O que acontece em Atenas, Grécia, ao longo do ano

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Christmas holidays em Grécia

• Regra

  Acropolis timed entry

  1 Jan – 31 DezReserve cedo

  Tickets carry an hourly slot and the site is capped at twenty thousand people a day. The eight-to-noon slots go first, and the gate queue is what you are paying to skip. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Winter hours at the ancient sites (1 Nov – 31 Mar)

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, férias escolares em 3 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Festival

  Carnival and Clean Monday

  23 Fev

  Three weeks of neighbourhood carnival end on Clean Monday, when families take kites up onto Filopappou and the hills above the city and the whole country eats lenten food outdoors. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Winter hours at the ancient sites (1 Nov – 31 Mar)

Movimentado — entre os picos, Independence Day parade

• Festival

  Independence Day parade

  25 MarFeriado nacionalLotadoFechamentos

  A military parade closes Vasilissis Sofias and the streets around Syntagma for the morning of 25 March. Museums and most shops are shut for the holiday. Fonte ↗

• Feriado

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 AbrPáscoa e Semana SantaFechamentos

  Athens empties for a week as the city goes back to the villages. Shops and many tavernas close, the centre is oddly calm, and every road and ferry out of town is full on the Thursday and Friday. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Carnival and Clean Monday (23 Fev), Winter hours at the ancient sites (1 Nov – 31 Mar)

Movimentado — entre os picos, Orthodox Easter

Nada novo começa em abril.

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Orthodox Easter (10–13 Abr)

Meia-estação — entre os picos, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

Nada novo começa em maio.

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Orthodox Easter (10–13 Abr)

Movimentado — Summer holidays em Grécia, férias escolares em 4 dos países que mais mandam visitantes

• Temporada

  Sea warm enough to swim

  1 Jun – 31 Out · normalmente

  The coastal suburbs down the tram line from the centre are swimmable from June, and the water is at its warmest in September, well after the air has stopped being punishing.

• Festival

  Athens Epidaurus Festival

  1 Jun – 29 AgoFestival de artesReserve cedo

  Three months of theatre, dance and concerts, with the headline nights under the Acropolis at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and Greek tragedy staged in the ancient theatre at Epidaurus. Fonte ↗

• Risco

  Midday closures in the heat

  15 Jun – 31 Ago · normalmenteCalor extremoFechamentos

  On the worst days the culture ministry shuts the open archaeological sites through the middle of the afternoon and the Red Cross hands out water at the gate. Do the ruins before ten or after six. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez)

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, Summer holidays em Grécia

Nada novo começa em julho.

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 31 Out (normalmente)), Athens Epidaurus Festival (1 Jun – 29 Ago), Midday closures in the heat (15 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Lotação máxima — o mês de pico segundo a editoria, The 15 August exodus

• Feriado

  The 15 August exodus

  8–25 Ago · normalmenteFérias escolaresFechamentos

  Athenians leave for the islands and the villages around the Dormition holiday on the 15th. Neighbourhood shops and tavernas shut for a fortnight, and what is left in the centre is heat and visitors. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 31 Out (normalmente)), Athens Epidaurus Festival (1 Jun – 29 Ago), Midday closures in the heat (15 Jun – 31 Ago (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Summer holidays em Grécia

Nada novo começa em setembro.

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 31 Out (normalmente))

Movimentado — entre os picos, Ohi Day

• Feriado

  Ohi Day

  28 OutFeriado nacionalFechamentosLotado

  A military parade closes Vasilissis Sofias and Syntagma on the 28th and the country takes the day off; museums and most shops shut, and it usually pulls a long weekend with it. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Sea warm enough to swim (1 Jun – 31 Out (normalmente))

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Athens Marathon

• Regra

  Winter hours at the ancient sites

  1 Nov – 31 MarFechamentos

  From the first of November the archaeological sites move to the short winter timetable and close in the middle of the afternoon. The trade is a cheaper ticket and an Acropolis you can walk without booking. Fonte ↗

• Festival

  Athens Marathon

  8 NovEvento esportivoLotadoFechamentos

  The race runs from Marathon into the Panathenaic Stadium and closes the eastern approaches to the city for most of a Sunday. Do not book a morning flight out of that day. Fonte ↗

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez)

Tranquilo — o mês tranquilo segundo a editoria, Christmas holidays em Grécia

Nada novo começa em dezembro.

Ainda em andamento: Acropolis timed entry (1 Jan – 31 Dez), Winter hours at the ancient sites (1 Nov – 31 Mar)