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Benaki Museum

A family's mansion holding Greek art and life from prehistory to the 20th century, with a café on the roof.

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Photo: Dimboukas · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Wednesday to Monday; closed Tuesdays
Price
Paid
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Koumbari 1, 106 74 AthensDirections
Getting There
Syntagma or Evangelismos station.

Why Go

Its collections span gold jewelry, Byzantine icons, folk costumes and rooms from old Greek houses.

The rooftop café looks over the National Garden.

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