11 Stop 11 of 12 on Athens in One Morning

The Panathenaic Stadium

Acropolis, Athens

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"This is the Panathenaic Stadium, and whatever you're picturing when you hear the word stadium, this isn't it. The ends give it away — those turns are savagely tight, a long thin horseshoe with hairpins at the closed end, nothing like the wide ovals runners use now. Athletes at the first modern Olympics complained about it bitterly."

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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.

Hear the full story at The Panathenaic Stadium

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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