Imagine the feeling of walking on a foundation that stalwarts like Socrates and Plato had once stepped foot on! It would feel like you have traveled through time-space reality back to yesteryears.
Be sure to add Ancient Agora to your bucket list of places to see in Greece. In today’s date, the Ancient Agora of Athens is a renowned archaeological site. It is situated to the northwest of Acropolis. This ancient Greek Agora was known to have served as an assembly, residential, or commercial area for about 5,000 years. The term “Agora," in modern Greek means "marketplace."This green flatland and hill area is situated between Acropolis and Monastiraki. A remarkable feature of this site is that it is one of the world’s few archaeological sites that has a train running through it. Unfortunately, there are only foundational walls and piles of rocks left of this ancient center of Athens.
At one point in time, this buzzing marketplace would lead up to Acropolis. So, if you are traveling from Acropolis, then you can visit this location on your way to Monastiraki. However, take your time exploring this beautiful site before moving on to your next tourist attraction.
If going by foot then, Athens city center to Ancient Agora by walk takes around 5 to 8 minutes. The distance is around 1 km.
Walking from the Monastiraki Square you need to go towards Adrianou Street and from there a 5-minute walk to the Ancient Agora.
Walking from the Thissio Metro Station, it is only a couple of minutes walk on Adrianou Street to reach the Agora.
Take the Athens Metro: 1 (Green Line), Station "Thissio". to reach Ancient Agora.
Take bus routes as follows: 025, 026, 027, 038, 227, 500 to Thissio
From Thissio it is only a couple of minutes walk.
Tickets fares mentioned below, are valid for the city’s public buses, trolleybuses, metro, tram, and commuter trains according to the given duration:
90 minutes ticket costs 1.40€
24 hours ticket costs 4.5€
3-day tourist ticket costs 22€
5-day ticket costs 9€
Winter Timings
Sunday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Monday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Saturday: 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Summer Timings:
Sunday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Monday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Wednesday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Saturday: 8:00 a.m. to 7.30 p.m.
Holiday Days
January 1st: Closed
March 25th: Closed
May 1st: Closed
Easter Sunday: Closed
Christmas, December 25th: Closed
December 26th: Closed
Waiting Time
Nil
Entrance Fee
Entrance fee Full is €8, reduced entrance fee is €4
The fee is valid for the archaeological site and the museum of the Ancient Agora of Athens.
You can get the tickets at ticket offices on-site or you can purchase them online as well.
You can consider buying a special ticket package full cost is €30
This is valid for 5 days.
It is valid for the following:
Free admission days
Time you can spend
3 to 4 hours
Weather
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