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Athens

Athens

A highly walkable historic core linking Plaka, Anafiotika, the Acropolis slopes, and the Roman Agora.

6 walks59 stops to see
Known forAcropolis and ParthenonPlaka and AnafiotikaAncient Agora and Roman AgoraMonastiraki Flea MarketLycabettus Hill viewpoint

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Athens Ancient and Modern History Walk

Walk from the Acropolis and its monuments through theatres, temples, civic spaces, and museums that reveal different chapters of Athens. You will see how religious, political, cultural, and everyday life are represented in buildings and surviving remains. The route combines major landmarks with quieter points of comparison, making it worthwhile for understanding how the city’s history fits together. Allow extra care on the elevated paths and uneven ground around the Acropolis.14 stopsSee the walk

History and monuments

2 walks

14 stopsAthens · Greece

History and Monuments

3 stopsAthens · Greece

Lycabettus Hill Viewpoint Walk

Sacred places

1 walk

14 stopsAthens · Greece

Sacred Places of Athens

Museums and galleries

2 walks

8 stopsAthens · Greece

Acropolis and Parthenon Walking Tour

6 stopsAthens · Greece

Ancient Agora and Roman Agora

How a walk works

The guide starts talking when you arrive.

The pages here tell you where the walks go. The app takes you round them.

  1. Pick a walk

    Every stop is a real place, already in walking order.

  2. Pocket your phone

    Follow the line on the live map, or download the walk before you lose signal.

  3. Listen as you arrive

    On a narrated walk the story starts on its own at each stop, so your eyes stay on the place.

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Free to install · Every city’s featured walk is free, start to finish.

  • The route, followed

    A live map with the turns called out, and a way back whenever you wander off it.

  • In four languages

    English, French, Spanish and Arabic — the words and the voice, not just the labels.

  • Or build your own

    Pick the places you actually want and the app works out the order to walk them in.

  • The unglamorous things

    Toilets, pharmacies, cash points and water, without leaving the walk.

  • No signal needed

    Download a walk before you go and it works under a souk roof or on a plane.

  • Picks up where you left off

    Stop for lunch, come back tomorrow, and the walk is exactly where you left it.