Dionysiou Areopagitou ranks as one of Greece's most expensive streets, yet it became a pedestrian haven only in 2003.

This wide promenade circles the entire Acropolis, beginning near the Melina Mercouri monument and winding past museums, neoclassical buildings, and Art Nouveau facades decorated with marble mosaics and intricate curves. Street artists work alongside horse-drawn carriages, while couples pause at viewpoints framing the ancient citadel above.

The street traces an ancient path. In antiquity, pilgrims followed the Peripatos loop around the Acropolis hill, visiting sanctuaries tucked into every spring and cave. Today's route follows much the same course, though the temples have given way to cafes where Athenians meet after visiting the Acropolis Museum's transparent galleries.

VoiceMap's tours follow this pedestrian loop to reveal how modern Athens preserves its sacred geography, tracing connections between the ancient pilgrims' circuit and the contemporary promenade that still circles the city's most hallowed ground.