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Best Attractions in Greece (2026)

Landmarks, museums, historic sites, parks and viewpoints that draw visitors to a city, with practical notes on planning a visit.

10 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 attractions in Greece

  1. Acropolis of Athens Ancient citadel, UNESCO World Heritage Site, AcropolisThe rocky citadel above Athens crowned by the Parthenon, Erechtheion, Propylaea and Temple of Athena Nike, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987.
  2. Acropolis Museum Archaeological museum, MakrygianniBernard Tschumi's glass-and-concrete museum at the foot of the Acropolis, opened in 2009, displaying the Parthenon sculptures in a gallery aligned with the temple.
  3. National Archaeological Museum Archaeological museum, ExarchiaGreece's largest archaeological museum, in a 19th-century neoclassical building on Patission Street, home to the Mask of Agamemnon and the Antikythera mechanism.

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2. Acropolis Museum

Archaeological museumMakrygianni

Bernard Tschumi's glass-and-concrete museum at the foot of the Acropolis, opened in 2009, displaying the Parthenon sculptures in a gallery aligned with the temple.

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