The Arch of Hadrian stands as a symmetrical gateway of Pentelic marble, rising eighteen meters high with a central archway flanked by smaller rectangular piers. Constructed in one hundred thirty-two CE, the monument honors the Roman…
Grand Promenade Athens
This scenic loop leads you through Athens's primary pedestrian pathways, connecting the Acropolis slopes, ancient assembly grounds, and classical marketplaces.
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1. Arch of Hadrian
2. Dionysiou Areopagitou
Dionysiou Areopagitou is a wide, paved pedestrian promenade that runs for about eight hundred and thirty meters along the southern slope of the Acropolis. You can identify the path by the dense mix of ancient archaeological sites on one…
3. Acropolis Museum
The Acropolis Museum is defined by a massive, tiered structure of glass and concrete that sits at the base of the Acropolis hill. Opened in two thousand nine, this modern building serves as a permanent home for thousands of artifacts…
4. Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus
The Theatre of Dionysus Eleuthereus is defined by its stone seats carved directly into the natural hollow of the Acropolis south slope. This site marks the birthplace of Western theater, evolving from a simple sixth century before Christ…
5. Odeon of Herodes Atticus
The Odeon of Herodes Atticus is recognizable by its massive, three-story stone facade punctuated by arched openings, set directly into the steep southwestern slope of the Acropolis. Completed around one hundred sixty-one AD, this theater…
6. Philopappos Monument
The Philopappos Monument is a two-story funerary structure of white Pentelic marble that stands at the summit of the hill now named after it. Built between one hundred fourteen and one hundred sixteen AD, the monument honors Gaius Julius…
7. Apostle Pavlos Sidewalk
Apostolou Pavlou Street is a wide, paved pedestrian promenade that curves along the base of the hills beneath the Acropolis. Extending approximately eight hundred meters, this path links the Thissio neighborhood with the Dionysiou…
8. Pnyx
The Pnyx is a semicircular hill of eroded stone and exposed bedrock located less than one kilometer west of the Acropolis. This hillside features a large, flat, rectangular platform carved directly into the rock, known as the bema. From…
9. Ancient Athen's Agora Prison
The state prison of ancient Athens is an elongated building of unusual design located just southwest of the main Agora. Built around the middle of the fifth century before Christ, the structure features a long central corridor flanked by…
10. Temple of Hephaestus
The Temple of Hephaestus sits atop the Kolonos Agoraios hill, easily identified by its complete colonnade of thirty-four Doric columns and much of its original roof. Built between four hundred forty-nine and four hundred fifteen BCE, the…
11. Kerameikos
Kerameikos is defined by the stone ruins of the Themistoclean Wall and the two massive gateways that once controlled entry into ancient Athens: the Dipylon Gate and the Sacred Gate. This site sits at the edge of the city where the Eridanos…