Start at the citys most monumental site, the iconic acropolis. This tour is mainly a walking tour and we recommend a full enjoyable day but can be made in half as well if necessary. Since then the city has made a concerted effort to clean up and pedestrianize the streets, spiff up the museums, build a new airport, and invest in one of europes better publictransit systems. Admire the astonishing collection of sculptures that describe more than 2,500 years of history, from the glorious first theater of humanity at the theater of dionysus, to the healing temple of. Athens and beyond tour, days, starting athens and finishing skopje and including these highlights athens. Indulge your inner foodie on this 4hour gourmet tasting tour and sample the edible delights of athens. Take to the streets for a walking tour of athens cafes, markets, delicatessens and street food haunts. Walking tour around the legendary acropolis self guided. Our englishspeaking local experts will share their knowledge and passion of the city with you. Guests report that their tour guide is humorous, informative, and willing to be flexible based on your plans and wishes. Join this unique, worry free and all inclusive tour, to combine an extended guided visit to the most important landmark of athens, the acropolis, with a guided visit to plaka, athens picturesque old town, and its most beautiful and unknown to many athens visitors, part of athens, the anafiotika area. Tour the famous athens asylum, one of the few kirkbride asylums left. Ancient dramas were performed here by aristophanes, sophocles or euripides things to do there start your tour at the ruins of the ancient theater of dionysos at the lower level walk towards herodes atticus theater, the venue of the athens.
Let our guides take you on a time travel in the ancient streets of plaka. Open the map and the tour description on your mobile device, and enjoy the center of athens during a leisurely walk. Whatever you decide to do in athens, athens in your pocket is your trusted guide helping you to make the most of your visit. Athens attractions map free pdf tourist map of athens. Athens walking tours tours and activities in athens and greece. Athens has to offer with the world famous athens acropolis and city walking tour. The total distance of this walk is about 57 kilometers 4. Athens walking tour map pdf e2fda6f48f4beb7f2e9a16bde35b727c4d7cd8e0d73c422d49e7378ade652268 layout. The square has been a favourite place for protests ever since the rally that led to the granting of a constitution on 3 september 1843. The first habitation remaining on this site dates back to the neolithic period.
Enjoy the undivided attention of your private foodexpert guide as you uncover the secrets of greek cuisine and learn more about the citys culinary heritage. Heres details about one athens self guided walking tour, and 5 themed sightseeing walking tours in athens. Fotini was exceptional, knowledgeable, personable, humourous and pulled the diverse group. Athens free walking tour follows all social distancing rules and proper measures of precaution, as dictated by the authorities. Athens walking tours tours and activities in athens and. Athens did some major sprucing up before it hosted the 2004 summer olympics, but the urban renewal didnt stop when the games did. In addition to the free tour, new athens free tour also offers paid street art and other themed tours. Our highly recommended free walking tour will reveal a true local experience and also many hidden treasures of our great city. After breakfast we will travel a short distance to split and have walking tour of the c. If you have an afternoon to spend around athens, a walk around monastiraki and. You pay the tour guide what you feel the tour was worth at the end.
Athens attractions map free pdf tourist map of athens, printable. Classic city tours offers a music history tour by prior arrangement for groups of 5 or more. Nov 14, 2020 george eberts, long time asylum employee and local expert on the athens asylum, will be leading an outdoor walking tour of the historic asylum grounds and buildings. But if you want to explore athens on foot, then we have an athens tourist map walking thats available for you to use. Athens free walking tour 2021 all you need to know before. But other than the parthenon, there are several other interesting sites to discover in the city and the athens tour map will guide you into visiting these sites. Route numbers and turns, illustrated by highway maps, for people driving to the athens campus. I graduated from the greek national college for guides and the capernwray bible school. Understanding the rich history of this city can sometimes become overwhelming, with one of these walking tours in athens, youll be led by a knowledgeable tour guide, all. See the hidden side of athens with a walking tour and picnic in plaka and the hills. The athens music history tour covers all the places that have made athens the music mecca that it is today. We o athens walking tours tours and activities in athens.
Jul 24, 2019 the most obvious but just as appealing walking route you should take while visiting athens is the one that begins at syntagma square, the emblematic meeting point of the athenians, continues down ermou street and concludes in the neighborhood of monastiraki. Top athens walking tours free walking tours map pdf 2021. With a large variety of places worth visiting and so many alternative choices, making the most of your trip can be quite a challenge, especially to firsttime travelers. Hopon hopoff bus athens official city sightseeing tour 2020. Athens walking tour what to do updated 2020 2021 greca. We will visit marshill areopagus first, marking the spot where the apostle paul gave his speech to the. Athens, greece 4khdr walking tour 2021 tourister tours. Weve come up with a list of the top tours and activities to do in athens for your next trip. Map of greece for travel planning and navigating greek. We have come together to share our vast experience in tourism in greece with guests from all over the world. Downtown athens selfguided tour historic athens welcome.
Trifonos tour description it is hard to overstate the profound influence socrates cast over western thought and history. As such, we have also provided an athens metro map with attractions, to help travelers in using the metro. Theres a lot waiting for you, from the obvious attractions such as the acropolis to cool street art. When it comes to our athens tours, we are the experts. This tour would take a good part of a day with stops at museums for lunch, and rest. Clicking on a building on an enlarged map jumps you to that buildings page in the virtual tour. Athens walking tour map 1 from top left to bottom right click to see larger walking tour tips. Athens walking guide athens private tours, tour guide on. These guides provide the extra depth and detail you need. Apr 4, 2021 whether you are a local or a tourist, get to know the area even better while on foot with the best athens walking tours on tripadvisor.
Note ii this tour can start with lunch or with a souvlaki, then some tastings and a. Theater of dionysos is athens first theater built 6th c. This 4k hdr video tour in athens city, greece offers a great way to enjoy a virtual walk and athens city on a hot day in september 2020. Getting yourself up to this altitude walking or with the funicular although walking is worth it gives you an exquisite 360 view over athens, the aegean sea and the ships in piraeus. Athens free walking tour 2021 all you need to know. His insights on patient treatment throughout the asylums 150year existence are peppered with stories, personal anecdotes, and hidden locations throughout the grounds.
Find bars, restaurants, nighlife spots, hotels and much more. Walking tour around the legendary acropolis self guided, athens the acropolis of athens is famous all over the world, it is the symbol of the city of athens. Socrates in athens tour led by a trained classicist or philosophy scholar discuss philosophy in the same spot as socrates platonic academy, akadimia platonos neighborhood, and church of st. We will pick you from your cruise shiphotelairbnb in the morning. We are excited to resume our must do amazing walking adventures from the 25th of may. City of athens official visitors guide a downloadable pdf document. Download the printable downtown athens selfguided tour pdf. We provide separately english and spanish language tours and we meet daily at hadrians arch. Walking tour around the legendary acropolis self guided, athens. Join this unique, worry free and all inclusive tour, to combine an extended guided visit to the most important landmark of athens, the acropolis, with a guided visit to plaka, athens picturesque old town, and its most beautiful and unknown to many athens visitors, part of athens. Planning your athens tours with us is an unforgettable experience. This post lists the best paywhatyoulike walking tours in athens, greece. The 10 best athens walking tours with photos tripadvisor.
Theatre of dionysus, sanctuary asklepion, odeon herod atticus, acropolis, parthenon, museum, pnyx, areo pagos, roman. Stop along the way to sample local treats like sweet donuts, greek bread and. In this 2hour socrates in athens tour, well join a local philosophy scholar to discover key sites in the history of greek philosophy, including the ruins of platos academy, and delve into the life of socrates, the state of thought before and after the introduction of his philosophy, and how that has impacted the world in which we live today. We want to be clear, we are not licensed guides it means, as per all free walking tours in athens we cannot enter any archaeological site. Feel free to send us a message so we can help you explore athens and enjoy, safely, your trip to our city. Tripadvisor acropolis walking tour, including syntagma.
Aug 15, 2018 selfguided walking tour of athens map. Jul 04, 2020 athens walking tours are an ideal way to see the main attractions, and learn about the city. Each walk comes with a detailed tour map as well as photos and background information for the featured attractions. Athens is one of the oldest capital cities in the world and among the 10 largest cities in europe thanks to the long history, the numerous sightseeing, and rich culture, athens offers countless options to the visitor. A tour in athens will not be complete without exploring this majestic city by foot. Athens walking tours athens self guided walking tour and. Athens greece walking tour map 1 harrys greece travel guide. One of europes ancient capitals, athens has undergone significant change in recent years.
We did the acropolis walking tour, including syntagma square and historical city center. Tracing the history and culture of athens from ancient times to the present day, well visit 15 of this citys most spectacular attractions and take you on 2 walking and photo tours. If you fancy taking the hop on hop off bus for your tour, then refer to our athens hop on hop off bus map. Athens see other walking tours in athens guide type. It can be concluded that the disabled foreign traveller is not well served by. My name is angelos and as a licensed tourist guide, i promise you a unique, fun, and unforgettable experience with my guided tours. Our city sightseeing open top, doubledecker bus tour of athens takes around 90 minutes and encompasses central athens, commencing at syntagma square. This selfguided walking tour includes the central part of historic downtown athens and part. This is the companion map for our recommended selfguided tours of athens. You can find on this page the walking athens map to print and to download in pdf. Explore the history of athens on a walking tour with a private guide or in a group tour.
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