• Open sunrise to sunset every day, so closing comes early in winter; the main entrance is on Amalias Avenue by Syntagma
• No riding bikes or scooters inside the garden, so leave balance bikes and kick scooters at home
• Public toilets and a café inside the garden, useful for a longer stay with small kids

The National Garden is a 19th-century English-style park behind the Parliament, with winding paths, small bridges and about 6,600 trees. Kids head for the duck pond and goldfish pond, then the playground and the Children's Library. A small Botanical Museum, a sundial and Roman ruins add a little history.

Bikes and scooters can't be ridden inside, which keeps the paths calm for toddlers on foot.