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Best Free Museums
Benaki Museum The top-notch main building ( not the annexes) is free on Thursdays. (
Click here )
Kanellopoulos Museum Super cultural museum in the foothills of Plaka. ( Click here )
Museum of Greek Popular Instruments Displays and recordings of a wide selection of
traditional instruments and costumes. ( Click here )
Museum of Traditional Pottery Lovely neoclassical building near the Keramikos site,
dedicated to the history of (relatively) contemporary Greek pottery. ( Click here )
Epigraphical Museum The most significant collection of Greek inscriptions on a veritable
library of stone tablets. ( Click here )
Maria Callas Museum Dedicated to the revered opera diva: letters, unpublished photos,
mementos and videos. ( Click here )
Best Free to Explore
Filopappou Hill Historic hill strewn with ancient ruins, with some of the best Acropolis
views. ( Click here )
National Gardens Lush sanctuary with a playground and small zoo. ( Click here )
Top Tips
Archaeolgical sites, such as the Acropolis, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Ancient Agora, Roman Agora and
Keramikos, are not only included in the €12 Acropolis joint ticket, but are free on all Sundays between November
and March. They are free the first Sunday of the month in April, May, June and October.
Sights such as Hadrian's Arch and the Panathenaic Stadium are easy to observe from the street.
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