Athens Walkthrough
On this walk, we follow the overlooked exit signs of the passageways in the heart of Athens, to discover a city within a city that even locals leave unnoticed.
- We’ll visit the underlying network of stoas, rich in juxtaposed architectural and typographical styles from antiquity up to today.
- Discover unique family stores and the city’s urban myths, while decoding the stoas’ distinctive character.
- Learn about the anonymous Greek design history, the disappearing signs, and how people use them to navigate in the city.
- Walk through variations of the “stoa” typology and get to know about the transformation of the city and how locals relate to it.
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This walk is based on the guidebook Into Stoas.
Starting point Syntagma
Duration 2 hours
Book by clicking on the calendar above. Any day except Sundays.
Group Walk Our walking tours are intimate with up to 8 people. In case of fewer than 3 people attending, walks get postponed or canceled (and refunded).
Cancellations Free cancellation 24 hours after the booking, only if this is 72 hours prior to the walk's timeslot.
Groups For bigger groups, university field trips and company team building, contact us directly.
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“Fans of typography, architecture and quirky old shops will love her Into Stoas trips.”
Athens city guide: what to see plus the best bars, hotels and restaurants, The Guardian
“You may end up discovering something more than a city; you may end up discovering yourself.”
Follow the Exit Sign, Greece Is
“Natassa Pappa has found a way to import some of that order into the grit and chaos of downtown Athens.”
A design for life, e-kathimerini
“Learning about the labyrinth of Athens and the culture and history of its ‘stoas’ is one of the most fascinating of all my explorations into the urban makeup of the city.”
72 Hours in modern Athens – the misunderstood metropolis, Borders of Adventure
