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Benaki Museum - Museum of Greek Culture vs Herod Atticus Odeon
Benaki Museum and Herod Atticus Odeon are both praised by professional travelers. Overall, Benaki Museum scores significantly higher than Herod Atticus Odeon. Benaki Museum comes in at 96 with praise from 8 publications including The Telegraph, Lonely Planet and Fodor's.
Benaki Museum - Museum of Greek Culture
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1, Koumbari St & Vas. Sofias Av., Athens 106 74, Greece
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Greece’s finest private museum contains the vast collection of Antonis Benakis, accumulated during 35 years of avid collecting in Europe and Asia."
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Travel + Leisure
"This art and history museum is taking over Athens."
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Let's Go
"Come to the stately Benaki Museum for a truly grandiose museum experience."
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Fodor's
"Greece's oldest private museum received a spectacular addition in 2004, just before the Athens Olympics, with a hyper-modern new branch that looks like it was airlifted in from New York City."
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
"Expanded and organised along chronological lines from the prehistoric to the present day, underlining the continuity of Greek culture and traditions."
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Outstanding examples of goldware and icons, regional costume, and figurative painting.
Herod Atticus Odeon
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Odos Dionissiou Areopayitou, Athens, Greece
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Fodor's
"Hauntingly beautiful, this ancient theater was built in AD 160 by the affluent Herodes Atticus in memory of his wife, Regilla."
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To enter you must hold a ticket to one of the summer performances
Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Excavated in 1857–58 and completely restored... performances of drama, music and dance are held here during the Athens Festival."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Completed in 161 B.C. this odeon bears the name of a rich Greek administrator of Roman origin who had it built in memory of his wife."
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Afar Magazine
"An ancient showplace for a modern play."
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Michelin Guide
1 Star
"Completed in 161 BC, this odeon bears the name of a rich Greek administrator of Roman origin who had it built in memory of his wife."
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