What to do · Marathon
Marathon Archaeological Museum and the Plataean mound
Information
- From
- €5 per person
- Duration
- 1 h 15
- Season
- All year; closed on Tuesdays
- Who it's for
- All ages
What it is
The Marathon museum is at Vrana, at the foot of the hill, about 4 km from the mound. It tells the story of the whole plain: Neolithic and Bronze Age settlements, the Tsepi and Vrana cemeteries, the original marble fragments of the trophy the Athenians raised after the victory and the busts of Herodes Atticus, the 2nd-century AD millionaire born here. The most surprising are the colossal Egyptian-style statues from Brexiza, the sanctuary of the Egyptian gods that Herodes had built on the coast. It has a tactile replica of the head of the Marathon Ephebe for blind visitors.
The Plataean mound
Beside the museum, in the same Vrana precinct, is the second mound of the battle, where the allies from Plataea are believed to have been buried, the only Greeks who came to help Athens.
Entry and hours
€5 (reduced €3). 8:30 to 15:30 all year; closed on Tuesdays. Plataion Street 114, Marathon. Phone +30 22940 55155.
Tips
- Museum first Seeing the trophy and the models before the mound makes the plain make sense.
As a familyWith teenagers
