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Walks in Exarcheia.
2 editor-picked walks through Exarcheia. Each one has been walked — stops, distances, and a paragraph on what to notice.
Walks in Exarcheia
Exarcheia and Strefi Hill: bookshops, murals, the climb
The student quarter's bookshops and political walls, then the scramble up Strefi for the view.
The Archaeological Museum and Pedion tou Areos
The greatest museum of antiquity, the north edge of Exarcheia, and the city's big forgotten park.
Nearby
Other walks close to Exarcheia.
Sorted by distance from the start of exarcheia and strefi hill: bookshops, murals, the climb. Good for stitching together a longer day.
Kolonaki: the smart quarter on the slopes
Designer streets, the Benaki, and the café tables of Plateia Kolonakiou under Lycabettus.
Psyrri: workshops, tavernas, and the murals
The old hardware quarter gone to meze and street art — best after dark.
Panepistimiou: the neoclassical spine
The Athenian Trilogy — Academy, University, Library — and the great boulevard's arcades and squares.
Syntagma, the National Garden and the Zappeion
The kilted guards at the Tomb, a shaded royal garden, a marble hall, and the ancient stadium beyond.