Museum · Municipality of Athens · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Benaki Museum is a museum in Municipality of Athens, Regional Unit of Central Athens. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 11 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 90 m you'll find a bench.
Audio tour · Benaki Museum
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You're standing at the Benaki Museum in Athens, on Queen Sofia Avenue, opposite the National Garden. The museum is housed in the mansion of the Benakis family. That family actually lived in Alexandria, in Egypt.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
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Syntagma SquareAttraction · 490 m away
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Arch of HadrianAttraction · 980 m awayTu off; Mo,We,Fr,Sa 10:00-18:00; Th 10:00-24:00; Su 10:00-16:00 (according to OpenStreetMap). Check the official website for public holidays.
When you stand at Benaki Museum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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