GENERAL INFORMATION FOR VISITORS

Hours of Operation:
Winter: 08:30 - 15:00
Summer: Daily: 08:00 - 19:30

Holiday Hours:
- January 6th: 07:30 - 19:30
- Clean Monday: 07:30 - 19:30
- March 25th: closed
- October 28th: 07:30 - 19:30

Ticket Prices:
General Entrance: 2 €
Combined Ticket: For the Archaeological areas of Athens (Acropolis, Acropolis Museum, Ancient Agora, Theater of Dionysus, Kerameikos, Temple of Olympian Zeus (Olympieion) and Roman Agora) there is one united ticket for 12 €
(reduced: 6 €).
See MEMORANDUM: Ticket Prices.

General Entrance: 2 €

Reduced Ticket: 6 €
(students of non-E.U. countries, citizens of E.U. member countries over the age of 65)

Free Entrance
- minors under the age of 18 with the presentation of police issued i.d.
- students of greek or E.U. Universities with the presentation of student i.d.
- students of classical studies or from Schools of Fine Arts of non-E.U. countries with the presentation of student i.d.
- those serving the armed forces with the presentation of military i.d.
- holder of the special i.d. - members of ICOM - ICOMOS
- tour guides with proper i.d.
- journalists with proper i.d.
- holder of free passes

Days of free entrance for all visitors
- Sundays from November 1 - March 31
- the first Sunday of every month, excluding July, August and September (in cases when the first Sunday is a holiday, the second Sunday is assigned, etc.
- official National holidays
- March 6th (in memory of Melina Mercouri)
- April 18th (National Monument Day)
- May 18th (National Museum Day)
- June 5th (World Environment Day)
- The last weekend of September every year (European Days of Cultural Heritage)

THE ADDRESS

Temple of Olympian Zeus (Archaeological Area)
Vasilissis Olgas & Vasilissis Amalias Avenue
10557 Athens (Greece)
Tel. +30 210 - 3224625

HOW TO GET THERE

BY BUS: 057, 103, 108, 111, 155, 200, 208, 209, 227, 237, 856, A3, A4, B3, B4

BY TRAM: 4

BY FOOT: Follow Vasilissis Amalias Avenue from Syntagma Square for about 500 meters, where you will come to the Temple of Olympian Zeus on your left.

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