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Attraction · Municipality of Athens · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Parthenon in Municipality of Athens

Parthenon is an attraction in Municipality of Athens, Regional Unit of Central Athens. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch. 34 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 80 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.

Parthenon in Municipality of Athens
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The story

Audio tour · Parthenon

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You're standing at the Parthenon, the temple of Athena on the Acropolis of Athens. Start with the columns. There are eight at the front and back instead of the usual six, and forty-six run all the way around. They're about ten metres tall and swell slightly in the middle. They also lean a little inward, and the floor rises by up to about eleven centimetres towards the centre. All clever tricks to make the building look perfectly straight from a distance.

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Opening hours and admission

Wheelchair
Partly accessible

Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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Facilities near Parthenon

The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.

Well-known points of interest nearby

50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 34 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.

Acropolis Museum
MuseumAudio story · 2 min

Acropolis Museum · 370 m

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Panathenaic Stadium
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Panathenaic Stadium · 1.3 km

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Theatre of Dionysus
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Theatre of Dionysus · 140 m

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Photo: Rrburke · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0View the photo on Wikimedia Commons
Athena Nike Temple
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Athena Nike Temple · 150 m

Odeon of Herodes Atticus
AttractionAudio story · 2 min

Odeon of Herodes Atticus · 200 m

Hear the story of Acropolis Museum on the spot with the app

Also within walking distance

The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.

  1. 1AcropolisAttraction · 20 m away
  2. 2ErechtheumAttraction · 70 m away
  3. 3PandroseionArchaeological site · 70 m away
  4. 4Asklipieio AthinonArchaeological site · 80 m away
  5. 5Athena Promachos statue placeMonument · 90 m away
  6. 6ArriforionRuins · 100 m away
  7. 7Stoa of EumenesArchaeological site · 120 m away
  8. 8PropylaeaAttraction · 130 m away
  9. 9EleusinionRuins · 250 m away
  10. 10Choragic Monument of LysicratesAttraction · 300 m away
All 165 points of interest in Municipality of Athens →

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Frequently asked questions

Is Parthenon wheelchair accessible?

Partly: according to OpenStreetMap it is only partly wheelchair accessible.

Is there a toilet or drinking water nearby?

Yes: a water point at 80 m and a public toilet at 80 m.

How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Parthenon, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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