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4 hour walking tour in Athens, Greece

Many people ask if you need a car to get around Athens. The answer is no. Athens is a walker’s paradise. The blocks are short, people are friendly, the shops around every turn are an opportunity for discovery and a Kodak moment. What a better way to enjoy the city!

4 hours! Is that to far to walk? How big is Athens anyway?

The distance covered on walks through greener and quieter areas makes time fly. The walking is easy, no big hills, paved streets or paths, especially when walking through the parks, lots of shade and park benches. This is a walking tour that doesn't mingle so much with downtown and moves through greener and quieter areas. Any of the sites can take the entire time of the tour.

Custom walking tours

These tours are “customizable” according to the desires of the clients. Just remember, the area is geographically small but it is full of interesting sights. When thousands of years of history are layered on the same area again and again, the result is a mosaic of history. Modern intermingled with ancient, parts of ancient buildings being recycled in newer buildings. This entangled weaving of history can only be appreciated with the help of an experienced walking guide.

Walking guides

You will find many competent and well versed guides in all the archaeological sites specializing in Greece’s ancient history. However, they are like fish out of water when it comes to a walking tour, where the boundaries are not defined and personal interpretation and knowledge of historical events becomes the compass for the urban exploration. Walking guides are people that have studied and are archaeology guides with a passion and love for the city. The The sites listed below are the anchor points, the destinations of the walk. In this case however, the voyage is the real treat. So enjoy the sites but most of all, enjoy the unscheduled finds.