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20 of the Best Hospitals, Clinics & Therapies in Athens
Private hospitals with 24-hour emergency departments, plastic surgeons, Botox and fillers, dentists, eye care and opticians, medical acupuncture, physiotherapy and massage: the clinics visitors and expats in Athens trust, from Kolonaki and Syntagma to Marousi.
Our 20 favourites, listed A–Z · Updated October 2026
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24-hour emergency
Hygeia Hospital
One of Greece's largest private hospitals, in Marousi, with a 24-hour emergency department and almost every specialty under one roof. Popular with international patients and insurers.
4 Erythrou Stavrou Street & Kifisias AvenueExplore View on map
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Flagship hospital
Athens Medical Center
The flagship of the Athens Medical Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in Greece, in Marousi, with a 24-hour emergency department, surgery, cardiology and diagnostics.
5–7 Distomou StreetExplore View on map
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Next to Syntagma
Athens Dental Specialists
A group of dental specialists a short walk from Syntagma Square, covering check-ups, emergencies, implants, orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry, with an English-language website.
3–5 Athanasiou Axarlian StreetExplore View on map
The full list: Medical & Health, A–Z
Private hospitals 5
Large private hospitals with 24-hour emergency departments, most of them in Marousi in the northern suburbs.
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Central Athens
Athens Euroclinic
A private general hospital close to the city centre, near Ampelokipoi metro, with a 24-hour emergency department and a long record of treating visitors and expats.
7–9 Athanasiadou StreetExplore View on map
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Flagship hospital
Athens Medical Center
The flagship of the Athens Medical Group, one of the largest private hospital groups in Greece, in Marousi, with a 24-hour emergency department, surgery, cardiology and diagnostics.
5–7 Distomou StreetExplore View on map
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24-hour emergency
Hygeia Hospital
One of Greece's largest private hospitals, in Marousi, with a 24-hour emergency department and almost every specialty under one roof. Popular with international patients and insurers.
4 Erythrou Stavrou Street & Kifisias AvenueExplore View on map
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Southern suburbs
Metropolitan Hospital
A large private general hospital in Neo Faliro, close to Piraeus and the Riviera, with a 24-hour emergency department, surgery, cardiology and diagnostic imaging.
9 Ethnarchou Makariou & 1 Eleftheriou VenizelouExplore View on map
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Maternity & paediatrics
Mitera Hospital
Athens' best-known private maternity, gynaecology and children's hospital, next door to Hygeia in Marousi, with a 24-hour paediatric emergency department and neonatal intensive care.
6 Erythrou Stavrou StreetExplore View on map
Plastic surgery 2
Plastic surgeons for face and body surgery.
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Face & body
Dr Maria Skolarikou
A plastic surgeon trained at the Athens medical school, with a practice in Kolonaki offering aesthetic surgery of the face and body, as well as non-surgical treatments.
6 Monis Petraki StreetExplore View on map
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Syntagma & Glyfada
Elite Plastic Surgery
A team of plastic surgeons and dermatologists with clinics on Ermou Street near Syntagma Square and in Glyfada, offering cosmetic surgery and aesthetic treatments.
18 Ermou StreetExplore View on map
Botox & fillers 1
Dermatology and aesthetic clinics for Botox, fillers and skin treatments.
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Botox & fillers
Dermplastic Clinic
A dermatology and plastic surgery clinic on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue, with a second clinic in Glyfada, offering Botox, dermal fillers, skin treatments and cosmetic procedures.
Vasilissis Sofias Avenue & 4 Dorylaiou StreetExplore View on map
Dental 2
Dental clinics in the city centre, for emergencies, implants and cosmetic dentistry.
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Next to Syntagma
Athens Dental Specialists
A group of dental specialists a short walk from Syntagma Square, covering check-ups, emergencies, implants, orthodontics and cosmetic dentistry, with an English-language website.
3–5 Athanasiou Axarlian StreetExplore View on map
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Central Athens
DentalMedicine Athens
A modern dental clinic on Solonos Street, between Kolonaki and Syntagma metro, offering general, cosmetic and implant dentistry for residents and visitors.
10 Solonos StreetExplore View on map
Eye care & opticians 4
Broken glasses, lost contact lenses, an eye infection or an eye emergency: Athens' public eye hospital, private eye hospitals with emergency lines, and an optician for repairs, lenses and eye checks.
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Riviera
Athens Eye Hospital
A private eye hospital on Vouliagmenis Avenue in Glyfada, for eye examinations, cataract surgery and specialist eye care, with online appointment requests.
45 Vouliagmenis AvenueExplore View on map
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24/7 emergency line
AthensVision
A large private eye clinic on Syngrou Avenue, with further centres in Marousi and Piraeus, for eye check-ups, laser eye surgery, cataract and glaucoma care, and a 24/7 emergency phone line. Basic check-ups from around €80.
328–330 Syngrou AvenueExplore View on map
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Since 1843
Ophthalmiatreio Athinon (Athens Eye Hospital)
Greece's historic public eye hospital, founded in 1843, in the city centre between Syntagma and Omonia. Its eye emergency service runs every day, including weekends and public holidays, from 8am to 2.30pm. Appointments through the national 1566 line.
26 Eleftheriou Venizelou (Panepistimiou) & 2 Sina StreetExplore View on map
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Since 1989
Studio Optics Mardikis (Contactlenses.gr)
A family optician on Glyfada's main shopping street since 1989, with its own optical lab: glasses and sunglasses, contact lens fitting, eye checks, spare parts and repairs.
22 Angelou Metaxa StreetExplore View on map
Acupuncture 2
Medical doctors who practise acupuncture.
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Medical doctor
Dr Athanasios Konstantelias
A medical doctor practising acupuncture near Evangelismos metro, a short walk from Kolonaki, for pain, stress and other conditions alongside conventional treatment.
5–7 Vasileos Alexandrou AvenueExplore View on map
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Medical doctor
Dr Grigorios Daglas
A pulmonologist who also practises medical acupuncture, with a practice in Ilisia, just beyond Kolonaki and close to the Megaro Mousikis concert hall.
3 Mouskou StreetExplore View on map
Physiotherapy 2
Physiotherapy for sports injuries, back pain and rehabilitation.
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Manual therapy
Physio Science Clinic
A physiotherapy clinic on Vasilissis Sofias Avenue near Megaro Mousikis metro, offering manual therapy, sports physiotherapy and acupuncture, with video consultations too.
66 Vasilissis Sofias AvenueExplore View on map
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Sports & rehab
Physioexpert
A physiotherapy and rehabilitation centre on Kifisias Avenue in Ampelokipoi, treating back and neck pain, sports injuries and recovery after surgery.
57–59 Kifisias AvenueExplore View on map
Massage 2
Massage studios near the Acropolis. For hotel spas and hammams, see our Fitness + Spa list.
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Hamam & massage
Old City Hamam & Spa
A hamam and massage spa just below the Acropolis, offering full-body, remedial and couples massages, as well as a traditional steam bath.
1 Athanasiou Diakou StreetExplore View on map
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Near the Acropolis
The Moment Massage Boutique
A highly rated Thai and Asian massage boutique in Koukaki, 400 metres from the Acropolis Museum, with private suites, couples massage, deep tissue and Japanese head spa.
4 Diliados StreetExplore View on map
For a medical emergency call 112 or 166 (ambulance). This list is for guidance only; it is not medical advice and we have no commercial relationship with any clinic listed. Always check a doctor's qualifications, ask for a written quote before cosmetic treatment, and check what your travel insurance covers.
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