Dionysiou Areopagitou pedestrian promenade

A wide marble-and-stone pedestrian street running along the south slope of the Acropolis, pedestrianised in 2003 and shaped by architect Dimitris Pikionis in the 1950s. It passes the Acropolis Museum, the Odeon of Herodes Atticus and the Theatre of Dionysus, and continues west as Apostolou Pavlou around Thiseio for a combined stretch of roughly 1.5 km. Free and open at all hours; the Onassis Foundation funded a lighting upgrade announced in late 2024.

Season

All year round

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  Ancient sites · Makrygianni

  Theatre of Dionysus

  139 m

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  Museums · Makrygianni

  Acropolis Museum

  178 m

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  Ancient sites · Acropolis

  Parthenon

  200 m

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  Ancient sites · Makrygianni

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