Athens · Sports & events

Olympiacos in Piraeus, Panathinaikos and AEK in the city; the season runs August to May. Buy through the clubs, never from touts.

Panathinaikos and Olympiacos play European nights from October to May, often at the Olympic indoor hall. Tickets sell out for the derby.

The Authentic runs each November from Marathon town to the marble Panathenaic Stadium — uphill for half of it, and free to watch.

Locals run Lycabettus and Filopappou at dawn and swim off the Athens Riviera; organised open-water races dot the coast through summer.