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- Top-Rated Lodgings in Athens
- Places to Stay in Athens
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- Prime Activities to Enjoy in Athens
- Complete Athens Travel Guide
Tours and Tickets:
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• Combo Ticket for Athens including Archaeological Sites and Museum (7 sites + Museum, no tour).
Lyceum Hours and Information
- Hours: Open daily. Summer 8am – 8pm; last entrance to the site at 7:40pm. Hours are reduced gradually in the fall through winter (check website for details). Closed 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Orthodox Easter Sunday, 25 & 26 December.
- Website: odysseus.culture.gr
- Area: Mitroploeos Square
- Telephone: +30 210 72 51 348
- Admission Price: Summer (April to October) entrance fee is 4€. Winter (November to March) entrance fee is 2€. Reduced admission is 2€. You can also buy a 30€ combined ticket for this site and 6 others: Acropolis, Ancient Agora of Athens, Roman Agora, Temple of Olympian Zeus, Kerameikos, and Hadrian’s Library. The combined ticket is valid for 5 days throughout the year. It can be purchased on site or in advance online.
- No Cost Entry: March 6th (honoring Melina Mercouri), April 18th (International Monuments Day), May 18th (International Museums Day), the last weekend in September each year (European Heritage Days), October 28th, the first Sunday of each month from November 1st through March 31st.
- Parking: Street parking, nearby pay lots.
- Nearest Metro: Evangelismos
Aristotle’s Lyceum in Athens
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- Aristotle’s Lyceum (likewise termed the
Lykeion)
- sits near the Kolonaki region in central Athens adjacent to the Byzantine and Christian Museum.
- The remnants here aren`t as aesthetically stunning as those found at other Athens archaeological sites, but the Lyceum`s historical importance makes it worth a visit if you`re in the area, particularly if you`ve obtained the 5-day combo ticket that incorporates the Acropolis. If you`re a fan of Aristotle`s considerable influence on humanity, then it`s a must see.
- The site originally housed a temple dedicated to the lupine God, Apollo Lyceus, before later becoming an ancient gymnasium and civic center. This is one of the three oldest gymnasiums of ancient Athens, the other two being Plato’s Academy and Kynosarges.
- This site is renowned as the home of the Peripatetic School of Philosophy, constructed in 335 BC by the Greek scholar Aristotle (384-322 BC). Other eminent thinkers who instructed there include Isocrates, Plato (a mentor of Aristotle), and Socrates.
- The archaeological remains of the ancient baths` infrastructure are also noteworthy at the site. Look for the pipes running through the ground in what was once the floor; they were used to channel heat in order to create a steam room.
- The Athenian Assembly frequently held gatherings here prior to the Pnyx becoming the formal meeting place in the 5th century BC.
- The Roman commander Sulla destroyed the Lyceum during an attack on Athens in 86 BC.
- The archeological remains of the Lyceum were discovered in 1996 and initially opened to the public in June of 2014.
