Ancient Agora of Athens in Néa Smýrni

Even for people like me who are not really interested in old stones, the Agora offers super beautiful sports and impressive buildings. The most photographed is probably the temple, which can also be seen from the Acropolis. In the park, you can find turtles publicly acting out their nature of things.

Visited the site in March 2022. After ascending the mount to witness the majestic temples atop the Acropolis, visiting the Agora in the shadow of the cliff face is most definitely the next must-visit archaeological site in Athens.I used the (free!Rick Steves audio walking tour, which I downloaded to my phone from his website, to tour this vast, filled space. Though the audio tour was recorded in 2012 (and as of my visit in March 2022), it remains completely relevant: nothing has been moved, including the placement of items in the museum that are referenced on the audio. I appreciated the in-depth information provided while I moved about the space, soaking in the remains, some of which is remarkably intact, especially the stunning Temple of Hephaestus.The sites museum is worth visiting and contains items discovered from the Agora, but the chief draw has to be all the remains outside the museum and the history and the lives of Athenians that they call forth. I spent half a day here and enjoyed every minute.

To be able to walk around the same place where the ancient Greeks walked, the very people who began philosophy and science is a wonderful experience. One can only imagine the conversations they had.

Excellent location for seeing the Acropolis and the remnants of the Ancient Agora. You may learn about the history of the area, explore the ruins, and have a good time in the museum all at the same time.The Hephaestus Temple is an impressive structure. Even if the surrounding environment isnt as well preserved, you can still follow in the footsteps of ancient thinkers like Socrates, Paul, Alexander, Aristotle, and countless more.This fenced-in area has a single access point. Price was €8 each adult and €4 every child over the age of 6.

This is a nice quiet area, large and beautiful site. There are plenty of benches and lots of shade to hide from the bright sun. The cost for entry is low and was included in the "city" pass from "getyourgiude". There are so many restaurants on the street leading to the entrance, but if visiting around lunch time I suggest packing a lunch and having a picnic under the trees and enjoying the day.

All good, except the toilets. Only 1/3 was functional. And the functional one was dirty inside and it stank. Queue was formed.Other than that the buildings , museum, views were great!

It was cool to see the sites. But always packed. Got yelled at by some crazy lady that works there. Taking pictures not near anything, on the edge of the museum, and not in peoples way. Im just writing the review for a certain reason lol

Very interesting. Much more than the Roman one. Nice museum in the restored building. Great views on Parphenon

We didn’t book tickets in advance but it was only 5 - 10 mins wait to get tickets on spot (Early October). Definitely worth visiting. The temple of Hephaestus was spectacular.

Okay, but as the name suggest all those are ruins. You’ll have to use your imagination a lot. But for 10€ you get ruins + nice walk in a park + museum

The ancient agora is the most intact of all the Greek temples in Doric forms. It offers an insight of how the other temples and ancient buildings might look and feel like. Not allowed to enter though, only to look around it. But well worth going to experience the near intact building up close. It also offers a good view of the Acropolis from here too.

A large historical site in the touristic area of Athens. There’s a few information signs in both Greek and English.There’s a combined ticket for other major tourist sites for €30.

No wait when going early in the morning. The Temple of Hephaestus is spectacular. The rest of the area is not as preserved, but being able to walk the same paths as Socrates, Paul, Alexander, Aristotle and many others. Google maps works well for finding the main entrance. The site is fenced off and has only one entrance and exit. Good museum with artifacts recovered at this site. Tickets were €10 in September 2022.

Its a very nice place.The museum inside is super short.I wouldn’t expand here more than 1 hour top.

A fantastic little walkabout through some gorgeous ruins and lovely temple. Plenty of shade to walk to while viewing the ruins or listening to a tour. If you have the time, I suggest going to visit.

Amazing space with plenty to see. Museum is interesting and informative, and there’s boards at key places around the site to tell you more. Worth the steps up to the temple, if not only for the views!

Best site apart from the Acropolis. Definitely worth a visit. If you dont have much time in Athens, this is the place to go after visiting the Acropolis. You can spend a whole day explore around. It doesnt look like much from the outside, but theres actually a lot to see.

One of the most interesting places to visit in Athens. There is interesting museum included in the price and you can admire lots of ancient sites. Especially temple of Hephastos is in a great state.

An amazing walk through history. The museum alone is worth the visit. The chapel was closed indefinitely when we were there. The Temple of Hephaestus is wonderful.

Not as crowded as the Akropolis, but an equally interesting visit. Spacious and interesting place, where you can immerse in ancient times. Hint: From the fabulous temple of Hephaistos you have a spectacular view up to the Akropolis.

Bought ticket in advance but wasnt necessary in the end. Great to walk around and lots to see here, huge site and interesting. Enjoyed my visit a lot. I only got tickets to this and the Acropolis & museum. Would recommend these if limited time

Excellent place to visit, the ruins are preserved very well and there is a great museum with lots of information about Classical, Hellenistic and Roman Greece.

Large site with many buildings in different states of repair. Besides ruins,there is a museum included in entrance price.Some well sited benches I.e. in shade, made this a very pleasant place to sit and chill with beautiful views.Info boards were in Greek and English, and gave insight into how the ancient societies worked besides normal stuff about dates, discovery.Did not see a loo there, or place to buy drinks but this is right by large flea market with dozens of places to eat, drink, find a loo.

When you come to Athens you should buy the ticket package for 30 euros on the spot. Or you can buy them online in advance on the site get your guide at the increased price of 35 or 36 euros (I recommend using the app because there is often the discount coupon). You can then visit 6 sites with that ticket : keramikos, Agora, Hadrians library, Aristotles school, library, acropolis. You do not need to book the entrance with the combined ticket. Get there, u will show the bar code o qr code. Agora is great to see, there are excavations and remains with various wordings, there is the base of the theater of the past, then there is the temple to see and u can photograph it. We came in August, its all outdoors and its very hot. Athens is very hot in summer! But we really liked it! Athens smacks of history

This was amazing! A must see in Athens. If it is your first time, I would highly recommend a tour guide to give you historical reference and additional information. We learned so much detail. In Greece, licensed tour guides have to go through 2 years of training and pass an exam so they are extremely knowledgeable. There was a small line with the skip the line tickets on a Sunday (less than 5 min). The other line was much longer. There are tickets available to skip the Acropolis line and see 7 archeological sites within 5 days for $30 instead of $20 for just the Acropolis.

Great historical site, best visited with a guide. We took the mythological tour which covered the place and it really brought the place to life.

Amazing place. We arrived for it opening and enjoyed some time at the top when it was relatively quiet (and the walk up was less punishing than it would have been later in the day). The site has a number of water refill taps so you can keep hydrated

Great place to visit while in Athens. It’s part of the €30 ticket that allows you to visit multiple tourist sites in Athens. Worth buying the multi site ticket if you are planning on visiting all the ruins while here

Beautiful ancient city. Much less crowded than the Acropolis but with comparable charm and a well preserved temple. Features a section rebuilt to give the impression of how the “town” actually used to be. It’s unfortunate that the signage is sparse and there weren’t enough descriptions. Certainly underrated!

Definitely a place to put on your "to do" list when visiting Athens. It is a neatly preserved ancient site and the Agora itself is incredible; such an intricate architecture displayed throughout. The views of the Acropolis are amazing too. Cost is 10 euros per person and there are no lines.

Excelent place to visit when in Athena. Filled with history, with a very big museum where lots of valuable objects are displayed.

This was a secondary location to visit after the Acropolis and it was much more laid back. In the late afternoon, there were no crowds so we could take our time and leisurely stroll through the ruins. The Roman influence was clear on this site, much more so than I had imagined beforehand.

This place is huge!The best: Hephaestus temple, you CANNOT leave without seeing it.The OK: Walking through the restored Agora.The meh: The restored Agora.Ok, dont get me wrong, walking through the Agora is amazing, since its completely restored... But almost everything is new material. You will go into the museum, with air conditioning and see the windows to the employees offices and you will be taken out of the experience. The place is amazing, but I felt that I was walking in a museum, it loses its "ancient" touch".The whole area is worth it, I would even pay a ticket to go there on a Sunday morning and just walk.

I walked here on a Tuesday afternoon in late June 2022. We explored the place using the to Rick Steves (RSsFree Ancient Agora Walking Audio Tour from his Rick Steves Europe App. I would recommend downloading this tour for this app beforehand.It was such an incredibly hot day and there wasnt much shade in some parts so make sure you apply/reapply sunscreen if you go during the summer. You buy tickets for this place at the front follow RSs instructions through the artifacts. He even guides you through the little museum inside the rebuilt market.The temple inside is also very beautiful. Its worth taking a look and taking a few pictures with. The one downside was that the back exit gate that leads to the Acropolis is closed. Since it was such a hot day, we ended up not walking to the Acropolis from the Agora and took an Uber instead. Hint: Id highly recommend Ubers over a Taxi since paying for the ride is more convenient.

This is one of the locations that you may visit with the combination pass that you used to visit Acropolis. You may get it the ticket online or in person at the front ticket booth. For me this is more enjoyable to view you since it has more trees and a more comfortable Pathway to walk around with. also there is a large Museum that shows many different artifacts that were found in the area.In this Agora, there is a temple that you may also visit. although you cannot enter the temple, you can walk around it. the majority of the structure is still intact for you to study and look at. it has a very large area for you to explore. I would highly recommend you take your time and enjoy the place then end it with the museum so that you may rest up and be ready for your next adventure

Its worth your time!!After the Acropolis, this should be next on your list. Its really interesting and you can easily spend around 1 h or more there. They also have a mini museum on the top floor.

I definitely recommend going for a walk of the Ancient Agora of Athens, we stopped in with a tour group which taught us some of the history behind the buildings and area. I would also recommend going with a tour (guided or self-guided).We loved getting to go see the Temple of Hephaestus within this area as it was one of the more complete temples that we saw, with a roof and walls within the columns.Fun to walkthrough and experience, worth a hour or two to explore and enjoy.

We came and visited the site only because we bought a multi pass at the Acropolis. We probably wouldn’t have paid for this by itself. It’s mostly all ruins except for the Temple of Hephaestus. It does have a nice museum with lots of replicas of busts but unless you are a super history buff or have the multi pass, I would skip this one.

Nice place to visit the ruins of the Ancient Agora and beautiful views of Acropolis. The museum is also interesting and you can wander around the ancient ruins and find out about past lives. Tickets cost 10 euros and can be bought at the entrance.

This is it, the birthplace of Western democracy. It’s a beautiful spot, the ruins are impressive - none more so than the Temple of Hephaestus, which is the most complete temple (with intact roof!that I have yet had the good fortune to see. The museum is also worth the walk through, and gives you a good feeling for what the buildings might have been like in ancient times.

The biggest site of Athens, very nice and text on the signs are well explained, I recommend going here with a guide for the full experience. Entrance is 10 euro or 30 for a pass for all ruins of Athens

This is one of the 7 archaeological sites that can be visited with a EUR 30 ticket, and I would recommend visiting all of them if you have time. The museum is a long gallery within the restored Stoa of Attalos - the exhibits are arranged in chronological order such that the very last display contains Roman artifacts; the only museum Ive visited where Roman is considered modern! Also make sure you walk all the way round the site up to the Temple of Hephaestus. There are good views from there and the Temple is better preserved than the Parthenon.

In Agora Park there is a very large selection of very ancient buildings and ruins, the largest and most impressive of which is the Temple of Hephaestus. There is also a small museum inside.Up the park there is a hill with an amazing panoramic view of the city and the Acropolis. In my opinion, if you have visited the Acropolis before then there is no point in going up for an observation there, because the view is the same and the Acropolis is higher.I recommend incorporating the Agora as you descend from the Acropolis, there are trails that connect them. This way you will save unnecessary ups and your way will be down.

One of my highlights of Athens, quite possibly a more interesting experience than the Acropolis (maybe tied?!Well worth walking from Hadrians arch around the Acropolis, to the Agora and then closing the loop following the cobbles. The Agora is in a vibrant neighbourhood and you are able to walk through history in relative peace and quiet. An absolute must visit.

The best place to visit in Athens after the Acropolis. Theres a small open air museum with statues and other pieces. Walking around the site enjoying the view was a pleasant experience.

Ancient Agora (marketplaceis one of the must visits in Athens. Even if for the most monuments the only thing that’s left is ruins, it’s quite an experience to be in the same place as once where Socrates Aristotle and others. If you have basic knowledge you can distinct the different eras that have left their mark on this place. The temple of Hephaestus astonishing and the only structure that has been almost intact since 415 BC. Only to think the years that have passed is mesmerising

This is the other Athens archaeological must see after the Acropolis though in some ways it is more interesting. It doesnt have the dramatic scenic location of the Acropolis. Just the opposite in fact as it is bizarrely bissected by a railway line. But is has a fine temple (unobstructed by scaffolding in April 2022 unlike the Pantheon of the Acropolis), statues and ruins aplenty and a story that is easier to visualise. Whats more it has a superb museum in the reconstructed Stoa where you can easily spend a couple of hours. Its a large site with flower strewn paths perfect for a picnic.If you have only time to visit two sites in Athens make it it this and the Acropolis. Entry total is 30€ in summer so get the combined ticket which costs the same price but gets you into 5 other sites for free, two of which are next door.

It’s not as exciting as some spots like Acropolis, given that the structures are mostly gone. However, if you walk up the hill to the Temple of Haphaestus, you get a real view and sense of what ancient Athens may have been like. Nice to walk around and wonder about days of Ancient Greece.

Obvious must-see in the centre showing the history of the ancient meeting place or agora. The museum has a very nice chronological overview that also sheds some light on the history of Athens. It would add value if there would be a depicted path or order of seeing things on the outside grounds.

Worth the visit, temple of Hephaestus looked incredible. Not too over crowded and you get enough time to admire the views without people stepping on your toes. Free toilet facilities on the site, no food or drinks allowed. Wear comfortable shoes as there is much ground to cover.