Byzantine and Christian Museum

Βυζαντινό και Χριστιανικό Μουσείο

Icons and mosaics in a garden courtyard building

Hours

Apr–Oct Tue–Sun 8:30–20:00, Mon 13:00–20:00; Nov–Mar Tue–Sun 9:00–16:00, Mon 13:00–16:00

Tickets

€8 in summer, €4 in winter

Address

22 Vasilissis Sofias Ave

If the ancient sites have worn you out, this is where you come up for air. A courtyard-garden building holds gold icons, mosaics and church carvings in rough chronological order. The galleries are dim and quiet, and the saints stare so seriously that you end up lowering your voice. It sits well away from the crowds around the Acropolis.