This March, the City of Athens is offering free guided tours of historic and archaeological sites, museums, and cultural and artistic spaces across the capital.
Residents and visitors alike can discover Athens through themed walks and organized visits, in collaboration with the Athens Association of Licensed Guides.
The program includes tours of iconic archaeological sites such as the Ancient Agora and Aristotle’s Lyceum, walks through the historic center and the hills surrounding the Acropolis, and themed routes exploring Byzantine, Ottoman, and modern Athens.
In addition, visitors can enjoy guided visits to major museums, including the Benaki Museum, the National Gallery, the National Museum of Contemporary Art, the Numismatic Museum, and the Alekos Fassianos Museum. Special interest tours are also offered, covering architecture, philosophy, street art, and historical lectures.
Each tour has specific dates, times, and meeting points, with a limited number of participants. To reserve a spot, interested individuals can call 6976897493, Monday through Friday, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
March 2026 Tour Highlights
Sunday, March 1
• Aristotle’s Lyceum | 10:00 a.m. | Meeting point: Archaeological Site entrance from Rigillis
Saturday, March 7
• Athenian Trilogy: University – Academy – Library | 10:30 a.m. | Academy of Athens, Panepistimiou 28
• Ancient Agora | 10:30 a.m. | Main entrance on Adrianou Street
• Museum of Modern Greek Culture | 10:30 a.m. | Museum entrance, Areos 10
• Byzantine Athens | 11:00 a.m. | Hadrian Library
• Architectural Evolution of Athens – From Syntagma to Hilton | 10:15 a.m. | Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
• Athens First Cemetery – Open-Air Sculpture Collection | 11:00 a.m. | Main entrance, end of Anapafseos Street
• Kyrrhestos Clock Walk – Aerides, Mendrese & Fethiye Mosque | 10:30 a.m. | Gate of Athena Archegetis, Roman Agora
• Philosophy in the Ancient Agora | 10:30 a.m. | Main entrance on Apostle Paul Street
Thursday, March 12
• Benaki Museum | 5:00 p.m. | Museum entrance, Koumpari 1 & Vasilissis Sofias
Saturday, March 14
• Ancient Agora | 10:30 a.m. | Main entrance on Adrianou Street
• Hills around the Acropolis | 10:30 a.m. | Church of Agios Dimitrios Loumpardiaris
• Ottoman Athens | 11:00 a.m. | Hadrian Library
• Tsiller–Loverdos Mansion | 10:30 a.m. | Museum entrance, Mavromichali 6
• National Gallery: Los Caprichos by Francisco Goya | 10:30 a.m. | Entrance, Vasilissis Konstantinou 50
Sunday, March 15
• Philosophy in the Ancient Agora | 10:30 a.m. | Main entrance on Apostle Paul Street
• Alekos Fassianos Museum | 11:30 a.m. | Entrance, Neofytou Metaxa 15, Metaxourgeio
Saturday, March 21
• Lecture at Melina Cultural Center: “Athenians in the 1821 Uprising” | 5:30 p.m. | Irakleidon 66a, Thissio
• Street Art & Graffiti Tour, Psyrri | 10:30 a.m. | Monastiraki Square
• Byzantine Churches of Athens | 10:30 a.m. | Chapel of Agios Eleftherios, next to the Metropolitan Cathedral
• American School of Classical Studies | 10:30 a.m. | Institute entrance, Souidias 54
Sunday, March 22
• Philosophy in the Ancient Agora | 10:30 a.m. | Main entrance on Apostle Paul Street
• National Museum of Contemporary Art – Exhibition: Why Look at Animals? | 5:00 p.m. | Museum entrance
Saturday, March 28
• National Garden | 10:30 a.m. | Entrance from Amalias Avenue
Sunday, March 29
• Numismatic Museum (Ilion Melathron) | 10:30 a.m. | Museum ticket office, Panepistimiou 12
