Athina Trip Overview
On this 3-hour walking tour, delve into the long and fascinating history of Athens’ Jewish communities. Jews have called the city home since at least 250 BC, and this outing seeks to uncover stories about the city’s Jewish past. Visit traditionally Jewish neighborhoods, stop by the Jewish Museum of Greece, connect with the city’s Jewish heritage.
Jews have called Athens home for over 2,000 years, and one of the aims of this tour is to explore that community’s history, from the days of antiquity through the medieval era, from the Nazi occupation up to the present day.
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Duration: 3 hours
Starts: Athina, Greece
Trip Category: Tours & Sightseeing >> Half-day Tours
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On this 3-hour walking tour, delve into the long and fascinating history of Athens’ Jewish communities. Jews have called the city home since at least 250 BC, and this outing seeks to uncover stories about the city’s Jewish past. Visit traditionally Jewish neighborhoods, stop by the Jewish Museum of Greece, connect with the city’s Jewish heritage.
Jews have called Athens home for over 2,000 years, and one of the aims of this tour is to explore that community’s history, from the days of antiquity through the medieval era, from the Nazi occupation up to the present day.
Itinerary
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Stop At: The Jewish Museum of Greece, 39 Nikis str., Athens 105 57 Greece
We visit the Jewish Museum in Athens, which is focused mostly to the Jewish Tradition of the two main Jewish Communities of Greece and the commons between the Jewish and Greek Christian Orthodox Tradition
Duration: 1 hour
Pass By: Monastiraki, Athens Greece
Through Plaka the oldest district of Athens, and walking around Ancient Agora we are heading to Monastiraki and the Flea Market, the district is connected with the Jewish Community in Athens and the modern History of the city.
Pass By: Kerameikos Cemetery, Ermou 148, Athens 105 53 Greece
We are heading to Kerameikos Archaeological site, and the Monument of Holocaust
Pass By: Thiseio, Athens, Greece
Then we visit to the Holy Synagogue of Athens
