Thebes, Greece
Thebes is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
Thebes is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. It is the largest city in Boeotia and a major center for the region.
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Worth seeing in and around Thebes, Greece
2 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Lake Yliki
Lake Yliki is a large natural lake of Boeotia, central Greece. Situated 8 km north of Thebes at 78 m elevation, it has been an important source of drinking water for the Athens agglomeration since 1958.
9.9 km · lake in Boeotia, Greece · Wikipedia - 02Archaeological Museum of Thebes
The Archaeological Museum of Thebes is a museum in Thebes, Greece dedicated to the Boeotia region.
300 m · archaeological museum in Greece · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
- 01Archaelogical Museum
Exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia, spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods.
- 02Cadmea
The ancient citadel lies beneath the modern town.
- 03Dirce Spring
Associated with the myth of Dirce, this ancient spring lies just outside the centre and is tied to local legend and ritual.
- 04Ismenion Hill
Ruins of an important sanctuary dedicated to Apollo, once central to Theban religious life.
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Where to eat
- 01Alati kai Piperi
38, Dirkis Str,.
- 02Barbeque
86, Epameinonda Str (Central Square),.
- 03Ladokolla
105, Epameinonda Str (Central Square),.
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Getting to Thebes, Greece
- Airports
- Athens Eleftherios Venizelos (ATH), 70 km · Thessaloniki Macedonia (SKG), 246 km · Santorini (JTR), 286 km
- Stations
- Thebes railway station, 1 km
- Spata-Artemida → Thebes, Greece67 km · quickest by road, 2h 4m · €11–15
- Thessaloniki → Thebes, Greece260 km · quickest by road, 6h · €42–60
- Santorini Island → Thebes, Greece11110 km · quickest by air, 24h 22m · $1,700–2,620
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Next door to Thebes, Greece
Thebes, Greece is 52 km from Athens, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.