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Ancient Athens

From the Kerameikos cemetery through the Ancient Agora and the Areopagus to the Acropolis and its museum: the heart of the ancient city in one day.

Walking
56 min
Visiting
4 h 35 min
Total
5 h 31 min

9 stops4.1 km on footChecked 12 November 2026

Start: walk to stop 1
Photo: Ancient Athens

Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, source

Stops

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

  1. 1. Kerameikos Archaeological Museum

    Museum · Visit about 40 min

    Enter at 148 Ermou St. See the site and its small museum.

    Museum of finds from the Kerameikos cemetery, inside the site of ancient Athens' main burial ground.

    Hours
    Mo-Su 08:00-15:00; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Winter hours (from 1 November); last entry 14:30. Summer hours (08:00–20:00) apply from a date the Ministry announces each spring.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €10Reduced €5. Valid for the Kerameikos site and museum. Free entry on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Thiseio (M1)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Step-free accessThe museum is fully accessible, with an accessible toilet; most of the site is accessible (with help) from the main entrance at 148 Ermou St.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    13 min walk to the next stop · 930 m

  2. 2. Temple of Hephaestus

    Attraction · Visit about 20 min

    Enter the Agora by the Thiseio Square gate (temporary entrance).

    One of the best-preserved Classical temples: a 5th-century BC Doric temple of Hephaestus and Athena on the hill above the Ancient Agora.

    Hours
    Mo-Su 08:00-16:30; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Winter hours; last entry 16:10. While the Adrianou St entrance is being rebuilt, entry and exit are through the gate at Thiseio Square (Jacqueline de Romilly). Summer hours 08:00–19:30.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €20Reduced €10. Valid for the site and the Ancient Agora Museum. Free entry on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Thiseio (M1)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Wheelchair access to the Temple of Hephaestus area via the Thiseio Square entrance, by phoning ahead (+30 210 3214824).Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    5 min walk to the next stop · 340 m

  3. 3. Stoa of Attalos

    Museum · Visit about 30 min

    The Ancient Agora Museum is on the ground floor; the upper floor has been closed since 1 Nov 2025.

    Two-storey stoa built by King Attalos II of Pergamon in the 2nd century BC. Rebuilt in the 1950s, it houses the Ancient Agora Museum.

    Hours
    Mo-Su 08:00-16:30; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Winter hours; last entry 16:10. While the Adrianou St entrance is being rebuilt, entry and exit are through the gate at Thiseio Square (Jacqueline de Romilly). Summer hours 08:00–19:30.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €20Reduced €10. Valid for the site and the Ancient Agora Museum. Free entry on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Monastiraki (M1,M3)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Step-free accessBoth museum levels are wheelchair accessible (ask the guards for the lift); accessible toilet. The upper floor exhibition has been closed since 1 Nov 2025.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    16 min walk to the next stop · 1.2 km

  4. 4. Areopagus

    Attraction · Visit about 15 min

    Open access; the rock is polished and slippery, take care.

    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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    12 min walk to the next stop · 870 m

  5. 5. Propylaia

    Attraction · Visit about 15 min

    Main (west) entrance of the Acropolis; expect queues at peak times.

    The monumental gateway to the Acropolis sanctuary, designed by the architect Mnesikles in Classical times.

    Hours
    Mo-Su 08:00-17:00; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Winter hours (from 1 November); last entry 16:30. Summer hours (08:00–20:00) apply from a date the Ministry announces each spring.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €30Reduced €15. One ticket for the Acropolis and its slopes, valid for a single entry. Free entry on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Monastiraki (M1,M3)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Partly accessible. A wheelchair lift starts about 350 m north of the main entrance; call +30 213 131 7762 before arriving. On 12 Nov 2026 the lift was reported out of order.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    < 1 min walk to the next stop · 0 m

  6. 6. Parthenon

    Ruins · Visit about 30 min

    Walk around the temple; the interior is not open.

    Doric temple of Athena Parthenos, built in 447–432 BC under Pericles. The best-known monument of Classical Athens.

    Hours
    Mo-Su 08:00-17:00; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Winter hours (from 1 November); last entry 16:30. Summer hours (08:00–20:00) apply from a date the Ministry announces each spring.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €30Reduced €15. One ticket for the Acropolis and its slopes, valid for a single entry. Free entry on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Akropoli (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Partly accessible. A wheelchair lift starts about 350 m north of the main entrance; call +30 213 131 7762 before arriving. On 12 Nov 2026 the lift was reported out of order.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    < 1 min walk to the next stop · 0 m

  7. 7. Erechtheion

    Attraction · Visit about 15 min

    See the Porch of the Caryatids (copies); the originals are in the museum.

    Ionic temple on the north side of the Acropolis, dedicated to Athena and Poseidon-Erechtheus, with the famous Porch of the Caryatids (copies stand there today).

    Hours
    Mo-Su 08:00-17:00; Jan 01,Mar 25,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Winter hours (from 1 November); last entry 16:30. Summer hours (08:00–20:00) apply from a date the Ministry announces each spring.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €30Reduced €15. One ticket for the Acropolis and its slopes, valid for a single entry. Free entry on 6 March, 18 April, 18 May, the last weekend of September and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Akropoli (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Partly accessible. A wheelchair lift starts about 350 m north of the main entrance; call +30 213 131 7762 before arriving. On 12 Nov 2026 the lift was reported out of order.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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    7 min walk to the next stop · 450 m

  8. 8. Theatre of Dionysus

    On the way · Visit about 20 min

    On the South Slope, same ticket (leave the Acropolis by its south exit).

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    5 min walk to the next stop · 310 m

  9. 9. Acropolis Museum

    Museum · Visit about 1 h 30 min

    Separate ticket; open until 22:00 on Fridays.

    Museum of finds from the Acropolis and its slopes, with the Parthenon Gallery facing the monument and an excavation visible beneath the building.

    Hours
    Nov-Mar Mo-Th 09:00-17:00; Nov-Mar Fr 09:00-22:00; Nov-Mar Sa,Su 09:00-20:00; Apr-Oct Mo 09:00-17:00; Apr-Oct Tu-Th,Sa,Su 09:00-20:00; Apr-Oct Fr 09:00-22:00; Jan 01,May 01,Dec 25,Dec 26 off; easter off
    Last entry 30 minutes before closing. 24 and 31 December 09:00–15:00.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Entry
    €20Reduced €10. Free entry on 6 March, 25 March, 18 May and 28 October.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Tickets
    Official ticket pageChecked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Nearest stop
    Metro · Akropoli (M2)Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
    Access
    Step-free accessRamps at all entrances, lifts and accessible toilets on every floor; wheelchairs to borrow.Checked 12 November 2026 · Source
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About this walk

A full-day walk through the main archaeological sites. It starts at Kerameikos, the ancient city's cemetery, and continues to the Ancient Agora with the Temple of Hephaestus and the Stoa of Attalos. For now, the Agora's only entrance and exit is the gate at Thiseio Square.

From the Areopagus you climb to the main entrance of the Acropolis. After the rock, the same ticket lets you exit towards the South Slope and the Theatre of Dionysus (one entry per ticket). The walk ends at the Acropolis Museum. You need four tickets (Kerameikos, Ancient Agora, Acropolis, Acropolis Museum).