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Athens: 13 Top Sights & Hidden Gems to Explore with Teens

Athens: 13 Top Sights & Hidden Gems to Explore with Teens, Athens, Greece

People flock to Athens every summer because, on a continent full of old buildings and history, this Greek city offers some of the most iconic and ancient. But spending all your days touring ruins and museums is a good way to bore the heck out of kids and even teens. You need kid-friendly ways to see the historic sights and other things to do in between.

We spent four days in Athens in hot, crowded August, at the tail end of our聽Mediterranean cruise on Holland America鈥檚 Oosterdam.

Here are the things we did with our teen, including ruins you can鈥檛 miss, neighborhoods to explore and good things to eat. I also have some suggestions for things we could have done better.

Trawling Expedia for hotels three months before our trip, I was looking for a major hotel brand that I could trust to have good air conditioning. And I wanted a pool.

I found small local hotels that were well-located but expensive and somewhat basic. I also found bigger hotels from brands I know, but most engaged in the magical thinking that it鈥檚 possible to sleep three people in a room with one bed and no pull-out sofa. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Athens: 13 Top Sights & Hidden Gems to Explore with Teens
Guide Location: Greece » Athens
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Eileen Gunn
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
  • Wyndham Grand Athens
  • The Acropolis
  • Dionysiou Areopagitou
  • Ancient Agora of Athens
  • Temple of Hephaestus
  • Church of the Holy Apostles
  • Hadrian鈥檚 library
  • Herakleidon Museum
  • Acropolis Museum
  • Sandal Workshop by Argi V
  • Mon Coin
  • Anafiotika
  • Holy Church of St. George of the Rock
  • Syntagma Square
  • Diogenes
  • Kayak
  • Hans & Gretel
  • Davinci Gelato
  • Dia Tafta
  • Blue Bear Caf茅
  • Achilles Vergina
  • Diplo Caf茅
  • Mironi Tavern
  • Bread Factory

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