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Philosophical Tour in Athens

5.038 reviewsAncient Agora of Athens

  • 2h 30m
  • Free cancellation up to 24h before
  • Guided in English
  • Instant confirmation

Highlights

This tour aims to create an experience in the exact places where philosophy was born, providing tourists and travelers with a unique opportunity to explore the main philosophical approaches to the pursuit of happiness (eudaimonia). You can gain insight into the way of achieving the bliss proposed by exceptional thinkers who lived and taught in the city of Athens. This is the best tour for personal development while you wander along the ruins of Athens (BE YOUR BEST VERSION IN ATHENS) Itinerary Starting point METRO ACROPOLIS (Makrygianni and Dinysiou Areopagitou Exit) 1st route: Theater of Dionysos -Socrates Prison-Philopapou Hill-Pnyx -Observatory of Athens (Myth of the allegory of the Cave, Platonic and Aristotelian philosophical approach to Happiness - Socrates), best photos of PARTHENON 2nd route: Keramikos - Roman Market (Epicurean and Stoic approach to happiness) 3rd route Monument of Lysikrates (Dionysian and Apollonian approach to happiness ) Walk the city. Question life

Inclusions

What's included

  • speaker in order to hear the stories

Itinerary

  1. We stand outside the Theater of Dionysus, the birthplace of tragedy. They will learn why there was an obligation to see a tragic play as a cure for easy judgment and how Carl Jung told us how tragedy can help us be our best selves. We will discuss the view of Budism and evolution psychology to the term of the shelf

    15 min

  2. The most well-known open-door theater in the world and the message of persona, animus and anima characteristics of the personality.

    10 min

  3. The allegory of the cave ,Plato's philosophy

    20 min

  4. The birth of democracy in this place

    20 min

  5. The most highly energetic point in Athens, with the best view of the Parthenon and Acropolis . The recipe of Happiness according Plato and Socrates

    15 min

  6. The best view of Athens, the assembly area of Athenian citizens. Aristoteles's perspective of Eudaimonia (blissful) The secret place of Socrates.

    15 minAdmission included

  7. The ancient cemetery of Athens and the Epicurian recipe of Happiness (Epicurus's garden)

    15 min

  8. The place Stoicism was born. Philosophy was born, Theater was born, and Democracy was for the first time executed

    Passes by

  9. The most beautiful street in Athens

    Passes by

  10. The place stoicism was taught as a philosophy of Life

    15 min

  11. The first meteorological station in the world

    Passes by

  12. The discussion point of the philosophers. You will experience the atmosphere of the Mnisikleous stair. Best place for lunch

    Passes by

Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

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Know before you go

Meeting point
At the exit of the Acropolis metro station (Makrygianni/Dionysiou Areopagitou street)
Pickup
Everyone meets at the starting point; there is no pickup.
Ticket type
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
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WALK IN ATHENS
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

How it compares in Athens

  • Its from-price is 62% below the median of the 4134 experiences we list in Athens.
  • It is shorter than most of them.
  • By number of reviews it ranks 472 of 4134.
  • The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Athens

Athens sets the Acropolis above a sprawling modern capital, where ancient ruins, hillside lanes and long taverna evenings sit side by side.

The Parthenon crowns the Acropolis, flanked by the Erechtheion and its porch of caryatids, and the Acropolis Museum at the foot of the hill displays sculpture found on the rock. Around it, the Ancient Agora, the Temple of Olympian Zeus, Hadrian's Arch and the marble Panathenaic Stadium make the classical city easy to walk through.

Top-ranked sights in Athens: Acropolis, Parthenon, Acropolis Museum.

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