Standing on Mars Hill with Acts 17 open is one of the few places where a preacher can see exactly what a passage was looking at. The Areopagus is a modest lump of rock with an immodest view, and the sermon it hosted reads differently once you have stood on it.
Corinth, an hour outside the city, is the quieter and in some ways the richer stop. It is a working ruin rather than a monument, and the marketplace where Paul made tents is legible enough that the Corinthian letters land with a specificity most groups do not expect.
Highlights
- The Acropolis and the Parthenon
- Mars Hill (the Areopagus), Paul’s sermon site in Acts 17
- Ancient Corinth’s marketplace and Erastus inscription
- A common stop on Greek Isles cruise itineraries
Best time to go: April–June and September–October.
