In this audio guide, we primarily explore the remains of the late Roman wall of Athens, also known as the Herulian or Post-Herulian Walls, which were built in 280 AD after the city’s destruction in 267 AD by the Heruli, a barbarian people from Scandinavia.
This event was so destructive and traumatic that it was decided to reduce the city to a small fraction of its former size.
On this tour, we will see not only all the visible fragments of the wall but also other monuments, sharing interesting details about them.
The audio guide includes an audio and text description of each point, as well as current and historical photos of the site.
In which format are available the audio guides and maps?
Our maps and audioguides are available in GPX format, which is one of the most common track formats for GPS devices and they can be opened by most map apps.
In our case, we have embedded the audio tracks inside the file, so they can be used without Internet access and this is the reason why our GPX files are larger than usual and they cannot be opened with most map apps.
Which apps can I use to open the audioguides?
We recommend “OrganicMaps“, because it is free, lightweight, fast, open source (which is more secure) and because it supports large files.
Also, there is a new app called CoMaps, based on OrganicMaps. We are testing it at the moment and it is likely we will recommend it in the future.
Our maps also work with OsmAnd~ , but we do not recommend because it consumes more resources and you need more clicks to listen to each audio.
Which apps can not be used?
We have tested our audio guides with a few other apps and we can confirm they cannot be used.
“Maps.me”: Doesnt support GPX files.
“Locus Map 4 Outdoor Navigation”: Has issues the file size.
Feel free to test our audio guides with other software and let us know the results.
Is there an audio guide that I can try out for free?
Yes, we are offering a free audio guides, with a small tour around the Acropolis, where we explain why it has been the center of Athens through millennia.
To download it, go to our Shop (at ko-fi.com), and complete the amount to donate with 0€.
The audios and images are in the description of each point.
To access the description, there are 2 ways: first, clicking in the point on the map; and the second option is opening the the bookmark list, choosing the audio guide and then the point of interest.
I want to see the name of each point on the map. Can I do that?
Yes, with OrganicMaps is very easy. Go the config menu, and activate Bookmark names on the map. Here we will have 3 options: Hide, Show to the right y Show at the bottom. Here we have to choose one of the last 2 options.
If you find the font size too small, you can increase the font size, going back to the configuration and activating Increase size for map labels.
The points of interest are not in sequential orden. Is there a way to order them?
Yes, with OrganicMaps it is possible. Go to the bookmark menu, click on the audio guide and choose Sort, and then, choose By Name.
In this audio guide, we mainly explore the remains of the walls that Athens had: the wall of Themistocles, the Proteichisma wall, the Diateichisma wall and the wall of Valerius, as well as mentioning the Haseki wall, which was the most modern wall that Athens had, built in 1778.
The audio guide has an audio and text description of the site, as well as current and historical photos of the site.
Distance: 10km
Time: 6h
Note: There is another audio guide where we explore the remains of the smaller walls, mainly the Post Herulian wall, built after the sack of Athens by the Heruli in 267 AD and the Rizocastro wall of the early thirteenth century.
In this video, we explore the restoration works of the royal estate of Tatoi, in the outskirts of Athens, Greece, which included the palace, the gardens and farm and the pantheon of the kings of Greece.
In this video, we review the Spanish TV Series 3 Caminos of 2021, analyzing the plot and the storytelling and if it portrays the Camino experience accurately.
In this video, we explore the different walls that the city of Athens, Greece, has had throughout history and many of its remains, mostly hidden in abandoned buildings and grounds, such as the wall of Themistocles, the wall of Valerius, the wall of Diateichisma, the wall of Proteichisma, the wall of Rizokastro, the wall of Hipapantis and the wall of Serpentza.
The Philopappos Park is in the minds of tourists and Athenians a great place to admire the Parthenon, the Agora and the rest of Athens. However, the 3 hills that make it up, beyond the excellent views, are very full of interesting sites, such as caves, sanctuaries, walls, monuments, tombs, cisterns and many many ruins, if you know exactly where to look.
In this video, we are going to explore many of these remains, in addition to telling details of the history of Athens and of Greece.
In recent years, the trend of painting large murals as a way to beautify cities has become popular, and Athens has embraced this trend wholeheartedly.
Many tourists enjoy this open-air gallery; however, no organization had yet created a map documenting the locations of these works, which is what we have done.
This map includes murals by renowned Greek artists, as well as international artists such as INO, Soteur, Same84, Nikolaos Tsounakas, Aristeidis Lappas, Leonidas Giannakopulos, Robert Vargas, Alex Martinez, Billy Gee, Tristan Eaton, STMTS, Ruin, Cacao Rocks, Taxis, Paparazzi Art Studio, Mister Achilles, Eleni Psyllaki, Kes, Dreyk the Pirate, BirdCap, Kyle Holbrook, MiteArt, Chionis George, Platon, The krah, 101 Crew, Sotiris Fen, Koustenas, Lalas, Frank25, Barbadee, Onebran, Aleks, and more.
To access this collection of points of interest, you need a map app that doesn’t require an internet connection.
We recommend OrganicMaps because it’s lightweight, fast, open source (it doesn’t spy on you), and supports large files.
