Audio tour · Greece

Athens

A self-guided audio walking tour of Athens.

Athens asks you to slow down and look up. The Acropolis anchors the whole city from above, visible from almost every street, a reminder that this place has been thought about and argued over for longer than most of the world can imagine. Below it the neighbourhoods shift from ancient marble to dusty cafes to neoclassical boulevards, all layered together in a way that feels completely natural. Walking here is less like visiting history and more like living inside it. In the app, 100 stops in Athens are narrated aloud, about 2h 50m of listening across 8 walking routes, in 13 languages, offline once downloaded. Choose a route or build your own, then walk while a calm voice tells you the story of each stop. The app also maps 81 Instagram photo spots, social media photo locations with directions to where you stand for the shot.

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What you'll hear in Athens

The opening lines of a few narrations, straight from the tour.

Parthenon. You are standing before a structure that has witnessed over 2,500 years of human history.
Acropolis of Athens. You are standing on the highest point of the city, looking back at the incredible scale of the city.
Classical Athens. You are standing in a place that was once the center of Western civilization.
Panathenaic Stadium. It's hard to imagine the sheer scale of this place when you think about its origins.
Ancient Agora of Athens. You are standing in the heart of what was once the world's busiest public square.
Platonic Academy. You're standing in a place that was once the first institution of higher education in the West.

All 100 stops in Athens

Every stop is narrated. Walk them in any order, or follow a route.

Historic (37)

Classical Athens
Ancient Agora of Athens
Platonic Academy
Erechtheion
Temple of Athena Nike
Theatre of Dionysus
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
Lyceum (classical)
Pnyx
Arch of Hadrian (Athens)
Propylaea (Acropolis of Athens)
Hadrian's Library
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
Old Temple of Athena
Philopappos Monument
Altar of the Twelve Gods
Beulé Gate
Odeon of Pericles
Stoa Basileios
Eleusinion
Brauroneion
Temple of Apollo Patroos
Stoa of Eumenes
Asclepieion of Athens
Pan's Cave (Haidari)
Vari Cave
Gate of Athena Archegetis
Monument of the Eponymous Heroes
Odeon of Agrippa
Choragic Monument of Thrasyllos
Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus
Sanctuary of Aphrodite Urania
Klepsydra (Acropolis)
Library of Pantainos
Arrephorion
Pelasgic wall
Pandroseion

Landmark (20)

Parthenon
Acropolis of Athens
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Stoa Poikile
University of Piraeus
National Technical University of Athens
Anafiotika
Athens Towers
Athens University of Economics and Business
Maximos Mansion
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
University of West Attica
Athens War Museum
Panteion University
Agricultural University of Athens
Hellenic American University
Harokopio University
Deste Foundation
Hellenic Air Force Museum
Museum of Greek Folk Art

Religious (13)

Temple of Olympian Zeus, Athens
Church of Panagia Kapnikarea
Little Metropolis
Temple of Ares
Older Parthenon
Tzistarakis Mosque
Church of the Holy Apostles, Athens
Votanikos Mosque
Hekatompedon
Fethiye Mosque (Athens)
Synagogue in the Agora of Athens
Church of Saint Panteleimon of Acharnai
Saint Irene church, Athens

Museum (9)

Acropolis Museum
Byzantine and Christian Museum
Numismatic Museum of Athens
National Historical Museum, Athens
Old Acropolis Museum
Goulandris Museum of Contemporary Art
Museum of Greek Folk Musical Instruments
Technopolis (Gazi)
Epigraphical Museum

Square (6)

Syntagma Square
Monastiraki
Roman Agora
Omonoia Square
Viktoria Square
Kotzia Square

Stadium (6)

SUNEL Arena
Galatsi Olympic Hall
Faliro Sports Pavilion Arena
Athens Olympic Aquatic Centre
Neo Phaliron Velodrome
Athens Olympic Tennis Centre

Park (3)

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
National Garden, Athens
Hellinikon Metropolitan Park

Palace (2)

Old Royal Palace
Presidential Mansion, Athens

Theatre (2)

Athens Concert Hall
Onassis Stegi

Monument (1)

Panathenaic Stadium

Skyscraper (1)

Riviera Tower

Walking routes in Athens

Curated orders through the city. Or build your own and press Play All.

The Sacred Summit of the Acropolis. A tight loop across the Acropolis plateau taking in the Parthenon, the Erechtheion and the ancient sanctuaries that crowd the rock above the city (8 stops)
Paths Below the Acropolis. A winding walk along the southern and western slopes of the Acropolis from the Pnyx hill past the great theatre of Herodes Atticus to the Propylaea gateway (8 stops)
Kolonaki to the Gardens and the Marble Stadium. A leisurely stroll from the marble Panathenaic Stadium through the shaded National Garden past the Presidential Mansion and the Byzantine Museum toward the Temple of Olympian Zeus (8 stops)
The Ancient Agora and Its Sacred Precincts. A compact walk through the heart of ancient Athenian civic life taking in the agora, its temples, and the storied colonnades where philosophers once debated (8 stops)
From the Academy to Gazi and Omonia. A longer city ramble through the post-industrial Gazi neighbourhood and the buzzing squares of central Athens starting from the site of Plato's famous Academy (8 stops)
The Faliro Coastal Waterfront. A seaside walk along the regenerated Faliro coast from the Riviera Tower past the striking Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center to the sports pavilion by the water (4 stops)