The Athens Acropolis

Buying Tickets for the Acropolis

Visiting the Acropolis: Everything You Need to Know

The Acropolis & Accessibility
The custodians have gone to great lengths to make the Acropolis accessible to all. Recent measures have greatly improved access to the hilltop for those visitors with reduced mobility. In this article we outline what measures are in place, and how you access these.Â

The Acropolis with Children
Parents visiting Athens can still enjoy a trip to the top of the Acropolis with their babies or young children. You do not need to do a lot of extra planning, certainly no more than you would usually do while on sightseeing with kids in a city. But there are a few things you should know about before you set off that will make your visit go more smoothly.

Walking & Guided Tours of the Acropolis



Best Views of the Acropolis

Virtual Tours of the Acropolis

The Acropolis Museum
The new Acropolis Museum is a few hundred metres from the base of the southern side of the Acropolis. Opened to the public in 2009, the museum replaced the first museum of the Acropolis, which is on the citadel. Constructed above an archaeological site, the museum displays over 4,000 artefacts, but only from the Classical Greek and Roman periods. Despite this truncated presentation of the Acropolis’ history, a visit to the is an essential addition for anyone visiting the Acropolis.Â

Beyond the Acropolis
The new Acropolis Museum is a few hundred metres from the base of the southern side of the Acropolis. Opened to the public in 2009, the museum replaced the first museum of the Acropolis, which is on the citadel. Constructed above an archaeological site, the museum displays over 4,000 artefacts, but only from the Classical Greek and Roman periods. Despite this truncated presentation of the Acropolis’ history, a visit to the is an essential addition for anyone visiting the Acropolis.Â