Even on a tight schedule, The Pnyx earns the hours.
Allow 20–40 min.
Standing on the speaker's bema where Pericles and Demosthenes addressed the Assembly, with the Acropolis across the valley and almost nobody around, is a quietly powerful free experience for history lovers. The catch: there's very little physically to see — a carved rock platform and terracing — so without imagination or a guide it underwhelms.