12 must-visit Greek museums for 2024

When it comes to choosing where to go and what to see in Greece, it's easy to feel overwhelmed. As far as museums go, you're spoilt for choice, but, and let's be honest here, not all museums are created equal. 

In the following list, we've cobbled together a selection of 12 of the country's top archaeological, Byzantine and modern museums, one for each month of the year, to get you inspired for your next trip to Greece. All of these museums, located in different regions of the mainland and islands, showcase emblematic exhibits and artifacts that run the full gambit of Greece's prehistory and history, as well as rare finds and lesser-known masterpieces. 

As ever, this list is in no particular order, but we hope it will get you started.

Museum of Prehistoric Thera [Vangelis Zavos]

The Museum of Prehistoric Thera (Santorini) is an extension to the world...