Athens Trip Overview
For the admirers of Herodotus History Greek Persian Wars this tour will give you the opportunity to visit the battlefields of 4 major battles.
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, that is suited to your needs and lifestyle, allowing all passengers to enjoy the scenic drive, stopping wherever you desire, take photos, have a break.
Like all vacations in Greece local food is high in our list of things to do, we will taste local gastronomy and wines.
We can arrange accommodation for you in selected Boutique Hotels A’class or 4* Hotels with breakfast at additional cost from 90€ per double room/ weekend-holidays 120€ per double room – if more than 2 rooms 10% less. (Driver’s room complimentary). See additional info
You have the options of a full payment at the time of your booking or reserve your tour with a deposit only 50% at a lower rate (than Option/ Full Pay). See additional info
Additional Info
Duration: 2 days
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
For the admirers of Herodotus History Greek Persian Wars this tour will give you the opportunity to visit the battlefields of 4 major battles.
Schedule is flexible, but most importantly our drivers are seasoned travelers and are dedicated to helping you live the tour of your life, that is suited to your needs and lifestyle, allowing all passengers to enjoy the scenic drive, stopping wherever you desire, take photos, have a break.
Like all vacations in Greece local food is high in our list of things to do, we will taste local gastronomy and wines.
We can arrange accommodation for you in selected Boutique Hotels A’class or 4* Hotels with breakfast at additional cost from 90€ per double room/ weekend-holidays 120€ per double room – if more than 2 rooms 10% less. (Driver’s room complimentary). See additional info
You have the options of a full payment at the time of your booking or reserve your tour with a deposit only 50% at a lower rate (than Option/ Full Pay). See additional info
Itinerary
Day 1: Marathon, Thermopylae, Mount Parnassus: overnight / Herodotus History Greek Persian Battles Tour (Day 1)
Stop At: Marathon Tomb, Marathon 190 07 Greece
Visit Marathon battle fields and read the amazing history that is captured by the location and the burial mound, fill the area with a unique meaning. This 10m-high burial mound, sits 1km west of Marathon beach.
Ticket: 6€ Reduced: 3€
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Schinias, Schinias, East Attica Region, Attica
These battle fields become, one of the most popular coastal resorts in Attica located 40 km north east of Athens. Marathon bay or Schinias has a great reputation for its crystalline waters and the comfortable facilities
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Marathon, Vranas, Marathon 190 07 Greece
5 km from Marathon bay, this excellent museum displays local discoveries from various periods, including Neolithic pottery from the Cave of Pan and finds from the Tomb of the Athenians.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Starting point of Marathon Route, Leof. Marathonos, Marathonas 190 07, Greece
The Athens Marathon is like no other on Earth. Staring line is in Marathon modern town and the finish line is in Athens’ magnificent Olympic Stadium, the birthplace of the modern Olympic Games.
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: Marathon Lake, Marathon Greece
Lake Marathon is a water supply reservoir formed from the construction of Marathon Dam at the junction of Charadros and Varnavas Torrents near the town of Marathon, Greece. It was the primary water supply for Athens from 1931, when it became operational, until 1959. In 1959 water from Lake Yliki became available.
Stop At: Battlefield of Thermopylae, Thermopylae Greece
Thermopylae is world-famous for the battle that took place there between the Greek forces (notably the Spartans) and the invading Persian forces, commemorated by Simonides in the famous epitaph, “Go tell the Spartans, stranger passing by, That here obedient to their laws we lie. This passage from north to south along the east coast of Greek peninsula requires use of the pass and for this reason Thermopylae has been the site of several battles.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Thermopylae Museum, Thermopylae Greece
Next to the monument of Leonidas, in the historic Thermopylae, lies the innovative museum, dedicated to the 480 BC battle that changed the course of Greek history. Ticket 3€
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Loutra Thermopilon, Lamia 350 09 Greece
The baths of Thermopylae is known for the battle of Thermopylae between the Greeks and Persians in 480 b.C.The Hot Gates is “the place of hot springs” and in Greek mythology it is the cavernous entrances to Hades.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Mount Parnassus, Delphi Greece
Drive via Mount Parnassus (duration: 1 hour / 30 min) in central Greece that towers above Delphi, north of the Gulf of Corinth, and offers scenic views of the surrounding olive groves and countryside. According to Greek mythology, this mountain was sacred to Dionysus and the Dionysian mysteries. It was also sacred to Apollo and the Corycian nymphs, and it was the home of the Muses. Parnassus is one of the largest mountainous regions of Mainland Greece and one of the highest Greek mountains. Overnight on the slopes of this amazing mountain, in a traditional village
We can arrange accommodation for you in selected Boutique Hotels A’class or 3/4* Hotels with breakfast (additional cost 90€ per double room / weekend-holidays 110€ per double room – if more than 2 rooms 10% less. Driver’s room complimentary). If you wish to do do your own hotel reservation, you need to reserve an extra room for your driver.
Duration: 12 hours
No meals included on this day.
Accommodation included: Not included, but we can make an arrangement for you and your driver in Boutique hotels 3 /4 stars. See additional info
Day 2: Delphi, Thebes, Plataea, Parama/Salamis : Herodotus History Greek Persian Battles Tour (Day 2)
Stop At: Delphi Archaeological Museum, Ethniki Odos Amfissas – Livadias, Delphi 330 54 Greece
The Archaeological Museum of Delphi, one of the most important in Greece, exhibits the history of the Delphic sanctuary, site of the most famous ancient Greek oracle. Its rich collections are comprised primarily of architectural sculpture, statues and minor objects donated to the sanctuary. These reflect its religious, political and artistic activities from its early years in the eight century BC to its decline in Late Antiquity.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Delphi Greece
Delphi is the ancient sanctuary that grew rich as the seat of Pythia, the oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancient classical world. The ancient Greeks considered the center of the world to be in Delphi, marked by the stone monument known as the omphalos (navel).
It occupies a site on the south-western slope of Mount Parnassus, overlooking the coastal plain to the south and the valley of Phocis. It is now an extensive archaeological site with a small modern town of the same name nearby. It is recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in having had a great influence in the ancient world, as evidenced by the various monuments built there by most of the important ancient Greek city-states, demonstrating their fundamental Hellenic unity.
Ticket ( Site & Museum) Summer 12€ Reduced Winter 6€
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: The Tholos of Delphi, Delphi 330 54 Greece
The sanctuary of Athena Pronaia, and the Tholos.
The tholos is a circular building which was created between 380 and 360 BC at the center of the sanctuary of Athena Pronaia. It is constructed with 20 Doric columns on its exterior diameter which measures 14.76m.
The building stands 13.5 meters tall at the center of the Athena Pronaia sanctuary, and its interior columns were of the Corinthian order.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Thebes, Threpsiadou 1 Plateia Keramopoulou, Thiva 33200 Greece
The Archaeological Museum of Thebes is one of the most important museums of Greece since some of its collections are rare or unique. The exhibits originate from excavations all around Boeotia and cover a long chronological period spanning from the Paleolithic to the Post Byzantine periods. General/summer admission: 6 € Reduced/ winter admission: 3 €
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Plataea, Plataea, Boeotia Region, Central Greece
We visit the battle fields in Plataea and we travel back in time 479 BC. We see Gargathia spring, which was the place of the beginning of this Battle. Next we drive via Mount Kithaeron…to Elefsina (seaside) and follow the coastal road to Piraeus
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Kithairon, Plataies 322 00, Greece
Drive via Mount Kithaeron, Eleutherai, on the old Athens-Thebes National Road, north of the Villia junction, encompasses part of the lowland and rocky hill, where the ancient fortress, known as Gyftokastro, stands. Eleutherai was allegedly the birthplace of Dionysus, who founded the homonym city and was thus called Dionysus Eleuthereus. Originally a Boeotian city, Eleutherai went over to Athens in the sixth century BC. The cult statue of Dionysus Eleuthereus was reportedly moved from Eleutherai to Athens on Peisistratus’ orders, leading to the establishment of the homonym sanctuary on the south slope of the Acropolis. Strategically located on the borderline of the Athenian territory, with control over the narrow passage between Athens and Thebes and overlooking the plain of Oinoe, Eleutherai was part of the Athenian defense network in the fourth century BC. Next we pass by Elefsina (seaside) and follow the coastal road to Piraeus & Perama
Stop At: Perama – Salamina Ferry Line, Leof. Dimokratias 1, Perama 188 63, Greece
Is a port city and part of Athens urban area and Piraeus regional unit. It lies on the southwest edge of the Aegaleo mountains, on the Saronic Gulf coast.
The name Perama comes from the Greek word “perasma” which means “passage”.
Duration: 30 minutes
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
