From Syntagma Square walk up Vasilissis Sofias, the main road to the left of the Parliament building. At the fifth junction on your left, on the corner with Koumbari, stands the Benaki Museum.

The museum houses the art collection of a wealthy Greek merchant, Antoine Benaki.

Turn left by the museum, up Koumbari to Kolonáki Square.

Kolonáki is one of the most fashionable districts of Athens, the kind of place where well-to-do Greek ladies walk their dogs. Kolonáki Square is surrounded by designer stores, cafés and smart gift shops.

Cross the square and leave it at the far right corner along the main road, Patriarchou Ioakim. Cross two junctions; at the third, at the first set of traffic lights, turn left up Plutarchou.

This steep street leads towards Lykabettos Hill, visible at the top.

At the end of Plutarchou you may appreciate taking the funicular to the top of Lykabettos Hill.

Enjoy the views over Athens: on a clear day you can see as far as the island of Aegina.

Take the zigzag path to the left, going down again through the lightly wooded slopes of the hill. If you ignore minor paths to left and right, you emerge on Aristippou, about 100m down from the funicular station. Head straight down Loukianou, another steep stepped Kolonáki Street, back down to Vasilissis Sofias, to emerge almost opposite the Byzantine Museum.

Turning left here would take you to the War Museum and, near the Hilton Hotel, the National Gallery. If you have had enough walking for one day, turn right back down Vasilissis Sofias to Syntagma Square.