From the Roman Agora to Kerameikos

The stops, in walking order

1. 1

   

   Stop 1: Ancient Agora of Athens

   ~3 min here

   The Ancient Agora of Athens is the open civic square where ancient Athenians traded, gathered for legal business, voted and talked.

2. 2

   

   Stop 2: Temple of Hephaestus

   ~3 min here

   The Temple of Hephaestus is the largely intact marble temple before you, dedicated to the god associated with fire, metalworking, and skilled craft.

3. 3

   

   Stop 3: Monastiraki

   ~3 min here

   Monastiraki is a flea-market neighbourhood in Athens’ old town, with shopping as its defining draw.

4. 4

   

   Stop 4: Hadrian's Library

   ~3 min here

   Hadrian’s Library is an archaeological ruin created under Emperor Hadrian as a monumental Roman building in AD 132.

5. 5

   

   Stop 5: Tower of the Winds

   ~3 min here

   The Tower of the Winds is an octagonal marble tower in Athens’ Roman Agora, built from Pentelic stone.

6. 6

   

   Stop 6: Areopagus

   ~3 min here

   Areopagus is the rocky hill associated with one of ancient Athens’ most important councils.

7. 7

   

   Stop 7: Kerameikos

   ~3 min here

   Kerameikos is an archaeological area where Athens’ potters’ quarter met a major cemetery outside and within the ancient walls.

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