Athene

Discover Athene with 4 scavenger hunts full of riddles and puzzles at real landmarks.

Along the way you'll pass Monastiraki Square, Bairaktaris, Little Kook, Church of Agios Symeon, Lysicrates Monument, Kapnikarea Church, Arch of Hadrian and Temple of Olympian Zeus, among other spots.

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Hunts in Athene

Athens Street Food & Market

~90 min · 7 stops

Eat your way through central Athens, from the souvlaki grills of Monastiraki and a fairy-tale Psyrri cafe to the roaring meat-and-fish halls of the Varvakios central market, a beloved old spice-and-deli house on Evripidou Street, and a loukoumades shop frying honey doughnuts since 1922.

First stops

Monastiraki Square — Start in Monastiraki, the buzzing square where Athens comes to snack. The lanes running off it are lined with grills sending up the smell of charcoal, oregano and roasting meat from morning to midnight.
Bairaktaris — Bairaktaris has grilled on Monastiraki Square since 1879, its walls hung with barrels and old photos. Here you meet the Athenian icons: souvlaki, skewered grilled meat, and gyros, shaved from a vertical spit and wrapped in pita with tomato, onion and tzatziki.
Little Kook — Duck into Psyrri to find Little Kook, an outrageously decorated fairy-tale cafe whose street overflows with giant props that change with the seasons — carousels, spiders, marionettes. It is famous less for a single dish than for towering, over-the-top desserts.

Hidden Athens & Byzantine Corners

~85 min · 6 stops

Slip off the tourist trail into the quiet side of Athens: the island-like whitewashed lanes of Anafiotika under the Acropolis, a graceful ancient prize monument, tiny Byzantine churches marooned in the modern city, and the antique-crammed flea market and street-art squares of Monastiraki and Psyrri.

First stops

Church of Agios Symeon — Begin high in Anafiotika at the little church of Agios Symeon, tucked among a cluster of whitewashed cube houses. They were built in the 19th century by workers from the island of Anafi, who recreated their Cycladic village against the north slope of the Acropolis.
Lysicrates Monument — The Monument of Lysicrates, from 334 BC, is a slender marble rotunda — the first known building to use Corinthian columns on its exterior. It was raised by a wealthy sponsor to display the bronze prize-tripod his chorus had won in a drama festival.
Kapnikarea Church — Marooned in the middle of busy Ermou shopping street sits Kapnikarea, a small domed church from around 1050. It was almost demolished for the road in the 19th century and saved only by royal intervention; shoppers now stream past its ancient stone walls.

Ancient Athens Highlights

~100 min · 8 stops

Walk 2,500 years of history through the compact heart of Athens, from the gateway arch of the emperor Hadrian and the giant Temple of Olympian Zeus up to the Acropolis and its Parthenon, then down through the Ancient Agora, the marble Tower of the Winds and Hadrian's Library to the bustle of Monastiraki Square.

First stops

Arch of Hadrian — Begin at the Arch of Hadrian, a marble gateway raised around 131 AD to mark where the old city of Theseus ended and the new city of the emperor Hadrian began. Inscriptions on each side make exactly that boast.
Temple of Olympian Zeus — The Temple of Olympian Zeus took nearly 700 years to finish, completed by Hadrian around 131 AD. Once the largest temple in Greece with 104 towering columns, just fifteen still stand — plus one that toppled in a storm in 1852 and lies where it fell.
Acropolis of Athens — Climb to the Acropolis, the sacred rock at the heart of Athens. Its temples, above all the Parthenon, were built in the 5th century BC under Pericles as a monument to the city's patron goddess and to the golden age of Athenian democracy.

Hills & Views of Athens

~90 min · 6 stops

Climb the ring of green hills west of the Acropolis for the finest views in Athens: the rock where the ancient court once judged Apollo and St Paul both preached, the assembly hill that cradled democracy, a Roman prince's marble monument, a cave called Socrates' prison, and the old National Observatory on the hill of the Nymphs.

First stops

Areopagus Hill — Begin on the Areopagus, a bare marble rock just below the Acropolis. In ancient times its council judged cases of murder here; much later the Apostle Paul is said to have stood on this rock to preach to the Athenians. It is worn slippery by centuries of feet.
Pnyx — The Pnyx is a broad rocky terrace that was the meeting place of the assembly of Athens. Here, from the 6th century BC, thousands of citizens gathered to vote and to hear the great orators — making this quiet hillside a birthplace of democracy itself.
Philopappos Monument — At the top of the wooded Hill of the Muses stands the Philopappos Monument, a marble tomb built around 116 AD for Gaius Julius Antiochus Philopappos, an exiled prince and Athenian benefactor. From beside it opens the classic postcard view straight across to the Acropolis.

Frequently asked questions

Scavenger hunts in Athene: practical questions

How long does a scavenger hunt in Athene take?

The hunts in Athene take roughly 85 to 100 minutes and have 6 to 8 stops. You walk at your own pace and can pause and pick up again anytime.

How much does a scavenger hunt in Athene cost?

A hunt costs €1.99 as a one-time purchase in the app — no subscription. You can also unlock the whole city with all themes at once.

Which themes are available in Athene?

There are 4 hunts in Athene: Athens Street Food & Market, Hidden Athens & Byzantine Corners, Ancient Athens Highlights, Hills & Views of Athens. Each theme follows its own route past different places.

Can I play together in Athene?

Yes — play solo, share one phone, or try the co-op duo mode (beta) with two phones. For groups and team outings there are private hunts everyone joins in the browser.

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