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Agora of Athens Audio Tour
Discover the civic heart of ancient Athens, with stops at the temples, stoas and meeting places where Athenians shaped public life.
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Where Athenians met, traded and governed
The Temple of Hephaestus is easy to pick out above the trees. Down in the Ancient Agora, the low foundations take a little more imagination. At the Tholos and the old and new council houses, the audio explains who gathered in each building and how that work fit into the government of Athens.
Use the photographs and ten GPS checkpoints to work your way between the civic buildings and the Panathenaic Way, once a route for religious processions. You can start at whichever monument catches your eye. The Stoa of Attalos, home to the Museum of the Ancient Agora, makes another easy landmark to find on the map.
Inside the guide
- Temple of Hephaestus
- Stoa of Attalos and Museum of the Ancient Agora
- Tholos and its role in city government
Further reading
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