Rakoun

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This excellent tsipouradhiko (ouzerie in the north) hugely popular with locals, serves good Greek mezedhes and specialises in tsipouro and raki. Traditional music is played here. The terrace overlooks the ruins of Ancient Eleusis and stays busy until the small hours. If you're visiting on a Sunday or during public holidays, book a table in advance.


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1. Ancient Eleusis

0.06 MILES

Eleusis occupies a great site on the slopes of a low hill, close to the shore of the Saronic Gulf. Although little has been restored, the scale of its…

2. Moni Dafniou

5.58 MILES

Lovers of mosaics will be dazzled by the glittering gold scenes in the 11th-century main church here, a listed Unesco site. The work was likely done by…

3. Electric Railways Museum

8.53 MILES

Tucked inside the Piraeus station, this museum is a trove of old switches, nifty models and cool machinery, including a gleaming old wooden train car. It…

4. Piraeus Archaeological Museum

9.18 MILES

The museum's star attraction is the magnificent statue of Apollo, the Piraeus Kouros, the larger-than-life, oldest hollow bronze statue yet found. It…

5. Hellenic Maritime Museum

9.49 MILES

As nautical museums go, this isn't one of the best, despite Greece’s long maritime history. Still, it does have all the requisite models of ancient and…

6. Hellenic Cosmos

9.87 MILES

To get a sense of how ancient ruins once looked, take a virtual-reality trip at this multimedia centre. The Tholos virtual-reality theatre takes you on an…

7. Benaki Museum at 138 Pireos St

10.28 MILES

While the main Benaki Museum of Greek Culture displays the classical and traditional, this annexe focuses on modern and inventive. Apart from a few…

8. Industrial Gas Museum

10.44 MILES

It's fascinating to follow the walking route that runs through the old gasworks in Gazi, in operation from 1862 until 1984. The preserved complex of…