Daphni Monastery
Athens, Greece
Entry is free, which is unusual for a Greek UNESCO site, and there is no ticket office;
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Best churches to visit in Athens
Athens’ churches are mostly Byzantine and Orthodox: the monastery of Daphni with its golden mosaics, the Kaisariani Monastery in the pines of Mount Hymettus, the Church of the Holy Apostles in the Ancient Agora, and the Metropolitan Cathedral in the Plaka.
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Kaisariani Monastery
Athens, Greece
The Monastery of Kaisariani stands in a pine forest on the slopes of Mount Hymettus, about five kilometres east of…
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Cathedral of St Dionysius, Athens
Athens, Greece
The Catholic cathedral of Athens stands on Panepistimiou avenue, a wide nineteenth-century street between Syntagma…
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Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens
Athens, Greece
The church stands inside the Ancient Agora, the archaeological site below the Acropolis, so seeing it means buying a…
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Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens
Athens, Greece
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens, known as the Mitropoli, stands on Mitropoleos Square between Syntagma and…
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St Pauls Anglican Church, Athens
Athens, Greece
Saint Paul's Anglican Church stands on Filellinon Street in central Athens, a few minutes'
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The city also has the Catholic cathedral of St Dionysius and an Anglican church. Most churches are free and open in the mornings.