Rick Steves' Athens & the Peloponnese
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Updates since the first edition:
Athens
The new Acropolis Museum, a glassy modern temple for ancient art, opened June 20, and has a new phone number (€1 until 2010, Tue–Sun 8:00–20:00, closed Mon, last entry 30 min before entry, tel. 210-900-0900, www.theacropolismuseum.gr).
Tickets for the airport express buses X95 (to Syntagma Square in central Athens) and X96 (to the port of Piraeus) are only valid for these bus routes. You will need a new ticket for the Metro or city buses if you transfer.
The 5 Brothers Taverna, near the Tower of the Winds, has closed.
Near Athens
Delphi
The entire archaeological site at Delphi is once again open. Some sections, however, including the Temple of Apollo, Theater, and Stadium, may close in the case of heavy rain.