Syntagma Square takes its name from a September day in 1843 when Athenians gathered here and refused to leave until King Otto granted them a constitution. The word "syntagma" means exactly that: constitution. It was Greece's first, and the square has been the nation's political heart ever since.

This is the second largest square in Greece, and it still draws protesters. You might have seen footage of molotov cocktails arcing through the air here during economic crises, or peaceful gatherings filling the space from the fountain to the Parliament steps. The tradition of demanding accountability continues in the same spot where it began.

VoiceMap's self-guided audio tours start from Syntagma's fountain and use the square to explain how modern Athens emerged from King Otto's neoclassical ambitions, tracing routes through the Commercial Triangle to markets and neighbourhoods that reveal what "everything starts from here" actually means in daily Athenian life.