Chameleon Youth Hostel

Athens


This friendly, colourful hostel is a homey place with a comfy lounge, useful kitchen and laundry facilities as well as a nice rooftop terrace for chilling. It's a short walk from the main entrance to the Acropolis; trendy Petralona is also not far away.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Athens attractions

1. Herakleidon Museum Building A

0.08 MILES

The smaller section of this private museum devoted to ancient Greek technology occupies a restored mansion. It has an exhibition on automata, featuring an…

2. Herakleidon Museum Building B

0.13 MILES

This eclectic private museum, split over two locations, examines the interrelation of art, mathematics and philosophy, explored through rotating exhibits…

3. Church of Agia Marina Thission

0.14 MILES

Striped like a multilayered cake and bursting with red-tile domes, this 1931 church perches on the northwest side of the Hill of the Nymphs. Its murals,…

4. Agios Athanasios Church

0.16 MILES

This church has gone through several incarnations over the centuries and sits on the site of a former ancient monument. Just down the street is the oldest…

5. Melina Merkouri Cultural Centre

0.16 MILES

For anyone who loves the Greek tradition of karagiozi (shadow puppets), this free museum is a treat, packed with the creations of master puppeteer…

6. Hill of the Nymphs

0.17 MILES

Northwest of Hill of the Pnyx, this hill is home to the old Athens observatory, built in 1842.

7. Kerameikos

0.21 MILES

This lush, tranquil site is named for the potters who settled it around 3000 BC. It was used as a cemetery through the 6th century AD. The grave markers…

8. Archaeological Museum of Kerameikos

0.21 MILES

Visit the small museum at Kerameikos to see the originals of some pieces that are shown in replica around the historical site: delicate grave stelae …