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Athens Through Her Eyes Women in the Athens Context
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon
Important Information
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Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
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Service animals allowed
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Public transportation options are available nearby
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Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Cancellation policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
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Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
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If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
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This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.
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Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
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Explore Athens through the stories of women, from ancient goddesses and philosophers to modern activists. Guided by Vana, a Media & Communication graduate of Panteion University with studies in Italian Language and Literature, this walk reveals the many faces of femininity across the city’s history.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
Meeting Points
Departure
Syntagma Square
We will meet in front of the Metro entrance at Syntagma Square. Look for a female guide wearing a red book
Return
Exarcheia
The tour ends at Exarcheia, on Strefi hill, overlooking Athens
Athens Through Her Eyes Women in the Athens Context
Kentrikos Tomeas Athinon
About
Explore Athens through the stories of women, from ancient goddesses and philosophers to modern activists. Guided by Vana, a Media & Communication graduate of Panteion University with studies in Italian Language and Literature, this walk reveals the many faces of femininity across the city’s history.
Highlights
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
3 hours
Offered in English
Free Cancellation
Mobile Ticket
What's Included
Bottled water
Meeting Points
Departure
Syntagma Square
We will meet in front of the Metro entrance at Syntagma Square. Look for a female guide wearing a red book
Return
Exarcheia
The tour ends at Exarcheia, on Strefi hill, overlooking Athens
Stop 1 – Syntagma Square
The Invisible Woman in Public Space
An introduction to women’s presence—and absence—in public life, from Classical Athens to contemporary Greece.
Topics include:
Women’s suffrage in Greece (1952)
Family law reforms (1983)
Public space, safety, and gender
Contemporary feminist movements
15 minutes
2
The Academy of Athens
Through the story of pioneering feminist Kalliroi Parren, visitors explore women’s struggle for education and intellectual recognition.
Topics include:
Efimeris ton Kyrion (Ladies’ Journal)
Women’s access to higher education
Social attitudes toward educated women
15 minutes
3
Ancient Agora of Athens
Democracy Without Women
At the heart of ancient democracy, visitors examine who was included—and who was left out.
Topics include:
Citizenship and political participation
The role of the oikos (household)
Women’s economic influence
Religious duties and ceremonial power
25 minutes
4
Acropolis
Goddesses vs. Real Women
A striking contrast between powerful female deities and the realities faced by Athenian women.
Featuring:
Athena
Artemis
Aphrodite
Medea
Key question:
“How could a society worship powerful goddesses while restricting real women?”
Important to say that we visit Acropolis viewpoint, not the Acropolis itself.
25 minutes
5
Plaka
Women in the Ottoman and Early Modern City
Exploring women’s lives beyond official histories.
Topics include:
Family honor and marriage traditions
Domestic production and textile work
Oral traditions and cultural preservation
Women’s role in maintaining community identity
25 minutes
6
Monastiraki
The Female Body and Labor
A look at women’s work and economic realities through the centuries.
Topics include:
Factory workers
Domestic labor
Migration
Tourism economy
Poverty and survival
The changing meaning of women’s independence
Question for discussion:
“What has truly changed, and what has simply taken a different form?”
15 minutes
7
Exarchia
Resistance, Feminism, and Contemporary Athens
The tour concludes in one of Athens’ most politically and culturally active neighborhoods.
Topics include:
Feminist collectives
LGBTQ+ activism
Street art and public expression
Bodily autonomy
Gender-based violence and public discourse
Participants encounter a living city where debates about identity, equality, and freedom continue to unfold.