Thebes (Greece) Voyage Tips and guide

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Thebes (Greek: Thiva) is a city in Boeotia, West Central Greece.

Thebes is an unassuming modern town built on the site of the ancient city of the same name which played a dominant role over Classic Greece during the 4th century BC until its destruction by Alexander the Great in 335 BC.

The only reason to make a stop in Thebes is to visit its archaeological museum, one of the most important in Greece.

38°19′15″N 23°19′7″E

Map of Thebes (Greece)

• KTEL Intercity Buses operate from Athens (15 daily) to Thiva’s 38.31723.32091 central bus station.
• Daily trains from Athens to Thebes 38.329623.31832 Railway station in less than one hour. Trains schedule can be found on Train OSE website.

• 38.323423.31731 Archaelogical Museum, Threpsiadi 1. Exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia, spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. (updated Mar 2016)

• 38.3184323.316821 Alati kai Piperi, 38, Dirkis Str, ☏ +30 22620 81122. Burger, souvlaki, sandwiches. (updated Mar 2016)
• 38.3199623.31722 Barbeque, 86, Epameinonda Str (Central Square), ☏ +30 2262 089098. 10AM–2AM. Grilled foods. (updated Mar 2016)
• 38.3196623.317033 Ladokolla, 105, Epameinonda Str (Central Square), ☏ +30 2262 028400. Seafood dishes. (updated Mar 2016)

• 38.3197723.316651 Dionyssion Hotel, 5-7, Dimokritou Str, ☏ +30 22620 81500, +30 22620 81502. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 38.3183623.317162 Meletiou Hotel, 56-58, Epaminonda Str, ☏ +30 22620 27333, fax: +30 22620 23334, [email protected]. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 38.3189223.317183 Niovi Hotel, 63, Epameinonda Str, ☏ +30 22620 29888, +30 22620 89093-4, fax: +30 22620 89099, [email protected]. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 38.310223.30964 Philoxenia Hotel, 0,5 km Thiva-Ampelochori Road,, ☏ +30 22620 28705. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)

• Delphi — about 100 km eastwards
• Eleutherae (by the old National Road to Athens) — One of the best preserved fortresses of Ancient Greece dated between 370 and 360 BC.
• Porto Germenos (45 km south by the old National Road to Athens) — A small seaside resort on the forested shores of Alkyonides Gulf, near the ruins of the Ancient Aigosthena, a fortified city still retaining several of the tallest surviving towers of ancient Greece.