Byzantine & Christian Museum
A world-class collection of Byzantine icons, mosaics and ecclesiastical art in a quiet Kolonaki villa.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
It fills the huge gap between antiquity and the modern state, and for anyone curious about the Orthodox-Byzantine thread of Greek identity it's superb, calm and rarely busy.
Our read - 02
The catch: it's a specialist subject — rooms of icons and liturgical objects — that leaves visitors who came for marble gods cold.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
You are watching the budget
On a budget, Byzantine & Christian Museum still earns its price.
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, Byzantine & Christian Museum earns the hours.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Byzantine & Christian Museum works.
You are traveling solo
Solo, Byzantine & Christian Museum works.
Plan it well
- Cost
- €8 (summer) / €4 winter
- Timing
- Anytime; it's rarely crowded.
- Booking
- Walk-up tickets fine.
- Allow
- 1.5–2 hours
- Getting there
- On Vasilissis Sofias near Kolonaki, short walk from Evangelismos metro.