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Thebes
City in Boeotia, Greece

Thebes

Thebes is a city in Boeotia, Central Greece, and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.

Plan a trip to Thebes→From Spata-Artemida

It is the largest city in Boeotia and a major center for the region.

Get in

Getting to Thebes

KTEL Intercity Buses operate from Athens (15 daily) to Thiva’s 1 central bus station. Daily trains from Athens to Thebes

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Archaelogical Museum

    Exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia, spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods.

  2. 02
    Cadmea

    The ancient citadel lies beneath the modern town.

  3. 03
    Dirce Spring

    Associated with the myth of Dirce, this ancient spring lies just outside the centre and is tied to local legend and ritual.

  4. 04
    Ismenion Hill

    Ruins of an important sanctuary dedicated to Apollo, once central to Theban religious life.

Eat

Where to eat

  1. 01
    Alati kai Piperi

    38, Dirkis Str,.

  2. 02
    Barbeque

    86, Epameinonda Str (Central Square),.

  3. 03
    Ladokolla

    105, Epameinonda Str (Central Square),.

Text adapted from Wikipedia and Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Wikimedia Commons (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.