Self-guided walking tour
Athens Walking Tour: Marble Stadium and the First Cemetery (about 1.5 hours, 7 stops)
7 stops in walking order through Athens, from Arch of Hadrian to First Cemetery of Athens: 4.7 km on foot, about 59 min of walking, 1 h 25 min 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 “Marble Stadium and the First Cemetery”, a ready-made tour in the Guided Tours app.
- Total
- 1 h 25 min
- Distance
- 4.7 km
- Walking
- 59 min
- Stops
- 7
The stops, in walking order
Arch of Hadrian
A monumental marble gateway associated with the route linking Athens to the complex of the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
2 min walk · 150 m
Temple of Olympian Zeus
A colossal ancient Greek sanctuary dedicated to Zeus, marked by surviving Corinthian columns and immense foundations.
6 min walk · 460 m
Zappeion
A grand neoclassical building beside the National Gardens, used for meetings, exhibitions, and ceremonies.
6 min walk · 510 m
National Garden
A public park containing ancient Roman remains, column fragments, mosaics, and a marble inscription.
11 min walk · 850 m
Panathenaic Stadium
An arena built entirely from marble, with origins reaching back to the ancient Panathenaic Games.
13 min walk · 1.1 km
Ardittos Hill
A public park covered with pines and Mediterranean vegetation, overlooking the Panathenaic Stadium.
19 min walk · 1.6 km
First Cemetery of Athens
This historic Athens cemetery is the city’s official burial ground and a spacious site planted with pines and cypresses.
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