Old Town in Layers
15 stops · 1 h 55 min · 1.9 km
Athens's old town, walked downhill through its landlords: the Ottoman bazaar at Monastiraki and the mosque whose lime cost a governor his post; the Roman market that became the sultans' town centre; the islanders' village built under the Acropolis for a Bavarian king; and Hadrian's half-millennium temple, short one column.
Walk it either way
There is a station at each end, so this walk works in both directions — the guide reorders the route and retells the stops to match the way you are going.
- Monastiraki → Temple of Olympian Zeus
- Temple of Olympian Zeus → Monastiraki
Stops on this walk
- 1Pantanassa and Monastiraki Square
- 2Monastiraki Flea Market
- 3Tzistarakis Mosque
- 4Hadrian's Library
- 5Roman Agora — Gate of Athena Archegetis
- 6Fethiye Mosque
- 7Gate of the Medrese
- 8Tower of the Winds
- 9Bath House of the Winds
- 10Anafiotika
- 11Agios Nikolaos Rangavas
- 12Choragic Monument of Lysicrates
- 13Agia Aikaterini
How this walk works
Wanderful is an audio guide that knows where you are. Start this walk and it speaks as you reach each stop — no reading a map, no hunting for the next number on a sign. Put your phone in your pocket and listen.