Roman Agora and the Tower of the Winds
Guide
Photo: Andreas Trepte · CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
≈ A$18SightAllow 30–60 minPut together by AI from open data
What you'll see
A compact Roman market square with a tall marble gateway and, at one end, an eight-sided marble tower carved with the winds as flying figures.
A brief history
The market was paid for in the time of Julius Caesar and Augustus. The Tower of the Winds was a public clock, with sundials outside and a water clock within.
Tips
- Best time
- Any time; you can see a lot through the railings
- Cost
- About €10 (check)
- Allow
- 30–60 min
- Free days
- Usually free on the first Sunday of the month from November to March (check)
- Hours
- Usually daily 8:00–20:00 from April to October and 8:00–17:00 in winter (check)
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Good to know
- Area
- Plaka, Monastiraki and Psyrri: Old lanes under the Acropolis, the ancient agoras and the flea market; Monastiraki and Psyrri have many hostels and late bars.
- Access
- Partly step-free
- Indoors or out
- Outdoors
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