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Petras Theatre
Quarry amphitheatre
A 4,000-seat theatre in an old Petroupoli quarry and home of the Petras International Festival.
About Petras Theatre
Petras Theatre was born in 1983, when the old ‘Aimos’ quarry in Petroupoli was first used for summer performances, and its main stage, the 4,000-seat ‘Minos Volanakis’, took its present form in 1995. Bare stone walls frame the stage, giving concerts a grand, elemental setting. The municipality’s Petras International Festival fills it each summer into September with concerts, theatre and dance. Our advice: check the festival programme on the municipality’s site and plan a taxi there and back, as it lies in the western suburbs.
Our take
- A dramatic stage carved from a quarry
- Room for 4,000 under the stars
- A summer festival with a long history
- Address
- Petroupoli, Athens
- Website
- petroupoli.gov.gr
- Price guide
- €€ (nightlife price guide)
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Petras Theatre before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
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