Thebes (Greece)

Thebes (Greek: Thiva) is a city in Boeotia, 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 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

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

Get around

See

• 🌍 Archaelogical Museum, Threpsiadi 1. Exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia, spanning from the Palaeolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. (updated Mar 2016)

Do

Buy

Eat

• 🌍 Alati kai Piperi, 38, Dirkis Str, ☎ [phone]. Burger, souvlaki, sandwiches (updated Mar 2016)
• 🌍 Barbeque, 86, Epameinonda Str (Central Square), ☎ [phone]. 10AM–2AM. Grilled foods (updated Mar 2016)
• 🌍 Ladokolla, 105, Epameinonda Str. (Central Square), ☎ [phone]. Seafood dishes (updated Mar 2016)

Drink

Sleep

• 🌍 Dionyssion Hotel, 5-7, Dimokritou Str, ☎ [phone], [phone]. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 🌍 Meletiou Hotel, 56-58, Epaminonda Str, ☎ [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 🌍 Niovi Hotel, 63, Epameinonda Str, ☎ [phone], [phone], fax: [phone], e-mail: [e-mail]. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 🌍 Philoxenia Hotel, 0,5 km Thiva-Ampelochori Road,, ☎ [phone]. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)

Connect

Go next

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.