Thebes (Greece)

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

Understand

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.

Get in

See

  • 🌍 Archaelogical Museum, Threpsiadi 1. Exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia, spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods.

Eat

Sleep

Go next

  • Delphi β€” about 100 km eastwards
  • Eleutherae (by the old National Road to Athens) β€” 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) β€” 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.
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