Walking routes · Athens, Greece
Walking routes in Athens
Almost everything ancient in Athens sits inside one square kilometre under the Acropolis, linked by a pedestrianised street that did not exist thirty years ago. That street — Dionysiou Areopagitou and its continuation — is why both routes below work on foot and why neither needs a bus. Start early or start late: the rock has no shade at all.
Hadrian's gate and the Temple of Olympian Zeus, up through Plaka to the rock, finishing on the Areopagus.
Temple of Olympian Zeus · Lysicrates Monument & Plaka · Acropolis · Areopagus Hill
Museum first, then the rock, the village under it, the Agora where the city actually governed itself, and lunch at Monastiraki.
Acropolis Museum · Acropolis · Areopagus Hill · Anafiotika · Ancient Agora · Monastiraki Square
The Acropolis at opening, its museum, lunch in Plaka, the Ancient Agora and Monastiraki, the national museum, the guard at Syntagma and the funicular up Lycabettus for sunset.
Acropolis & Parthenon · Acropolis Museum · Plaka · Ancient Agora · Monastiraki Square · National Archaeological Museum · Syntagma Square · Mount Lycabettus
Planning the rest of the trip
These routes cover the walking. The Athens guide has where to stay, what a day costs at each tier, and what to book before you go.