Jewish Heritage Tour of Athens
Activity ID : 546
Activity Description
Explore the presence of the Jewish community in Athens. Learn through the rich historical narrative and visit places of significance for the local Jewish community’s life and history
This tour focuses on the presence and activity of the Jewish community in Athens, dating back to the 4th century B.C.E. Apart from learning through the rich historical narrative, you will also have the opportunity to visit places of significance which have been linked to the local Jewish community’s life and history.
Notable examples are the famous Monastiraki area, housing the flea market, and nearby Thission where Synagogues ‘Beth Shalom’ and ‘Etz Hayyim’ are to be found. Another important location is the Ancient Agora, the place that bears the first traces of a Jewish Synagogue. Furthermore there is the Athens Jewish Museum which was founded in 1977 in order to preserve and exhibit the painstakingly collected material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish life in Greece, as well as other monuments and places of interest around the city center.
Highlights
- Learn about the history of the Jewish presence in Greece
- Admire the most significant Jewish landmarks
- Visit the Jewish museum of Athens
- Visit one of the Synagogues of Athens
Your experience will start with a visit to the Athens Jewish Museum to enjoy a guided tour of the museum’s collections. Accompanied by the Museum’s curator you will be guided through the cultural heritage, history and traditions of the Greek Jews. You will then explore the old quarter of the city, the area of Plaka where you will discover traces from the Ancient, Byzantine and Ottoman eras.
Your walk will continue to the modern part of the city passing by the heart of the flea market in Monastiraki and Avissinias Square, also called “Yousouroum” after a Greek Jew (Noah Yousouroum) who opened his shop in the area in 1863.
You will then proceed with a visit to the Ancient Agora, the heart of Ancient Athens and the primary locus of the social, political, and financial life, throughout the ages.
You tour will end in Thission area, after a visit to the New Holocaust monument, as well as to one of the two functioning Synagogues (Beth Shalom OR Etz Hayyim).
Your walk will continue to the modern part of the city passing by the heart of the flea market in Monastiraki and Avissinias Square, also called “Yousouroum” after a Greek Jew (Noah Yousouroum) who opened his shop in the area in 1863.
You will then proceed with a visit to the Ancient Agora, the heart of Ancient Athens and the primary locus of the social, political, and financial life, throughout the ages.
You tour will end in Thission area, after a visit to the New Holocaust monument, as well as to one of the two functioning Synagogues (Beth Shalom OR Etz Hayyim).
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Included
• Hotel pick-up (for hotels within walking distance from the tour’s location)
• 1-hour private guided tour by an English speaking curator of the Jewish Museum
• 1-hour private guided tour to the ancient Agora
• 1-hour private guided tour to one of the Synagogues of Athens
• Walking city tour
• Private services of a state-licensed guide
• All taxes
Not included
• Entry fees
• Hotel drop-off
• Personal expenses
Do nοt forget
• Since this is a walking tour you will need to be wearing comfortable shoes, a hat and sun-block. Don’t forget to bring a water bottle and lots of energy!
Cancellation policy
Cancellation policy
- Cancellation 72 hours or more prior to the agreed activity starting date. You are automatically reimbursed for the full activity price.
- Cancellation between 24 hours and 72 hours prior to the agreed activity starting date. You are entitled to a 50% reimbursement
- Cancellation 24 hours or later are what we call last-minute cancellations. No reimbursements will be effected
* If the activity is canceled by the activity provider (due to weather, non-completion of minimum entries, force majeure, etc.), the price of your activity, is refunded in full.
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