Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Greek Folk Art Museum
MUSEUM
( 210 322 9031;
www.melt.gr
;
Kydathineon 17, Plaka; adult/child €2/free; 9am-2pm Tue-Sun;
Syntagma)
This superb collection gathers secular and religious folk art, mainly from
the 18th and 19th centuries. The 1st floor has embroidery, pottery, weaving and puppets,
while the 2nd floor has a reconstructed traditional village house with paintings by Theo-
philos. Greek traditional costumes are displayed on the upper levels.
210 324 2066; Areos 1, Monast-
iraki;
9am-2.30pm Wed-Mon;
Monastiraki)
at the old mosque in Monastiraki.
National Historical Museum
MUSEUM
( 210 323 7617;
www.nhmuseum.gr
;
Stadiou 13, Syntagma; adult/child €3/free, Sun free;
9am-2pm Tue-Sun; Syntagma)
Specialising in memorabilia from the War of Independen-
ce, this museum houses Byron's helmet and sword, a series of paintings depicting events
leading up to the war and a collection of photographs and royal portraits. The museum is
housed in the old Parliament building, on the steps of which Prime Minister Theodoros
Deligiannis was assassinated in 1905.
Jewish Museum
MUSEUM
( 210 322 5582;
www.jewishmuseum.gr
;
Nikis 39, Plaka; adult/child €6/free; 9am-2.30pm
Mon-Fri, 10am-2pm Sun; Syntagma)
This museum traces the history of the Jewish com-
munity in Greece back to the 3rd century BC through an impressive collection of docu-
ments and religious and folk art. It includes a small reconstruction of a synagogue.
Church of Agii Theodori
BYZANTINE CHURCH
(cnr Dragatsaniou & Agion Theodoron, Syntagma; Panepistimio)
This 11th-century church
behind Plateia Klafthmonos has a tiled dome and walls decorated with a pretty terracotta
frieze of animals and plants.
Agios Nikolaos Rangavas
BYZANTINE CHURCH
