The oldest city in Europe that never stopped being lived in, and it has almost never demolished anything — it just hands things a new job and carries on. We walk you past the guidebook to what really happened; a few things are ours.
3 experiences · 33 story stops · GPS audio · Downloadable narration
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3 tours
Stories on location
33 stops
Typical length
1h 15m–1h 30m
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$14.99 city pack
Every neighborhood has a story worth hearing.
Acropolis
"You're at the foot of the Acropolis, about to climb to the most famous building on earth, and most of this walk happens inside the ticketed site, so have your ticket ready."
Plaka
"You're on Mitropoleos Street, at the edge of Plaka, the oldest lived-in neighborhood in Athens. Almost nothing around you is doing the job it was built for."
Exploring more than one neighborhood?
The city pack is a one-time purchase with all 3 currently available Athens tours—33 narrated stops you can take on your own schedule.
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Preview the storytelling
Read a few of the places covered across Athens, then hear the complete stories on location in the app.
landmark
This is Anafiotika, and you've just walked out of Athens and onto a Greek island. Whitewashed cube houses with flat roofs, blue doors and shutters, pots of geraniums and basil on every step, lanes so narrow two people have to turn sideways…
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landmark
That long grey wall with the row of tall columns standing in front of it is the outside of Hadrian's Library. Count them — seven left of the original fourteen, standing clear of the wall with nothing on top.
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landmark
This is Mnesikleous Street, the stepped lane where the cafés set their tables right on the stairs, under bougainvillea, with the wall of the Acropolis rising above.
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landmark
This is Monastiraki Square, and you can probably smell it before you've taken it in.
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landmark
This is Syntagma Square, and the big cream-colored building at the top of it is the Greek Parliament.
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museum
That long building of glass and concrete is the Acropolis Museum, and its top floor is sitting crooked.
Read the storyPut in your headphones, press play, and start walking. The app does the rest.
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Stories play at each stop. Pause, wander, and continue whenever you want.
Plan with confidence
Compare the subject, neighborhood, duration, route, and exact stops on each tour page. Individual tours show their one-time price before you open the app.
No. Start whenever it suits you, pause for food or a detour, and resume later. Check the opening hours of any venue you personally plan to enter.
Download the tour narration on Wi-Fi. Cached audio does not need to stream, though map tiles and other online features may still require a connection.
No. Your purchase covers the Bad Historian audio experience. Transportation, food, and admission to third-party attractions are separate.
Every Athens tour
3 tours · $14.99 one-time
