Ready-made trips · Greece
Athens in 4 days
The Acropolis at opening and its museum, the lanes of Plaka, and a day to the temple at Sounion.
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- Length
- 4 days
- Best time
- April to June, September to October
- Pace
- Moderate
- Day trips
- Cape Sounion
Four days in Athens: The Acropolis and Plaka, plus a day trip to Cape Sounion. Each full day is one our team has planned, to be walked in order around usual opening hours, with lunch and dinner suggestions close to the stops.
Day by day
1First Evening in MonastirakiArrival
- When you arriveMonastiraki SquareBustling square with flea market.Tip: A lively square genuinely blending ancient ruins with a bustling flea market — good for browsing and people-watching.
Lunch nearby: Café Avissinia or Oineas
Dinner: Bairaktaris or Thanasis
2The Acropolis and Plaka
- MorningAcropolisThe rock of the Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the Propylaea above Athens.Tip: Book a timed slot for 8am; by late morning the heat and the tour groups are fierce. Enter by the south slope to avoid the main queue.
- AfternoonAcropolis MuseumModern museum with ancient artifacts.Tip: The glass floor over the ancient ruins beneath the museum is easy to walk past quickly — worth pausing to look down.
- If you have timePlakaHistoric district with shops and cafes.Tip: Athens's oldest neighborhood, genuinely atmospheric beneath the Acropolis — good for a relaxed wander through narrow, historic streets.
Lunch nearby: Acropolis Museum Restaurant or Mani Mani
Dinner: Café Avissinia or Aigli Zappeiou
3Cape SounionDay trip to Cape Sounion
- AfternoonSounion BeachThe bay below the temple, for a swim and a seafood lunch.Tip: The tavernas on the beach serve grilled fish with a view of the temple.
- EveningTemple of PoseidonThe marble temple on the cliff at the tip of Attica, famous at sunset.Tip: Look for Lord Byron’s name carved into a column.
Lunch nearby: Naos Taverna
Dinner: Naos Taverna
4A Last Morning in PlakaLast morning
- Before you leaveRoman AgoraThe Roman market square and the octagonal Tower of the Winds.Tip: The Tower of the Winds was a water clock, sundial and weather vane in one.
Lunch nearby: Café Avissinia or Oineas
Dinner: Bairaktaris or Thanasis
Where to stay
Koukaki & Makrygianni
Residential streets behind the Acropolis Museum, with local cafés.
Akropoli and Syngrou-Fix metro.
Plaka
The old town of lanes and tavernas below the Acropolis.
Akropoli and Syntagma metro; the airport metro from Syntagma.
Monastiraki & Psiri
The flea market, rooftop bars and meze tavernas under the Acropolis.
Monastiraki metro (lines 1 and 3, direct to the airport).
Everything in the plan is ready to book
The full plan has a map of each day, directions between stops, opening hours, restaurant choices, hotels in these areas and tickets, tours and trains linked to book with the provider you choose.
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