Attraction · Municipality of Athens · Updated on 1 November 2026.
Erechtheum 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. 36 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km. Within 120 m you'll find a bench, a water point and a public toilet.
Audio tour · Erechtheum
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You're standing at the Erechtheion, on the north side of the Acropolis in Athens. It's much smaller than the Parthenon nearby, but in religious terms it mattered even more to the ancient Athenians. This is where the ancient cult statue of Athena stood.
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Source: OpenStreetMap and Wikidata.
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.
The nearest pitstop of each kind within 1 km, as the crow flies.
50 well-known points of interest nearby, those with an audio tour first. 36 of the 50 well-known points of interest nearby are within 1 km.
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The 10 nearest points of interest with a story, within 2 km.
PandroseionArchaeological site · 20 m away
AcropolisAttraction · 50 m away
ArriforionRuins · 50 m away
ParthenonAttraction · 70 m away
Athena Promachos statue placeMonument · 80 m away
PropylaeaAttraction · 120 m away
Asklipieio AthinonArchaeological site · 140 m away
Stoa of EumenesArchaeological site · 180 m away
EleusinionRuins · 190 m away
Tower of the WindsAttraction · 240 m awayNo, according to OpenStreetMap it is not wheelchair accessible.
Yes: a water point at 110 m and a public toilet at 120 m.
When you stand at Erechtheum, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.
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