Athens, Greece
Athens: a city where such beautifully preserved ancient sites provide an amphitheater like no other - a city where the richness of Ancient Greek culture, from the Olympic Gods to playwrights and philosophers, can be fully imbibed.
But don’t forget the living, breathing metropolis around the archeological sites. Greece’s history didn’t stop with the ancients, and the last 2,000 years are party to such epic tales of woe and triumph that challenge even those of antiquity…
The Making Of Modern Greece
How did Athens fall from its Ancient Greek glory?
We know the Ancients were fascinating: their myriad myths, legends and heroic achievements are incredible - as are the accomplishments in architecture, scholarship and military expansion.
But, if anything, it’s the last two thousand years which hold the very greatest dramas - and these are the subject of this self-guided walking tour.
From the obliteration of an empire which ruled for a millennium to 400 years of Ottoman oppression - and the herculean effort of the Hellenic (Greek) people to tear themselves out of the largest Islamic empire the world has ever known...
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Price: $29.99 / £24.99
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Starting point: Gate of Athena Archegetis, Athens
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Duration: 2 - 3 hours
20th Century Greek Tragedy
The dark stories we wish were myths…
You might think that Greece’s most tragic stories of betrayal, sorrow and murder are to be found in the plays and productions of Classical Antiquity - but the previous century harbors a clutch of strong contender.
On this self-guided walking tour, we'll cover the sheer scale of horror from the Greco-Turkish War, two shocking betrayals by The West, the tyranny of Nazi occupation in the Second World War - amongst others.
As you might anticipate, colonial and imperialist powers crop up time and again in these tales - but home-grown horrors have their own part, too...
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Price: $29.99 / £24.99
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Starting point: Monument to the Unknown Soldier, Athens
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Duration: 2 - 3 hours