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Odeon of Herodes Atticus

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Price level: free

A 161 AD Roman odeon carved into the south slope of the Acropolis — 5,000 seats of Pentelic marble, used in summer for the Athens Epidaurus Festival. The most dramatically sited performance space in the world.

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Opening hours

Performance venue: it is open for ticketed events, not as a daily sight. Dates, times and prices depend on each production; see the Athens Epidaurus Festival programme (aefestival.gr) or the organiser. No daily visiting hours are listed here.

Odeon of Herodes Atticus at night with performers on the lit stage

Photo: Berthold Werner, CC BY-SA 3.0