A week in Athens, Greece

Seven days in Athens, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Lyceum. 36 stops in all.

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Day 1

LyceumArchaeological site · On the map
Panathenaic StadiumArchaeological site · 0.7 km on from Lyceum · On the map
Temple of Olympian ZeusTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from Panathenaic Stadium · On the map
Acropolis MuseumMuseum · 0.4 km on from Temple of Olympian Zeus · On the map
ParthenonTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Acropolis Museum · On the map
Temple of HephaestusTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from Parthenon · On the map

6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 2

Platonic AcademyArchaeological site · On the map

1 stop, about 0.1 km between them in straight lines.

Day 3

National Archaeological Museum of AthensMuseum · On the map
Omonoia SquareSquare · 0.7 km on from National Archaeological Museum of Athens · On the map
Tzistarakis MosqueMuseum · 0.9 km on from Omonoia Square · On the map
Arch of HadrianArchaeological site · 0.8 km on from Tzistarakis Mosque · On the map
Numismatic Museum of AthensMuseum · 0.9 km on from Arch of Hadrian · On the map
Byzantine and Christian MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Numismatic Museum of Athens · On the map

6 stops, about 4.2 km between them in straight lines.

Day 4

Syntagma SquareSquare · On the map
Tower of the WindsTower · 0.7 km on from Syntagma Square · On the map
Athena ParthenosMonument · 0.3 km on from Tower of the Winds · On the map
Theatre of DionysusTheatre or opera house · 0.1 km on from Athena Parthenos · On the map
Odeon of Herodes AtticusTheatre or opera house · 0.3 km on from Theatre of Dionysus · On the map
Ancient Agora of AthensArchaeological site · 0.5 km on from Odeon of Herodes Atticus · On the map

6 stops, about 1.9 km between them in straight lines.

Day 5

PnyxArchaeological site · On the map
Athena PromachosMonument · 0.6 km on from Pnyx · On the map
Choragic Monument of LysicratesArchaeological site · 0.4 km on from Athena Promachos · On the map
Hadrian's LibraryArchaeological site · 0.6 km on from Choragic Monument of Lysicrates · On the map
Metropolitan Cathedral of AthensCathedral · 0.3 km on from Hadrian's Library · On the map
Benaki MuseumMuseum · 0.9 km on from Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens · On the map

6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 6

Philopappos MonumentArchaeological site · On the map
Stoa PoikileMonument · 1 km on from Philopappos Monument · On the map
MonastirakiSquare · 0.1 km on from Stoa Poikile · On the map
Old Royal PalacePalace · 1.2 km on from Monastiraki · On the map
National Garden of AthensPark · 0.2 km on from Old Royal Palace · On the map
Museum of Cycladic ArtMuseum · 0.4 km on from National Garden of Athens · On the map

6 stops, about 2.8 km between them in straight lines.

Day 7

Hekatompedon templeTemple or shrine · On the map
Fethiye Mosque, AthensMosque · 0.3 km on from Hekatompedon temple · On the map
National Historical MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Fethiye Mosque, Athens · On the map
Presidential MansionPalace · 0.9 km on from National Historical Museum · On the map
Athens War MuseumMuseum · 0.5 km on from Presidential Mansion · On the map

5 stops, about 2.4 km between them in straight lines.

More for Athens

Things to do in Athens, Greece · 40 places to see, led by Parthenon and Platonic Academy
One day in Athens, Greece · 6 stops in a day, starting at Lyceum

Day trips from Athens

Photo credits

Lyceum: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 3.0
Panathenaic Stadium: Bgabel, CC BY-SA 3.0
Temple of Olympian Zeus: Ava Βabili, CC BY-SA 4.0
Acropolis Museum: Yair-haklai, CC BY-SA 4.0
Parthenon: Steve Swayne, CC BY 2.0
Temple of Hephaestus: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0
Platonic Academy: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
National Archaeological Museum of Athens: Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 de
Omonoia Square: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0
Tzistarakis Mosque: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0
Arch of Hadrian: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
Numismatic Museum of Athens: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Byzantine and Christian Museum: Marsyas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Syntagma Square: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Tower of the Winds: George E. Koronaios, CC0
Athena Parthenos: Cdv1014, CC BY-SA 4.0
Theatre of Dionysus: Rrburke, CC BY-SA 3.0
Odeon of Herodes Atticus: Jebulon, CC0
Ancient Agora of Athens: https://www.flickr.com/people/jonezes/, CC BY-SA 2.0
Pnyx: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
Athena Promachos: Unknown artist Unknown artist, Public domain
Choragic Monument of Lysicrates: User:Greenshed, Public domain
Hadrian's Library: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Metropolitan Cathedral of Athens: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Benaki Museum: Dimboukas, CC BY-SA 3.0
Philopappos Monument: Calidius, CC BY-SA 3.0
Stoa Poikile: Tomisti, CC BY-SA 4.0
Monastiraki: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
Old Royal Palace: A.Savin, CC BY-SA 3.0
National Garden of Athens: Sjaak Kempe, CC BY 2.0
Museum of Cycladic Art: User:Mountain, Public domain
Hekatompedon temple: Hermann Luckenbach, Public domain
Fethiye Mosque, Athens: C messier, CC BY-SA 4.0
National Historical Museum: Reinhard Dietrich, CC BY-SA 3.0
Presidential Mansion: Άργος, CC BY-SA 4.0
Athens War Museum: Archaeaoris, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.

Good to know

Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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