Traveling with children differs a lot from traveling with your spouse or friends. Children are always children and they need to be entertained. Athens has a lot of places to be visited with kids. Below you will find a great walking tour for you and your children, which is undoubtedly worth your attention!
1) Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum is an archaeological museum focused on the findings of the archaeological site of the Acropolis of Athens. The museum was built to house every artifact found on the rock and on its feet, from the Greek Bronze Age to Roman and Byzantine Greece. It also lies on the archaeological site of Makrygianni and the ruins of a part of Roman and early Byzantine Athens. The museum was founded in 2003 while the organisation of the Museum was established in 2008. It opened to the public on June 21, 2009. Nearly 4,000 objects are exhibited over an area of 14,000 square metres. The Organisation for the Construction of the new museum is chaired by Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Professor Emeritus of Archaeology, Dimitrios Pandermalis.
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2) Figoures kai Koukles
Children like puppets and marionettes. A visit to Figoures kai Koukles will be a great event for them. Everyone will enjoy the performance of original puppets from Antigoni Parousi's "Grey Box" puppet theatre.
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3) Hellenic Children's Museum
Dedicated to children between ages 4 and 12, the Hellenic Children’s Museum was established by a group of child development experts led by Sophia Roque-Mela. The intention was to provide children and parents with a range of interactive exhibits and activities that help in educating and entertaining children.
The Hellenic Children’s museum is housed in a historic neoclassical building in Athens. It covers more than 520 square meters of exhibition space. The building has three floors, an attic and a garden. The museum was founded in 1987. Different activities are organized, especially on weekends, where parents and children can participate and learn about the cultural and technological heritage and progress of Greece. Activities include games, audiovisual programs and unique child-oriented exhibitions.
Two floors are dedicated to activities for children. Parent sensitization courses and other education programs, geared for the benefit of children, are conducted by child development experts at the museum. 12 full-time staff members and 9 part-timers organize programs for children. Over 150 volunteers serve the museum in different disciplines for the benefit of visiting kids and their parents.
The Hellenic Children’s Museum in Athens is a place that offers an enjoyable experience for the young visitors and their parents.
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4) Museum of Greek Children's Art
This museum is dedicated to art by children up to 14 years of age. It has donations from organizations that work with children from all over the world as well as works by young Greek artists.
The Museum of Greek Children’s Art is a small private museum founded in 1994. Paintings and 3 dimensional art works by young children from different parts of Greece are exhibited at the gallery. The collection is enriched periodically by art donations from international organizations that work for children. The organization, ‘Save the Children’, has given a toy collection from Africa to the museum and a series of first drawing attempts by Kalash children of North West Pakistan.
The Museum of Greek Children’s Art also organizes programs to develop the artistic talents of children. Games, audio visual representations and teaching programs are held to make children enjoy art and develop creative abilities. Programs are also held for the benefit of children with special needs. Themed exhibitions sponsored by major Greek institutions are held throughout the year.
This museum is a must see for visitors travelling in Greece with children below the age of 14. Children can develop a love for art and sharpen their artistic skills by learning from its many interactive programs.
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5) National Garden
The National Garden is a peaceful, green refuge of 15.5 hectares in the center of the Greek capital, Athens. The Garden also encloses some ancient ruins, tambourines and Corinthian capitals of columns, mosaics, and other
features. On the Southeast side are the busts of Capodistrias, the first governor of Greece, and of the great Philhellene, Eynard. On the South side are the busts of the celebrated Greek poets Dionysios Solomos, author of
the Greek National Hymn, and Aristotelis Valaoritis. The main entrance is on Leoforos Amalias, the street named after the Queen who envisioned this park. You can also enter the garden from one of three other gates: the central one, on Vasilissis Sophias Avenue, another on Herodou Attikou Street and the third gate connects the National Garden with the Zappeion park area. In the National Garden you will find: a duck pond, a small zoo, a Botanical Museum, a small cafe, and a Children's Library and playground.
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6) Confiserie Aristokratikon
It's not a secret that children love chocolate. They will be very glad to visit Confiserie Aristokratikon, which has a wide choice of delicious hand-crafted sweets and chocolate, made of the finest Greek ingredients. Aristokratikon is a place, which you should definitely visit with your children!
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