auto-checked