Athens New Years Eve 2024

Guide to new years eve in Athens, Greece. Find the best fireworks, parties, hotels and restaurants for NYE 2023-2024

Spending New Years Eve in Athens is an amazing experience for those fortunate enought to be in the capital.

With a big public new year celebration, live music, open air parties, complete with fireworks, Athens is back to being a winter sun and festive season destination.

Many Greeks typically see in the new year at home with their families, or possibly by heading down to the local taverna for a traditional meze dinner, but that doesn's mean there isn't plenty going on across the city if you would like to see in the new year in a little more lively style - many of the younger crowd will migrate down to the Agia Irini Square area, where there is a great selection of bars, clubs and other live music venues.

New Years Eve Fireworks

The Acropolis District is the focal point for many activities throughout the festive season, including Christmas lights, an ice rink and regular family events and on new years eve there is a party at the Apostolos Pavlos pedestrian walkway in Thiseio, where the Parthenon provides the backdrop to a night of live music and entertainment.

The climax of the event is the fireworks display at midnight, lighting up the city skies over Athens in dramtic style.

Syntagma Square New Years Eve

Although no longer the focal point of a big official new years eve party and fireworks display, Syntagma Square in central Athens is still a popular gathering point on NYE, with the surrounding hotels hosting many top parties and the city's Christmas tree also located here, along with festive decorations.

Athens NYE 2024 Pub Crawl

If you want to spend new year's eve in Athens and are looking to join fellow international party goers, plus get a fantastic view of the fireworks, then get your ticket for the Athens Drunk Tours New Years Eve Pub Crawl! Included in your ticket will be the best 360 degree view of the NYE fireworks from a rooftop bar, open bar, champagne, free welcome shots at each venue, discounts on cocktails, skip the line and free entrance at the club. Starts at 10pm. Full details and tickets here

New Years Eve Hotels

One significant feature of Athens that marks it out from most other major European cities is the proliferation of panoramic roof gardens maintained by the hotels.

The densely packed nature of the city centre means public space is at an absolute premium, so local hoteliers have circumvented this restriction by taking their public areas vertical, so on many city centre hotel roofs you will find attractive bars, many with pools and restaurants, and this provides a perfect setting for a panoramic view of the midnight firework displays.

If you aren't planning on heading our for your new year party then we would therefore recommend finding yourself a hotel with a roof terrace for the best viewing options - top options to check out include:

Athens Hilton
Grande Bretagne
King George
Grecotel Pallas Athena
NJV Athens Plaza
Athenaeum InterContinental

You can browse and book online the full selection of Athens new years eve hotels here.

New Year Restaurants

Dining out is probably the single most popular new years eve option in Athens, with locals and tourists alike heading out to the city's many tavernas and restaurants. You will of course require a reservation.

Some of the top options to consider for a traditional dining experience are Aleria, CTC, Tudor Hall, GB Roof Garden, Sense and Metropolis Roof Garden.

NYE Live Stream

The television stations in Greece don't tend to provide live coverage of the new years eve celebrations, so your best option if you would like to try and watch the fireworks is to check out some of the live streaming webcam views.

Fortunately in a city with so many popular tourist attractions there are several to choose from, located in key spots across the city:

Athens webcams

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