The Philhellenism Museum at This Is Athens City Festival 2026

 

The Philhellenism Museum collaborates with the City of Athens for another year and participates in the This Is Athens City Festival 2026.

Sundays 10 and 17 May 2026 are dedicated to the people who loved Greece and sacrificed for its freedom. The action “In the Footsteps of the Philhellenes” offers a live guided tour of the heart of Athens, connecting emblematic landmarks with the personalities that sealed the Greek War of Independence.

Participants will, among other things, follow a route that includes:

– The Russian Church and the Anglican Church (where the remains of Frank Abney Hastings are kept).
– The historic district of Plaka, the Church residence, the Finley residence and the Hill School.
– Spots and stops at the emblematic sculpture of Lord Byron, the bust of Eynard and the Monument of Lysicrates.
– References to the sieges of the Acropolis.

 

Dates: 10 & 17 May 2026

Hours: 11:00 – 13:00

Meeting point: Rallou Manou Square at the Russian Church of Athens (Syntagma)

Free admission with reservation required.

Reservations: send your name, title/capacity, mobile number and email to info@phmus.org

The guided tour will be conducted in Greek language.

 

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