Walking Athens


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Voyages Divertissement
Développeur Parisis Panos
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Walking Athens is the first walking guide to the city of Athens written by locals and a very detailed travel guide with information on anything you may need. It consists of 30 ROUTES, each with a carefully thought out scenic walk in a neighborhood of Athens, including dozens of points of historic interest, museums, restaurants, cafes, bars, cinemas and much more! All the information provided helps you be as independent as possible to save time while moving around the city like a local, avoiding tourist traps. The 4 PANORAMAS that are included are a true originality of this guide.

+ 30 SELF GUIDED ROUTES
With a total of 30 routes it covers the entire center of the city and the best neighborhoods-suburbs that will give you a complete picture of Athens.
- Every route includes a comprehensive text to guide you through it
- Find every museum, archaeological site and point of interest that you want and go there easily with the public transport suggested. Most of the points of interest come with additional information about them along with websites, telephones and with opening hours for the museums
- When you had enough of sightseeing, find your nearest restaurants, bars, cafes, cinemas and more, suggested only by the locals
+ LOCATION & OFFLINE USE
Easily find your nearest route and navigate yourself in it. Use it even if you don’t walk a path just to find your nearest sites and more.
Use it offline to avoid internet and costly roaming charges. All the maps and information come prepackaged with the application and can be accessed without any internet service or cellular data plan.
+ SEARCH
You can search for any point of historic interest or entertainment, streets, squares or any other location that is included in the routes.
+ PANORAMAS
A true originality of this guide, the Panoramas, are view explanatory cards that can be used from specific points, designated in the guide.
+ ROUTE MAP
Route map is a map of Attica that helps you quickly find where you are in Athens and your nearest route.
+ EASY TO USE
Designed to be aesthetically beautiful but mainly practical. It features double taps zooms for one hand use and includes practical symbols for instant recognition of periods of the Athenian history.

ROUTES
01 PANEPISTIMIOU
A stroll through the grandest Athenian buildings
02 COMMERCIAL TRIANGLE
A walk in the old commercial center of the city
03 PSIRI MONASTIRAKI
Modern flea market and Ancient Athens Agora
04 PLAKA
The old town of Athens under the Acropolis
05 LOWER PLAKA
The old town meets the new city
06 NATIONAL GARDEN
The Garden and the museum district of the city
07 FILOPAPPOS HILL
A walk through Ancient Athens and the Acropolis
08 METS
‘Old Athens’ aristocracy and ancient secrets
09 EXARHEIA
A youth filled neighborhood of the center
10 KOLONAKI
The richest district of downtown Athens
11 THISSEIO – PETRALONA
Two old neighborhoods – from mainstream to alternative
12 KOUKAKI
A walk through beautiful neighborhoods under Philopappos Hill
13 KOLONOS ACADEMY
Lost neighborhoods of Ancient Athens
14 METAXOURGHIO
The alternative nightlife of Athens
15 GAZI
The hippest district of downtown Athens
16 LYCABETTUS
A stroll through the highest Athenian hill
17 MEGARO
A walk from old to modern Athens
18 OAKA
Sports center and contemporary shopping centers
19 KIFISSIA
Old Athens aristocracy in its greatest manifestation
20 MAROUSSI
Old neighborhood and forest walk
21 PATISSIA
A district of what Athens would be
22 NEW CHALCEDON – NEW PHILADELPHIA
A walk through Greek refuge history
23 IRAKLIO NEA IONIA
Greek refugees, German settlers and Roman ruins
24 PIRAEUS
A walk through the history of the city’s port
25 KASTELLA
The picturesque side of Piraeus
26 FLISVOS
A seaside walk through Greek naval history
27 GLYFADA
A neighborhood for a quick swim near Athens
28 AEGINA
A rich in history island just an hour away from Athens
29 A & B REMA POLYDROSSOU
A beautiful walk along a stream in northern Athens
30 TRITSIS PARK