Philosophy Experiential Workshop at Plato's Academy Park

Immerse yourself in the world of Plato with this engaging philosophy workshop for beginners. Explore the famous ‘Allegory of the Cave’ and develop critical thinking skills. Limited availability, book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Plato’s Academy Digital Museum - Tailored for adults and teenagers aged 14 and above, this 2-hour immersive experience starts with a short visit to the intimate Plato’s Digital Museum, followed by a distinctive philosophical warm-up where participants read and interpret ancient Greek texts.
    Wander through the historic park to the ancient Gymnasium…
What's Included
  • Expert facilitator
  • Liability Insurance
  • Local VAT 24%
What's Not Included
  • No Guided tour (this activity is an educational interactive workshop)
Additional Information

Embark on a rewarding and enjoyable philosophical journey as a student of Plato, engaging in dialogues and debates.
Participate in this engaging philosophy workshop in Athens, located at the iconic Plato’s Academy Park—the origin of the world’s first Academy.

  • Explore the historic site that was home to the world’s first Academy.
  • Enjoy a visit to…
Location
Plato's Academy Digital Museum
Alkmeonos
Instructor will meet you at the entrance of Plato's Academy Digital Museum, he will hold a Hellas Revival sign. We will provide his mobile number the day before the workshop (check your emails please).
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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D5180omdavida
Jun 29, 2025
Great Philosophy Tour - Honestly my favorite activity that we did in Athens. I really enjoy reading about and learning more about ancient Greek philosophers, so I was very excited to get to walk in the grounds where Plato had once taught and learn more about that time period. During this turn we learned about the history of Greek philosophy, as well as the history of Athens during the classical period. Then we learned more about Plato, his life and his teachings. Our guide was very friendly, engaging, and was great at answering all of the questions that we had. All in all we had a great time doing this activity.
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Jyotina65
Jun 21, 2024
Every thing in moderation! - A lot of the time you hear about philosophy, and you feel that you can name the top guys, but never really know how you should think, what drove them and why they did what they did and what they said! This is a wonderful tour and introduction to philosophy. It was an immersive learning experience delivered by philosopher who clearly has a passion for the subject – loved it! From the minute we met him, he was very informative, knowledgeable and genuinely wanted to teach us about the Greek philosophers and their place in history. You could see all of us going through the event and experiencing our own eureka moment including my son. I fully recommend taking this gentle stroll through the park and listening to this amazing teacher and philosopher. After this also taking a walk through the gardens where ancient philosophers might have walked and possibly eaten pomegranates before class! .
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Ellenpg9517it
Jun 13, 2024
The philosophy tour was a great experience! - When you’re planning a trip to Greece, you are obviously looking at the acropolis and the Parthenon. After you’ve done that, it’s really cool to take a philosophy tour and understand the backbone of Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle. We took this tour and it was phenomenal. It takes three hours and it was so interactive and so educational and our instructor was unbelievable. He was so ,so good. I would highly recommend this tour!
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Jamesmy7148cv
Mar 21, 2024
Unique and fun learning experiences at the places where it all began - I recently lead a party of 3 teachers and 30 students aged 16-18 from the UK to Athens and we took part in two experiential workshops run by Hellas Revival (Plato and Democracy). The sessions were lively and fun, very interesting to the students and highly participatory. The level was pitched just right for our group's age and existing knowledge. Our students certainly learned a lot, really took part in the engaging activities, and we have had great feedback from them. Fluent English was spoken by the facilitators who ran the sessions really well, as a teacher I know how challenging it can sometimes be to engage young people but they made it look easy. To have a philosophical debate at the site of Plato's Academy, or take part in a simulation of Athenian democracy in the place where it took place in the ancient world, is so special. The surroundings were beautiful and steeped in history. We will certainly aim to include Hellas Revival workshops in future trips by our institution to Athens. Thanks Olga, Eva and Alex!
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Indra
Aug 3, 2023
Try this! - This is an unusual, engaging and fund cultural experience of connecting to ancient Athens through its philosophy and politics. We spent two hours with Alex, a philosophy grad student who also studies Ancient Greek and Latin languages, learning something about Plato and Socrates and the life of Athens. This is not a guided tour or a lecture. The idea is to get you doing some philosophical thinking while learning about Plato, his teacher Socrates and the Athenian world they lived in. The Plato digital museum is a very small but excellently designed free museum which you visit as part of the experience. All of this is very much off the beaten tourist track which adds another dimension to the experience - the ruins of the academy are in a small public park and have not been fully excavated. There were only a couple of Greek visitors there who said they had come to feel the atmosphere of Plato’s school. If you have visited the acropolis as we did this offers a brilliant additional experience that offers something more intimate and participatory. Highly recommended for adults and kids equally.
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Pythagoras33
Jul 8, 2023
Like being a real student in the Academy - One of the best experiences. Like being real students of the Academy! We even had a friendly cat join who we named Pythagoras. Would highly recommend
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Noah_m
Mar 24, 2023
Special experience - We had a fantastic time. The guide was knowledgeable and engaging. Being able to do philosophy in such an historic place is truly a fantastic experience.
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Valentinilui
Dec 2, 2022
Eye-opening experience! - We visited Athens for 4days with my sister, her husband and my beloved nephew (17years old). We first took the Democracy workshop (wonderful!) and 2 days later we booked the Plato Philosophy one. We did so many different things in just a couple of hours! First, we read some ancient Greek, then we had to find answers in the small but quite interesting museum and then we went to the ancient ruins in Plato Academy Park. There we had to think and speak like ancient philosophers! In the end we had a mini debate with many laughs. Truly eye-opening experience, which kept us thinking and discussing for hours after.. I highly recommend it!
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Escape801231
Sep 2, 2022
great - Alex was amazing, it was the best day of my life.. I just really loved it and there was a lot of attention to details, truly thoughtful
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Annemp5439ef
Sep 25, 2022
My professional Athens driver from my hotel couldn’t locate the entrance to Plato’s academy. We googled mapped even. - The identification of the entrance! Couldn’t find it. There was no indication where it was despite driving around a fenced in dilapidated park. There was no one to great visitors so I didn’t get out of the car. I did not get the tour that I paid for. Very disappointed.
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up to 10 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).