Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds
The Roman-era marketplace beside Plaka, anchored by the octagonal Tower of the Winds — an ancient weather station and water clock.
The call
Worth it if you are watching the budget and you only have one day.
Why
- 01
The octagonal Tower of the Winds is the real reason to stop here: a 1st-century-BC sundial, weathervane and water clock carved with the eight wind gods, and one of the few genuinely intact ancient buildings you can walk right up to in Athens — there's nothing else quite like it in the city.
Our read - 02
The whole site is a quick, satisfying add-on to a Plaka stroll.
Our read
Is it a fit?
Go if
This is your first trip to Athens
Worth the ten minutes for the Tower of the Winds, especially if the combo ticket already covers it.
You are watching the budget
On a budget, Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds still earns its price.
You only have one day
Even on a tight schedule, Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds earns the hours.
You are traveling as a couple
As a couple, Roman Agora & Tower of the Winds works.
Plan it well
- Cost
- €8 (summer) / €4 winter; included in €30 combo ticket
- Timing
- Slot it into a Plaka/Monastiraki walk any time of day.
- Booking
- Cheap single ticket or included in the €30 combo ticket; much is visible for free from outside.
- Allow
- 30–45 min
- Getting there
- Short walk from Monastiraki metro, on the edge of Plaka.