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

• 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.

See

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

Eat

• 1 Alati kai Piperi, 38, Dirkis Str, ☏ +30 22620 81122. Burger, souvlaki, sandwiches (updated Mar 2016)
• 2 Barbeque, 86, Epameinonda Str (Central Square), ☏ +30 2262 089098. 10AM–2AM. Grilled foods (updated Mar 2016)
• 3 Ladokolla, 105, Epameinonda Str. (Central Square), ☏ +30 2262 028400. Seafood dishes (updated Mar 2016)

Sleep

• 1 Dionyssion Hotel, 5-7, Dimokritou Str, ☏ +30 22620 81500, +30 22620 81502. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 2 Meletiou Hotel, 56-58, Epaminonda Str, ☏ +30 22620 27333, fax: +30 22620 23334, info@hotelmeletiou.gr. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 3 Niovi Hotel, 63, Epameinonda Str, ☏ +30 22620 29888, +30 22620 89093-4, fax: +30 22620 89099, info@hotelniovi.gr. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)
• 4 Philoxenia Hotel, 0,5 km Thiva-Ampelochori Road,, ☏ +30 22620 28705. 2-star hotel (updated Mar 2016)

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.