Self-guided walking tour

Athens Walking Tour: In the Footsteps of Socrates – Agora to Philopappos Hill (1 hour, 6 stops)

6 stops in walking order through Athens, from Ancient Agora of Athens to Odeon of Herodes Atticus: 3.3 km on foot, about 39 min of walking, 1 h in total with the story and a look around at each stop. Walking times come from the routed walking path, not a straight line. It is the route of “In the Footsteps of Socrates: Agora to Philopappos Hill”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.

Total: 1 h
Distance: 3.3 km
Walking: 39 min
Stops: 6

The stops, in walking order

Ancient Agora of Athens
The open civic square where ancient Athenians traded, debated legal matters, voted and talked.
14 min walk · 1.2 km
Areopagus
A rocky Athens hill tied to an ancient council that handled homicide and other serious religious or legal cases.
8 min walk · 720 m
National Observatory of Athens
A cross-shaped research building designed by Theophil Hansen, with a small telescope dome.
6 min walk · 470 m
Prison of Socrates
The Prison of Socrates comprises the surviving ruins of an ancient building on Philopappos Hill.
3 min walk · 280 m
Philopappos Hill
An Athens hill opposite the Acropolis, connected with Asteroskopeio and Pnyka.
8 min walk · 660 m
Odeon of Herodes Atticus
A stone theatre on the Acropolis slope, built by Herodes Atticus in memory of Aspasia Annia Regilla.