Hop on Hop Off

I’m going to be honest about something that most travel sites won’t tell you: for most visitors, the Athens hop-on hop-off bus is a waste of money. There. I said it. Athens is one of the most walkable tourist cities in Europe. The Acropolis, Plaka, Monastiraki, Syntagma, the Ancient Agora — they’re all within a 20-minute stroll of each other. And the metro handles everything beyond walking distance for €1.20 a ride. So paying €20 to ride a bus between stops you could easily walk to? It doesn’t add up for most people.