The Roman Emperor Hadrian who conquered Athens is what the Hadrian’s library is named after. This ruin that used to house a very important cultural collection is still a place of great importance to the city. It lies towards the north of the Acropolis area and you will be able to see it during a tour of the same.

Many of the columns still stand strong while a few byzantine chapels can also be seen around the place. Even though it has been damaged, the ancient portico is a must see. A definite must see from the architecture-point-of-view, do put Hadrian’s library on your Athens list.

• You can take a combined ticket for all the archeologically important sights and it will prove to be a much cheaper option.
• Ticket price is given in case you want to see only this attraction. This site comes under the Acropolis area so you need not pay extra if you’ve bought the Acropolis ticket.

• Icedog Cafe
• Gerous Tou Moria
• Thanasis

• Metro: Monastiraki

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