Street Art & Graffiti Walk Free Tour: Alternative Athens

Athens doesn't keep its art in museums. It puts it on the walls, and it has a lot to say.

This walk takes you through three of the city's most visually extraordinary neighbourhoods.

We'll break down what you're looking at, who made it and why. The artists who went from these walls to international galleries. The movements that found their voice in a spray can. And the stories behind the pieces that made people stop walking and just stare.

Some of these pieces took days. Nights, actually, painted in darkness, finished before the city woke up. We'll show you the ones that reward a second look: the hidden faces, the political symbols, the references buried inside the image that you'd walk straight past without someone pointing them out.

Bring your camera. But honestly, your eyes will do more work today than your lens ever could.