Private Tour
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.
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
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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.
All Fees and Taxes
Private transportation
14 reviews
Total reviews and rating from Viator & Tripadvisor
Ellen C,,Sep 21, 2025
- Review from Viator
The tour guide is so knowledgeable and gives you a perspective of history that is unique and missing from conventional guides
Shelly S,,Sep 17, 2025
- Review from Viator
Our guide was incredibly knowledgeable about Greek history, especially women’s history. She was clearly very passionate about the topic and eager to share knowledge!
DrKateCostigan,,Jun 3, 2025
- Review from Tripadvisor
Best 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!
934veronicar,,Nov 1, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
An 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.
Lolita M,,Sep 25, 2024
- Review from Viator
This 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.
463mercedesl,,Sep 17, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
Amazing! 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!
Tillybaxter,,Sep 4, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
We 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.
JulesLovesItaly,,Aug 6, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
I took a tour about Women in Ancient Greece and our guide Maelle was fantastic. Even though I had done a tour of the area around the Athens and Roman Agoras, this tour took me to other spots and added to my understanding of Athens. Highly recommend!
alexfl0,,Jul 11, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
What can I say? Apart from that we loved the visit!! Maelle is an exciting woman and passionate about Greece who manages to pass on her passion to us. We took a private tour at 2, Maelle took the time to visit us and it lasted 2h30. We learned a lot about the role and place of women in ancient Greece. Thank you to her for this great time, I gave this to my boyfriend for his birthday who is a great enthusiast of ancient Greece and frankly he loved it! We made the visit in early July, take water and cap!!
709genevieveb,,Jun 23, 2024
- Review from Tripadvisor
We loved our tour. Maelle was so knowledgeable and nice, and kept the interest of our 3 kids throughout the visit. It was so interesting what we learnt, going around the Ancient Agora and learning so many stories and history. We absolutely recommend this tour. Thank you again Maelle
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