Tourist office Athens
This is Athens, the official visitors guide of the City of Athens, run by the municipal agency Develop Athens together with the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau, keeps 2 tourist information points open all year: one in Syntagma Square, in the historic centre, and one on the arrivals level of Athens International Airport. Both are permanent rather than seasonal, and the guide presents them as the place to ask about transport, directions and whatever has just opened in the city. A separate desk at the airport belongs to the Greek National Tourism Organisation and is listed below too.
Tourist information points in Athens
Syntagma Square info point
Location: Syntagma Square, in the historic centre of Athens
Opening hours: Open year-round, weekdays 09:00 to 18:00, weekends 10:00 to 18:00
A stand with maps and an assistant giving tourist information, at an easily accessible service counter.
Athens International Airport info point
Location: Arrivals level of Athens International Airport
Opening hours: Open year-round, Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 20:00, Sunday 10:00 to 16:00
Staffed all year, with transport tips, directions and the This is Athens merchandise collection.
Greek National Tourism Organisation desk at the airport
Location: Athens International Airport, the information office of the Greek National Tourism Organisation
Opening hours: Monday to Saturday 08:00 to 18:00, Sunday and public holidays 09:00 to 17:00
Not run by the City of Athens: the national tourism organisation's only walk-in office in Attica.
Visit Athens in detail
Visit Athens in detail
The Athens guide on Tourist Office gathers things to visit in Athens in one page: a one day walking itinerary that runs from the Acropolis down through the Ancient Agora, Hadrian's Library and the Roman Agora to the Temple of Olympian Zeus, with longer entries on the Acropolis Museum, Plaka, Anafiotika and Lycabettus Hill.
It also collects what rarely reaches a first itinerary: the free attractions, the single exhibit museums, the Byzantine and Ottoman layers of the city and the sculpture scattered across it, alongside practical notes on the metro in from the airport and on how many days Athens really needs.
Bank holidays and local festivities in Athens
Public holidays reshape a visit more than most travellers expect. Public offices and banks close, shops shut or move to holiday hours, museums switch timetables and transport thins out, so a day built around a market or a museum can come apart. Greek law fixes nine compulsory public holidays for the whole country, under article 60 of Law 4808/2021, and those are the days on which work is prohibited rather than left to each employer.
National holidays in Greece 2026
- 1 January New Year's Day (Πρωτοχρονιά)
- 6 January Epiphany (Θεοφάνεια)
- 25 March Independence Day (Εικοστή Πέμπτη Μαρτίου)
- 13 April Easter Monday (Δευτέρα του Πάσχα)
- 1 May Labour Day (Εργατική Πρωτομαγιά)
- 15 August Assumption of the Virgin Mary (Κοίμηση της Θεοτόκου)
- 28 October Ochi Day (Το Όχι)
- 25 December Christmas Day (Χριστούγεννα)
- 26 December Second day of Christmas (Δεύτερη ημέρα των Χριστουγέννων)
Local holidays in Athens 2026
- 3 October Saint Dionysius the Areopagite, patron saint of Athens (Άγιος Διονύσιος ο Αρεοπαγίτης), local
On that day the administrative, financial and technical services of the City of Athens close to the public, while nurseries, refuse collection, controlled parking and the cemeteries carry on; in 2026 it falls on a Saturday. Beyond the nine compulsory days, the official visitors guide also counts Clean Monday on 23 February, Orthodox Good Friday on 10 April, Orthodox Easter on 12 April and Whit Monday on 1 June among the public holidays that change opening hours, and it notes that shops trade from 13:00 to 19:00 on Good Friday. The national tourism organisation desk beside it keeps 09:00 to 17:00 on Sundays and public holidays.
For what is on right now, see what's on in Athens this month.
More information about Athens
Athens on a Sunday
Plan what to do in Athens on a Sunday, from the Monastiraki flea market to the 11:00 guard parade and the shops that stay open.
Free museum days in Athens
The guide to free museums in Athens lists every free entry day for 2026-2027 and who gets in free all year.
Free things to do in Athens
The list of free things to do in Athens covers the hills, the guard, a free day on foot and what only looks free.
Tap water in Athens
Athens tap water is safe to drink, and the guide explains the test results, the chlorine taste, old pipes and where to refill a bottle.
Safety in Athens
Is Athens safe for tourists? The guide on Athens safety covers pickpockets on the metro, areas to avoid at night, common scams and emergency numbers.