Ancient Agora

The Ancient Agora of Athens

The Ancient Agora was the centre of the public life of Athens, at the foot of the Acropolis. The Athens audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this major site, the political, religious and commercial heart of the classical city.

The centre of the classical city

The Ancient Agora of Athens was the heart of the public life of the city: people debated there, traded, dispensed justice and celebrated the gods. The cradle of democracy, it saw philosophers and citizens pass by. The site today keeps remarkable vestiges, including the temple of Hephaestus, one of the best preserved in Greece, and the Stoa of Attalos, rebuilt, which houses a museum.

What to see

Here you discover the vestiges of the agora, the remarkably preserved temple of Hephaestus, the Stoa of Attalos and its museum, at the foot of the Acropolis. The Ancient Agora tells the public life and the democracy of classical Athens. It is a major stop for lovers of ancient history.

Practical information

The Ancient Agora lies at the foot of the Acropolis, between Monastiraki and Plaka, reachable on foot. The visit has a fee and follows its own hours, which vary with the season. It is best to bring water and good shoes, and to check the arrangements before coming.

What was the Ancient Agora of Athens?

It was the centre of the public life of the classical city, a place of debate, commerce and justice, the cradle of democracy; you see there the temple of Hephaestus and the Stoa of Attalos.

Where is the Ancient Agora of Athens?

At the foot of the Acropolis, between Monastiraki and Plaka.