Kid-friendly places in Athens

Plaka suites, the Executive Suite with a bedroom and a separate living area, a kitchenette and a baby crib on request.

Plaka hotel with Classic Connecting rooms, two triple rooms joined inside, a rooftop pool and a heated indoor pool.

Kolonaki hotel with two-bedroom, two-bathroom connecting rooms, a games room with table tennis and a screening room with kids films.

Hotel on Athinas Street, formerly Pallas Athena, with a Family Room for four, a Two-Bedroom Suite with a living room and a Family Apartment.

Hotel below the Acropolis with a 50 square meter Family Suite, a double bed, a convertible sofa and two bathrooms, plus an outdoor pool.

Central Athens hotel with Superior Connecting rooms joined by an internal door, an outdoor pool and a heated indoor pool.

Glyfada coast hotel with a Family Deluxe room for up to six: double and twin bedrooms, a living room, a mini fridge and cribs.

Mediterranean café in Kolonaki with a seasonal menu.

Suites near the Acropolis with fridges, cribs on request and breakfast served in the suite or on the terrace.

City hotel near Syntagma with a Family Room for four, a double bed, a double sofa bed, a mini fridge and a kettle, plus a rooftop pool.

Plaka Family Room of two rooms linked by an internal door, a double and a twin, with two shower bathrooms, for four.

Free forest playground with a water maze in the Ellinikon Experience Park, with baby changing areas and food vendors.

Self-catering suite for four in Psiri with a loft bedroom and sunken bath, a kitchen with a dishwasher and a downstairs bedroom.

Signature Suite for five with a freestanding bath and terrace, plus connecting rooms and a crib with a changing mat on request.

Greek restaurant on the second floor of the Acropolis Museum, with ramps and lifts up to it.

Rooms above the Ergon food market, with a 49 to 52 square meter Family Room of two connected rooms and shared kitchens on every floor.

Plaka hotel with a Family Room of two connected rooms sleeping up to five, two bathrooms, a mini fridge and buffet breakfast included.

Psiri suites for four with a king bedroom and a sofa area behind a glass door, and daily breakfast included.

Family Room of two Superior rooms with an interconnecting door, a queen and two twins, with balconies facing the Temple of Zeus.

Museum below the Acropolis with activity backpacks and trails for kids to borrow, stroller ramps, loan strollers and a baby-care room.

Hostel in Psiri with private Superior Quad rooms: four single beds, two combinable into a large double, and an en suite bathroom.

Home-style Greek cooking in Chalandri, including traditional beef stew and seasonal specials.

A 50,000 square meter pine grove in Nea Smyrni with public paths, two fountains, a daily playground and a canteen.

Museum of historic Greek toys and games, with old dolls and handmade toys, in Palaio Faliro.

Italian restaurant in Pangrati that a municipal guide recommends for eating out with kids.

Café with brunch, desserts and coffee, its colorful sweets made with natural pigments.

Municipal playground at Flisvos with separate zones for ages 2 to 5 and up to 12, swings, castles, towers and boats.

Collection of historic cars and motorbikes in central Athens, with English guided tours on request.

Old gas-making machinery at the Technopolis gasworks, with a backpack trail of maps, stickers and puzzles for ages 4 to 11, offered in Greek.

Working reconstructions of ancient Greek inventions, from a robot servant to mechanical calculators, plus a toy and musical instrument exhibition.

Creative Greek menu in Thissio, with the Terrazza rooftop and its views.

Menu-style café on a hillside pedestrian street in Plaka.

Natural history museum in Kifisia with natural history, climate change and biodiversity exhibitions and a garden restaurant.

A marble stadium with the Olympic track and a tunnel to walk, a museum inside and a 30 minute audio guide.

Indoor Playmobil park in Kifisia built around pirate ships, castles and toy worlds to play in.

Free park playgrounds with age-marked equipment, a Musical Garden with a metallophone and sound seesaw, and water jets.

Certified playground beside a café at Technopolis, next to the SkyWalk with suspension bridges and a slide tunnel.

Greek meze such as fava and cheese dishes in a historic two-level house in Plaka.

Greek restaurant on Adrianou in Plaka with outdoor tables.

Ancient columns and the Parthenon on the rock above Athens, with views across the city from the top.

Historic café in the Zappeion Gardens, alongside a bar restaurant, event spaces and a summer cinema.

The ancient marketplace of Athens, with temple ruins and broad archaeological paths at the foot of the Acropolis.

Greek and Mediterranean restaurant in the Ergon House food market, with an olive tree patio and market counters.

Digital dome planetarium with public shows on space, dinosaurs and films, each marked with a minimum age from 5 up.

The gardens around the Zappeion hall: paths, statues and waterworks, with a playground that has a ramp for wheelchairs.

Scale models of Greek landmarks near Omonia, with an audio guide and a VR experience included.

Hands-on museum for kids up to 12, with science, daily life and role-play exhibits and a play space for ages 0 to 3.

Greek restaurant on Aisopou in Psiri, with extra halls on the same site called Mesogeios and Zou Zou.

Fairytale café in Psiri known for pancakes, crepes, gelato and desserts, with costumed characters and themes that change by season.

A three minute funicular ride through a tunnel up Lycabettus hill to a lookout over the city, starting from Kolonaki.

Optical illusion rooms, puzzles and photo setups on Ermou, a compact interactive museum.

Greece's main archaeological museum, with golden masks and ancient statues, a garden café and lifts to the upper floors.