Dion
Dion, Greece
Dion, at the foot of Mount Olympus in northern Greece, was the sacred city of the ancient Macedonians, where kings…
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Country
Best ancient sites in Greece
Greece covers almost every chapter of the ancient Aegean: Minoan palaces on Crete, the Bronze Age citadel of Mycenae, the classical sanctuaries of Olympia and Epidaurus, the Macedonian capitals of Philip and Alexander, and Roman Athens. The catalogue’s 34 sites cluster in Athens (the Acropolis, the Ancient and Roman Agoras), the Peloponnese (Mycenae, Epidaurus, Corinth, Messene, Olympia), Crete (Knossos, Phaistos, Malia), the north (Vergina, Pella, Dion, Philippi) and the islands: Delos off Mykonos, Akrotiri on Santorini, Lindos on Rhodes.
Athens 4Kos 2Rhodes 2Santorini 2Agios Nikolaos 1Chania 1Corinth 1Delos 1Dion 1Dodoni 1Elefsina 1Epidavros 1Faistos 1Heraklion 1Kavala 1Lindos 1Malia 1Messene 1Milos 1Mykines 1Nemea 1Olympia 1Pella 1Perachora 1Rethymno 1Sparta 1Thessaloniki 1Vergina 1
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Dodona
Dodoni, Greece
Dodona is the sanctuary of Zeus in the hills of Epirus, the oldest oracle in Greece and second only to Delphi in fame.
1 ticket or tour
Hadrian’s Library
Athens, Greece
Hadrian's Library is the great colonnaded building the emperor Hadrian gave Athens in AD 132, on the north side of…
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Ancient Agora of Kos
Kos, Greece
The Ancient Agora of Kos is the excavated market square of the Hellenistic and Roman city, laid out in the heart of…
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Ancient Thera
Santorini, Greece
Ancient Thera is the ruined Greek city on the ridge of Mesa Vouno in Santorini, about 360 metres above the black-sand…
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Heraion of Perachora
Perachora, Greece
The Heraion of Perachora is a sanctuary of Hera set around a small cove at the tip of the Perachora peninsula, about 14…
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Malia Palace
Malia, Greece
Malia is the third largest Minoan palace on Crete, on the north coast about 40 km east of Heraklion and 3 km from the…
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Olous Sunken City
Agios Nikolaos, Greece
Olous was a Greek city of eastern Crete whose remains now lie in the shallow water of Elounda Bay, near the causeway to…
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Roman Agora of Athens
Athens, Greece
The Roman Agora of Athens is the marketplace built with money from Julius Caesar and Augustus in the last decades BC, a…
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Roman Forum of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki, Greece
The Roman Forum of Thessaloniki is the city's ancient civic square, a two-terraced complex uncovered by chance in…
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Tours and activities in Greece
Ancient-site tours and day trips in Greece
Ancient-site tours in Athens 119Mycenae tours from Athens 24Mycenae tours from Nafplio 23Theatre of Epidaurus tours from Nafplio 18Ancient Corinth tours from Athens 16Theatre of Epidaurus tours from Athens 15Ancient Olympia tours from Athens 14Knossos tours from Rethymno 8Knossos tours from Chania 8
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Ancient sites in Greece: questions
How many ancient sites are there in Greece?
This catalogue lists 34 ruins and ancient sites in Greece, 27 of them with tickets or tours to book online. The most booked are Acropolis of Athens, Knossos, Ancient Olympia.
Which is the oldest ancient site in Greece?
Phaistos, founded in 2000 BC, is the oldest in the catalogue for Greece.
Which ancient sites in Greece are free to enter?
6 of the 34 ancient sites in Greece charge no entry fee, among them Acropolis of Rhodes, Ancient Sparta, Ancient Theatre of Milos. The entry fee is shown on each page.
Which ancient sites in Greece are UNESCO World Heritage Sites?
10 ancient sites in Greece in this catalogue are on the UNESCO World Heritage List, including Acropolis of Athens, Knossos, Ancient Olympia.