5 Stop 5 of 12 on Athens in One Morning

The Areopagus

Acropolis, Athens

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"That bare lump of rock sitting just below the entrance to the Acropolis is the Areopagus, and your brain is going to file it as a viewing platform. It was a courtroom. The Areopagus is the oldest court in Athens, and it is a hill with nothing on it. No building, no benches, no roof. The elders sat on the stone, in the open air, and tried murders."

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The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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This is just one of 12 stops on the Athens in One Morning tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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