Dine Like Athenian Aristocracy

Meet our field expert at Syntagma Square and head down Panepistimiou Street to marvel at the stunning architecture of its neoclassical buildings and find out about their connection with King Otto, the first king of Greece. Along the way, we will encounter the Catholic Church of Saint Denis, the Ophthalmic Hospital (with its distinctly Byzantine flavor), and the neoclassical Athenian Trilogy — the University of Athens, the Academy of Athens and the National Library—before ending up to Klathmonos Square and the Museum of the City of Athens.

Dedicated to the city of Athens, the museum is particularly focused on presenting the city’s modern history, from 1834 onwards. Having served as the first temporary residence of Greece’s first royal couple, the museum is now home to a wealth of fascinating and precious objects that showcase the material culture of 19th-century Athens. Its rooms are furnished and decorated in authentic 19th-century style, allowing visitors to be transported back in time, to a fascinating period of Greek history.

After a private guided tour of the museum’s collections, guests are treated to a taste of aristocratic life in the early days of the modern Greek state: a specially catered meal served in one of the museum’s accurately reproduced period dining rooms, complete with antique silverware, tableware, and furniture.

As a special treat for younger guests, the museum offers children up to 15 years of age a fantastic opportunity to dress up in period costumes—child-sized reproductions of clothes that once belonged to the Greek royal family!