Panathenaic Stadium

Παναθηναϊκό Στάδιο (Καλλιμάρμαρο)

The all-marble stadium of the first modern Olympics

Hours

March–October 8am–7pm; November–February 8am–5pm

Tickets

Adults €12, students €6 (audio guide included; prices from 1 Oct 2025). Under-6s free

Address

Vasileos Konstantinou Avenue, opposite the National Garden

Every seat and the track's edge are white marble, almost glaring on a sunny day. It was rebuilt on the ancient stadium's site for the first modern Olympics in 1896, and the Olympic flame is still handed over here when it leaves Greece. You get an audio guide at the gate; afterwards plenty of people jog a lap of the track or climb the winners' podium for a photo. From the top row you can see both the Acropolis and Lycabettus.