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Acropolis-view walk

From Hadrian's Arch along pedestrian Dionysiou Areopagitou to the Philopappos, Pnyx and Areopagus hills, seeing the rock from every side.

Walking
39 min
Visiting
1 h 30 min
Total
2 h 9 min

8 stops2.8 km on footChecked 12 November 2026

Start: walk to stop 1
Photo: Acropolis-view walk

Photo: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

Stops

Visit times are our estimates; walking times come from the walking route.

  1. 1. Arch of Hadrian

    Attraction · Visit about 5 min

    The area around the arch may be fenced off for the Vas. Olgas Ave works.

    Marble gateway of AD 131/132 honouring the emperor Hadrian, on the road from the old city to the Olympieion.

    Hours
    Information not available
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Akropoli (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Step-free accessWheelchair accessible, according to OpenStreetMap (community data, not checked on site).Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    1 min walk to the next stop · 100 m

  2. 2. Dionysiou Areopagitou pedestrian street

    On the way · Visit about 10 min

    Pedestrian street below the south side of the Acropolis.

    Navigate

    9 min walk to the next stop · 700 m

  3. 3. Odeon of Herodes Atticus

    Theatre · Visit about 10 min

    View the odeon from the street; inside only during performances.

    Roman theatre on the south-west slope of the Acropolis, built by Herodes Atticus in AD 161; today it hosts performances.

    Hours
    Information not available
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Akropoli (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Step-free accessWheelchair accessible, according to OpenStreetMap (community data, not checked on site).Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    9 min walk to the next stop · 660 m

  4. 4. Philopappos Monument

    Monument · Visit about 20 min

    Top of the Hill of the Muses, with views of the Parthenon and out to the sea.

    Marble tomb of Gaius Julius Antiochus Philopappos (AD 114–116) on the top of the Hill of the Muses, with sweeping views.

    Hours
    • Every dayOpen 24 hours
    The hills (Nymphs, Muses, Pnyx) are listed as open 24 hours; closed on days of high fire risk.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Syngrou-Fix (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Partly accessible for people with disabilities and reduced mobility.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    4 min walk to the next stop · 270 m

  5. 5. Prison of Socrates

    Attraction · Visit about 5 min

    Rock-cut chambers beside the path.

    Rock-cut chambers on Philopappos Hill that tradition, without evidence, calls the prison of Socrates.

    Hours
    • Every dayOpen 24 hours
    The hills (Nymphs, Muses, Pnyx) are listed as open 24 hours; closed on days of high fire risk.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Syngrou-Fix (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Partly accessible for people with disabilities and reduced mobility.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    2 min walk to the next stop · 110 m

  6. 6. Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris

    Place of worship · Visit about 10 min

    Pikionis' stone paths around the church.

    Post-Byzantine church on the path up Philopappos Hill; Dimitris Pikionis remodelled it and paved the surrounding paths in the 1950s.

    Hours
    Information not available
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Thiseio (M1)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    4 min walk to the next stop · 260 m

  7. 7. Pnyx

    Attraction · Visit about 15 min

    The speakers' platform and a view of the Acropolis from the west.

    Hill where the assembly of ancient Athens met; the speakers' platform is cut into the rock.

    Hours
    • Every dayOpen 24 hours
    The hills (Nymphs, Muses, Pnyx) are listed as open 24 hours; closed on days of high fire risk.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Thiseio (M1)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Partly accessible for people with disabilities and reduced mobility.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Navigate

    9 min walk to the next stop · 700 m

  8. 8. Areopagus

    Attraction · Visit about 15 min

    End of the walk; head down to Thiseio or Monastiraki.

    Rocky hill north-west of the Acropolis, seat of the ancient Areopagus council; by tradition St Paul preached here.

    Hours
    Information not available
    Entry
    Information not available
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Monastiraki (M1,M3)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Not step-freeNot wheelchair accessible, according to OpenStreetMap (community data, not checked on site).Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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About this walk

An open-air walk around the Acropolis without entering any ticketed site. It follows pedestrian Dionysiou Areopagitou, passes below the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and climbs Philopappos Hill for the best-known view of the Parthenon.

It comes down past the Prison of Socrates and Agios Dimitrios Loumbardiaris, crosses to the Pnyx and ends on the Areopagus above the Ancient Agora. Hill paths are earth or stone-paved with steps; wear comfortable shoes. The hills close on days of high fire risk.