Private Tour
Private Walk Women in Ancient Greece
Overview
Available languages
2 hours
Mobile ticket
A captivating walking tour to discover the stories of women in Ancient Greece, from powerful goddesses to everyday women who challenged traditional gender roles.
Follow in the footsteps of legendary women like Sappho, Aspasia, and Agnodice, who defied societal expectations and became leaders, philosophers, doctors, and poets. Discover how the role of women was influenced by Greek mythology through the stories of Athena, Demeter, Persephone, Penelope, and the enigmatic Pandora.
What was the daily life of a wife, a slave or a prostitute? Why were Spartan girls kidnapped? What happened during the mysterious women’s festival in Athens?
Come and discover for yourself the extraordinary legacy of Women in Ancient Greece.
*be aware that you won't enter archaeological sites during this thematic walking tour.
Additional Info
Service animals allowed
Public transportation options are available nearby
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
The tour is adapted to participants over 10 years old.
You see archeological sites from outside (no entrance)
Not recommended for travelers with mobility issues
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
What To Expect
Monastiraki
You'll be meeting your guide on the emblematic square of Monastiraki.
Hadrian's Library
Discover the education of girls and women in Ancient Athens.
What‘s Included
All Fees and Taxes
Private transportation
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Private Walk Women in Ancient Greece
Reviews
17 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Our trip would feel incomplete without this knowledge
Brianna C,Apr 6, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Mael was an amazing guide. This was one of the last stops for us in Athens and anyone would benefit from having it sooner in your itinerary. We had already done the big sites and scarcely saw any information like Mael shared. Everyone knows that history, but this felt special and was totally missing from what we’d seen already. She brings back to life figures that have long been forgotten and adds contexts to the political history of Athens. Really engaging and a wonderful pace for me (expecting at 5 months). She also had great local recommendations which we took her up on and were not disappointed.
Very complementary tour
remi D,Apr 4, 2026
- Review from Viator
5.00Tour very rich in information and interactive. Maëlle is a pedagogue, attentive to target our expectations, and has a very broad culture to adapt and enrich the tour she offers.
Original and informative tour
jadel779,Feb 20, 2026
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Very interesting and very personalized visit, on a theme too often discussed: the place of women in history! Maelle is a very pleasant guide, who knows her subject at her fingertips. We took advantage of his knowledge for 2 hours: it was incredible. A great start to our stay in Athens!
You have to experience this!
Ellen C,Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00The tour guide is so knowledgeable and gives you a perspective of history that is unique and missing from conventional guides
Fabulous walking tour!
Shelly S,Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
5.00Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about Greek history, especially women’s history. She was clearly very passionate about the topic and eager to share knowledge!
Best ever walking tour!
DrKateCostigan,Jun 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Best walking tour internationally! Our guide highly educated, articulate and informed. Answered all our questions. Showed us places missed by mainstream tours and shared rebellious women’s stories from ancient times that influence us today. Very highly recommend. Thankyou, this was worth the trip to Athens!
Fantastic tour of Athens with a difference
934veronicar,Nov 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00An excellent tour. My teenage daughters loved it as much as I did. Maelle is very friendly and easy to talk with and captivated us for two hours with her stories of women in Ancient Greece whilst walking and seeing some still very significant sights off the beaten track. Highly recommended.
Highlight of our trip
Lolita M,Sep 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
5.00This tour was one of our favorite parts of our trip! Maelle was an incredible tour guide, super engaging and helpful, the tour in itself is very interesting as it really sparks an interest and intrigue of how women moved in ancient times. We learned so much and days after the tour we kept on discussing the themes and the characters that we learned about. It’s a very special tour for those who want to learn a bit more of Ancient Greek life.
A pleasure and a luxury to have found this tour.
463mercedesl,Sep 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00Amazing! Wonderful and knowledgeable tour guide, interesting stories that I would never have encountered were it not for this tour. It also felt intimate and the Culture Hunters´communication and attention to the details of the tour were spotless. Could not recommend enough!
Untold stories of women in Ancient Greece
Tillybaxter,Sep 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
5.00We did a Women in Ancient Greece tour. Maelle was our guide. It was a very small group. It was absolutely fascinating and eye opening. Very highly recommended. We got to see locations of historical significance that were outside of the main attractions and we would never have known about them. Maelle painted a picture of the lives of so many different types of women in Ancient Greece and their largely unfold stories. One of the best things we did in Greece.
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