The Central Archaeological Council approved a proposal by the Ministry of Culture to increase admission prices for archaeological sites and museums in Greece as of January 1, 2016, based on each site’s numbers of visitors.

The highest entrance tickets will be at the iconic Parthenon at the Acropolis of Athens and the Knossos Palace on Crete.

Specifically:

Parthenon temple admission (including north and south slopes of the Acropolis) – 20 euros per person, 10 euros reduced price (from the current 12 euros and 6 euros)
Knossos – 15 euros (currently at 6 euros).
The Asclepieion Sanctuary site and its museum, Epidaurus – 12 euros and 6 euros reduced for both (from 8 and 6 euros)
Citadel of ancient Mycenae + its museum – 12 euros and 6 euros reduced for both (from 8 and 6 euros)
Ancient Agora of Athens (with the Stoa of Attalus museum) -8 euros per person, 4 euros reduce
Archaeological site of ancient Corinth (with its museum) – 8 euros per person, 4 euros reduced

No increase in ticket prices at sites such as Nemea, Marathon, the Acrocorinth (citadel of Corinth), the catacombs and settlement of Polichni on Melos island and the Amphiaraeion.

Museums entrance prices:
– Large and central museums like the National Archaeological Museum and Archaeological Museum of Iraklio – 10 euros, 5 euros reduced
– The Byzantine and Christian Museum of Athens, the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes, and the Spinalonga former leper colony that is off Crete – 8 euros
– The Archaeological Museum of Patras, Prehistoric Museum of Thera (Santorini), the Numismatic Museum of Athens, the Zakros Palace on Crete and the archaeological site and Museum of Amphipolis – 6 euros
Visitors who come to Greece over the winter months will enjoy 50% reductions from October to April so as “to allow everyone, especially Greeks, to visit archaeological sites and museums at a lower price,” says the Culture Ministry’s secretary general Maria Vlazaki-Andreadaki.

NOTE: Free entrance for all will remain in place on the first Sunday of the month over the winter season. Note, there are days when museums and sites allow free admission e.g. International Museum Day, European Cultural Heritage Days, Full moon nights, etc.