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

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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

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Map of Thebes (Greece)
  • KTEL Intercity Buses operate from Athens (15 daily) to Thiva’s 1 central bus station.
  • Daily trains from Athens to Thebes 2 Railway station in less than one hour. Trains schedule can be found on Train OSE website.

Get around

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See

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  • 1 Archaelogical Museum, Threpsiadi 1. Exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia, spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. Archaeological Museum of Thebes (Q637075) on Wikidata Archaeological Museum of Thebes on Wikipedia

Do

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Buy

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Eat

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

Drink

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Sleep

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Connect

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Go next

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Tower in Aigosthena
  • 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.
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