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My advice is to visit the Acropolis in the early morning or late afternoon

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It just gets waaayyyy too hot up there to be visiting during peak sun hours. Unless you want to melt, don't visit the Acropolis mid-day.

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This is amazing advice and I totally agree. Going in the middle of the day will give you a heat stroke. And there's no water at the top of the Acropolis LOL
 
It really does get too hot, especially in July and August. Parthenon should be visited early in the day. There are some nice restaurants in the Plaka. Many of those have shade - if you can get out of the sun you can enjoy those restaurants no matter what time of day it is.
 
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Greek_John87 said:
It really does get too hot, especially in July and August. Parthenon should be visited early in the day. There are some nice restaurants in the Plaka. Many of those have shade - if you can get out of the sun you can enjoy those restaurants no matter what time of day it is.
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Plaka definitely has some of the best restaurants in Athens, most of them have great views, good food, and fast service.
 
We went once (I've been many times-it's never been too bad) on a Sunday afternoon and it was almost empty.
 
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AhLeah said:
We went once (I've been many times-it's never been too bad) on a Sunday afternoon and it was almost empty.
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Sunday afternoon sounds like a great time to go, thanks for the advice!
 
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knicks_fan87 said:
It just gets waaayyyy too hot up there to be visiting during peak sun hours. Unless you want to melt, don't visit the Acropolis mid-day.

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This is very good advice - it gets so hot in the summer during the later part of the day, and it's busy!
 
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