Athens Walking Tours

Walking is the best way to discover Athens!

A team of professional guides with more than 20 years of experience is ready to show you Athens. They are running the most successful guided walks in Athens. The best way to discover all aspects of this highly interesting city is on foot, in small, groups of maximum 18 people and minimum 5.

With their in-depth knowledge, they will show you the best of what this great city has to offer from an insider's point of view. Have a look at their tours and keep in mind that they are available for custom tours as well. All walking tours are conducted by professional guides who are highly qualified and licensed.

The guides are graduates of the Greek State College for Guides. They have all completed their three (3) year studies on sixteen (16) different subjects (history, art, geography etc.). Their profound and high educational level lists them amongst the best guides in Europe. They are friendly, knowledgeable and experienced and will help to give you a fascinating overview of the different aspects of Greek life and history in a remarkably short period of time.

See their programs and fill in the booking form if interested (booking in advance is necessary) and they will reply to you within 24 hours.

Note: All participants of walking tours will get a free map and a  city guide.

No 1. The Acropolis Tour: An exciting trip through history

Acropolis: the highlight of the Greek civilisation.
If you happen to be in Athens even for a couple of hours, you shouldn't miss a visit to the Acropolis.

The tour starts inside the Syntagma metro station, where your guide will show you the archaeological displays of the station. Then, walking through the city you come to Plaka - the old town of Athens - where you visit a nice Byzantine church and some more interesting monuments such as the Lysicrates monument. Afterwards, a ten-minute walk up the beautiful Dionyssiou Areopagitou pedestrian walkway will bring you to the glorious monuments of the Acropolis with its spectacular views over the city below.

Follow the footsteps of the millions before you to have been thrilled and enchanted by its splendor and evocations of the political ideals, deep religious feelings and high social and financial standards that resulted in these constructions 2,500 years ago.

The tour begins at 9:30 in the morning and lasts three hours; the meeting point is at the Syntagma Metro Station.

No 2. A Walk Through Athens

Across the city.
This walk is designed for those who are staying for a couple of days in Athens. In one morning you will cross the centre of the city, taking in its modern and ancient history.

You will first make a short visit at the archaeological displays at the Syntagma Metro Station, and then your guide will take you to the impressive House of Parliament, in front of which you can see the Monument to the Unknown Soldier and admire the Evzones - the presidential guards. After this you will stroll through the National Gardens to Herod Atticus Road, where you will see the Presidential Residence. Walking down Herod Atticus Road you come to the marble Panathenaic Stadium, where the first Modern Olympic Games were held in 1896.

The walk continues to the beautiful neoclassical Zappeion Hall, in front of which tower the remaining columns of the Temple of Zeus and Hadrian's Arch, a fine Roman monument. Within a few minutes of leaving Zappeion, you will reach the most famous neighborhood of Athens - Plaka, the neighborhood of gods - at the foot of the Acropolis. A walk through this unique district of the city will take you past fascinating monuments including that of Lysicrates. This tour ends at Mitropoleos Square, home to Athens' two Greek Orthodox cathedrals (visit)

The tour begins at 9:30 in the morning and lasts three hours; the meeting point is at the Syntagma Metro Station.

No 3. The National Archaeological Museum

The very best aspects of Athens.
By this tour you will enjoy a professional and profound explanation of the most interesting exhibits and get acquainted with the different periods of the Greek History and Art.

The tour starts with an explanation of the archaeological exhibits of the Syntagma metro station. Then you see the House of Parliament with the monument to the Unknown Soldier and the Evzones - the presidential guards. You walk down the El. Venizelos str. (Panepistimiou), where you see the Mansion of Heinrich Schliemann housing the numismatic museum of the city today. Then you pass by three beautiful neoclassical buildings: The Academy of Sciences, the University and the Library all decorated with beautiful statues and sculptures. You take the metro from Panepistimiou Station to Victoria. From Victoria station you walk ten minutes and you reach the National Archaeological Museum, the largest and most representative archaeological museum in Greece.

The tour lasts 3 hours and the walking itself is 30 minutes. The meeting point is at the Syntagma metro station .

No 04. The Ancient Agora, Plaka and Monastiraki

The oriental flair of the city
This tour is tailor-made for visitors who stay in the city a little longer than a couple of days.

It starts with a short visit to the archaeological exhibits of the Syntagma metro station. Then you walk down to Mitropoleos Square where you visit the Cathedral of Athens. In a few minutes walk you reach the Monastiraki area where you see Roman and Ottoman monuments of Athens such as the Roman Market, the Tower of the Winds, the Fethiye Mosque, the Medrese, Hadrian’s Library and Tzistarakis Mosque. Then walking through the colorful Flea Market you come to the Ancient Greek Agora.

You visit the Agora and the Attalos Stoa which houses the Agora’s museum.

Afterwards, you stroll through Avyssinias Square and you come to Athinas Road where you find yourself swept away into an exciting colorful oriental world-the meat, fish, fruit, vegetable and spices market.

The tour lasts 3 hours and the walking itself is 60 minutes. The meeting point is at the Syntagma metro station.

No 5. The Benaki Museum

The vast collection of this museum is exhibited on three floors and is representative of Greek history and its development. It is housed in one of the best-preserved neoclassical buildings of Athens. On the ground floor, the visitor will follow the development of Greek art from 6,500 BC until the 16th century A.D. The rich, beautiful collection of figurines, vases, sculptures, jewels and icons will make your visit unforgettable. The first and third floors refer more to later Greek history.

Then you walk down the Herodes Atticus Road where you see some representative public buildings such as the Presidential Residence, the Maximos Mansion, and on to the Panathenaic Stadium home of the first Olympic Games in 1896 and you end up your tour by visiting the imposing Zeus Temple and the Hadrian’s Arch.

The tour lasts three hours and the walking itself is 40 minutes. The meeting point is at the Syntagma Metro Station.

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Additional information

Note: All participants of walking tours will get a free map and city guide.

- Walking tours take place daily and are not subject to any changes due to the weather, as it is usually sunny and warm in Athens. All our tours last three hours except the private, custom made tours. The walks are easy, covering a maximum one and a half miles at a moderate walking pace. All walks are also suitable for children or the elderly, although all participants are advised to wear comfortable walking shoes.

- Meeting point: We will meet you inside the Syntagma metro station, next to the ticket validation machines, beneath the hanging clock. Look for the orange color ‘Walking Tour’ signs the guides will be holding.

- All tours begin at 09:30 a.m.

- Languages: We conduct the tours in English. Other languages are available upon request.

- Custom-made programmes and excursions outside Athens and individual programs are available upon request. They can organize special programs for your family or party of friends as well as for schools, universities, companies, incentives, embassies, etc. They also combine two tours so you can see as much as possible.

Pricing information

Children under 18 and students with an international student card are entitled to free entrance and European Union senior citizens over 65 get a 50% discount on entry to all museums and archaeological sites.

* The Acropolis ticket can be used for the next five or six days after its purchase for more archaeological sites, which are written on the Acropolis ticket itself (Roman Market, Ancient Agora, Temple of Zeus, Kerameikos, Dionyssus sanctuary).

Important note: Prepayment is not required. You pay cash to your guide at the beginning or at the end of the tour. Prepayment is required only if it is a private tour.

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