# The Marathon tumulus of the Athenians

What to do en Marathon · Marathon

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/tumulus-of-the-athenians · Revisado: 2026-11-12

- Desde: 5 € per person
- Duración: 30 min
- Temporada: All year; closed on Tuesdays
- Para quién: All ages

Monument · 30 min · €5 · The 9 m mound covering the Athenian hoplites who fell in the battle of 490 BC, in the middle of the plain

What it is
In 490 BC, on this plain beside the sea, the Athenians and their allies from Plataea defeated the Persian army that had landed on the beach. The fallen Athenians were buried where they fell, under an earth mound nine metres high: the tumulus, the Soros, still standing in the middle of the fields. It was a battle that changed the history of Greece and, as a side effect, gave its name to the marathon race.
Entry and hours
€5 (reduced €3). Open 8:30 to 15:30 all year, except Tuesdays; last entry 20 minutes before. Free on the first and third Sunday from November to March and on open days. Closed on 1 January, 25 March, 1 May, Easter Sunday and 25 and 26 December.
Getting there
It is on Agiou Panteleimonos Street, between Nea Makri and Marathon, about 40 km from the centre of Athens. Park beside the entrance. Combine it with the museum, about 4 km away, with a separate ticket.

## Cómo llegar y contacto

- Web: https://www.hh.gr/en/?p=2011
- Coordenadas: 38.1185, 23.9781

## Cerca de aquí

- [Argo, Ouzeri and Fish Taverna](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-eat/argo-nea-makri), a 2.8 km
- [Schinias beach and pine wood](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/schinias-beach-and-park), a 3.0 km
- [I Trata, Fish Taverna](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-eat/trata-nea-makri), a 3.4 km
- [Marathon Beach Resort](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-stay/marathon-beach-resort), a 3.6 km
- [Ballos Apartments](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-stay/ballos-apartments), a 3.6 km
- [Moraitis Beach, a Beach Club at Schinias](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-eat/moraitis-beach-schinias), a 3.8 km
- [Marathon Archaeological Museum and the Plataean mound](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/things-to-do/marathon-museum), a 4.7 km
- [NLH Mati Seafront](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon/where-to-stay/nlh-mati-seafront), a 8.2 km

## Consejos

### Climb the mound in your imagination
You do not climb it: you walk round it. Imagine the plain without houses and the sea at your back.

### Do not go on a Tuesday
The tumulus, the museum and Rhamnous are closed.

Destino: [Marathon](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/attica/marathon.md)