Kerameikos Archaeological Site

A great place to visit that’s a little bit further from the Acropolis than other sites, but still easy to access and worth a look, especially if you have the combi ticket. The cemetery is lovely to walk around, while the site also contains the remains of a temple and pottery workshops. The museum is quite small, but holds many of the original stelai and sculptures of the reproductions you’ll see around the cemetery. Both the site and the museum were quite when we visited first thing in the morning, likely because it’s a bit more out the way than the other sites in Athens, but it made it a peaceful experience where we could absorb history without being shoulder-to-shoulder with other visitors. The roaming tortoises were also a bonus!

This was the last of the 7 archeological sites we visited that were included with our ticket. It was large and unique compared to the others. I felt like it touched on different aspects of Greek history, which I appreciated. I also loved all the tortoises roaming the property (along with cats!) it felt like a bit of a scavenger hunt finding them in the tall grass! Spent about 1 hour here, but could have been longer.

Very worth visiting if you have the combo ticket. The site is a ruins of an ancient pottery town, there's plenty of interesting stuff around to see. I particularly enjoyed the area that is filled with ancient tombs. There's also a museum on site that you can visit for no extra charges. It's filled with interesting artifacts that had been excavated from the site, be sure to check it out too.

Excellent site, very enjoyable. Ancients roads, city walls, gates, tombs…. and a tortoise. Info markers here are well done and help you visualize the past prior to ruin. Tombs and grave markers are interesting. Wall construction interesting. Site also has potable water well, welcome on a blazing hot July day.

As expected for an archeological site. If you've been to the Acropolis and the Ancient Angora, then this site could feel underwhelming. However, it does have it's own history which is still worth visiting if you buy the combo ticket. Negative point here is that the WC is out of service and there is no staff that could help you.

Really interesting place to visit. It's an ancient cemetery and the tombs are fascinating. The museum has lots of ceramic artefacts dating back to about 1700BC. Great place to learn about the history of ancient Greece.

One of the sites included in the extended Acropolis ticket. The site includes the old Athenian walls and the cemetery outside them. Several signs point out what you are looking at, but it was also fun just wandering around the ruins. Nicely presented small museum on the site, that contains the originals of several items that have been replaced with replicas to preserve them. There's a few tortoises too - as well as the usual complement of elegant stray cats.

An ancient cemetery that still has a lot of the ancient ruins, we were even lucky to witness archaeologists working on excavating ground stones (and being among the first ones to see it in thousands of years). We spent more than 1h there walking slowly and enjoying the place and the museum. The museum is a couple of rooms but has many artefacts. Out of the 7 places included in the general admission for the acropolis tickets, I would place this one in the 3rd place (acropolis being the first, followed by ancient agora)