Athens Trip Overview
We visit Athens & ancient Corinth as travelers, not as tourists.We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy history, culture, scenery & photography.
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, as Corinth Canal.. etc, take photos, have a break.
If you want to see most of Athens & Corinth have to offer, then we recommend to combine both sites in a full day tour. The day starts with convenient pickup from your location and then takes you to the Acropolis Hill, Zeus Temple, Olympic stadium, Parliament. Continue via Corinth Canal to Peloponnese. Visit ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth castle.
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 Options/ Full Pay). See additional info.
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Duration: 10 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Historical & Heritage Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
We visit Athens & ancient Corinth as travelers, not as tourists.We get as excited as you to travel, to enjoy history, culture, scenery & photography.
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, as Corinth Canal.. etc, take photos, have a break.
If you want to see most of Athens & Corinth have to offer, then we recommend to combine both sites in a full day tour. The day starts with convenient pickup from your location and then takes you to the Acropolis Hill, Zeus Temple, Olympic stadium, Parliament. Continue via Corinth Canal to Peloponnese. Visit ancient Corinth and Acrocorinth castle.
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 Options/ Full Pay). See additional info.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 105 58 Greece
Sightseeing in Athens starts with the Acropolis hill and includes: Dionysus & Herodion theaters, the Temple of the Athena Nike, the monumental entrance (Propylaea), the Erechtheion and the famous Parthenon Temple, which was dedicated to the virgin goddess Athena. Acropolis Hill Ticket cost 20€ (Nov1st / Mar31st) and 10€ (Apr1st/Oct31st)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ερέχθειο, Athens 105 58, Greece
Honoring Athena & Poseidon, this famous, ancient Greek temple features a porch with 6 caryatids (female columns).
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Parthenon, Acropolis Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 105 58 Greece
The temple was dedicated by the Athenians to Athena Parthenos, is the most magnificent creation of Athenian democracy at the height of its power. It is also the finest monument on the Acropolis hill.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece
Visit the ancient temple on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Olympic Zeus. Largest temple in Greece. Ticket cost 6€
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 116 35 Greece
Kalimarmaro Stadium (fine Marble stadio) which held the first modern Olympic games in 1896, now hosting ceremonial events & live music concerts. Stop for photography
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Hellenic Parliament, Parliament Mansion, Athens GR-10021 Greece
Old palace from 1800s serve now as Greek parliament, with ceremonial guards & a memorial for unidentified soldiers. See and take photos of the famous Evzones / soldiers in their unique costumes. Stop for Photography
Duration: 15 minutes
Pass By: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
It has been in continuous operation since its establishment in 1837 and is the oldest higher education institution of the modern Greek state and the first contemporary university in the Eastern Mediterranean. Today it is one of the largest universities by enrollment in Europe, with over 100,000 registered students.
The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) is an integral part of the modern Greek academic and intellectual tradition
Pass By: Omonia Square, Athens Greece
Omonoia Square is one of the oldest squares in the city of Athens.
Pass By: Icarus Monument of Fallen Aviators, Karaiskaki Square, Athens Greece
Strikingly beautiful monument both representing the myth of Icarus who flew too close to the sun as well as fallen aviators during the war.
Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Loutraki 201 00 Greece
The marvelous man-made Corinth canal connecting the Aegean and Ionian seas, as well as the Peloponnese peninsula with the central part of Greece.
More than 2500 workers digging 6.400m for twelve years (from 1881 to 1893) Stop for photography
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Argous 105 Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth 200 07 Greece
Here are the remains of Ancient Corinth, one of the largest cities in Ancient Greece. Walking in the ancient City of Corinth is like to walk back in time.
Combined ticket (Site & Museum) 8€ for summer or 4€ for winter. Under 19 y. free
The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth lays on the northern foothills of the Acrocorinth hill, around the Archaic Temple of Apollo. Extended excavations and have brought to light the Roman Forum, temples, fountains,porticoes, baths, latrines and various other monuments. To the south of the organized Archaeological Site excavations revealed the Theater, the Roman Odeion, the temple of Asclepius and Hygieia (Asclepieion), cemeteries, the Potter’s Quarter (Kerameikos), Roman Baths, the walls of the city and many more other building, such as the Frankish Area and a substantial number of Venetian and Ottoman monuments.
Combined ticket for Ancient Corinth is 8€ for summer or 4€ for winter (Museum Included)
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Archaeological Museum of Corinth, Old Corinth, Corinth 20010 Greece
The Museum of Ancient Corinth was built in 1932 to house the numerous objects brought to light by the archaeological excavations. Its construction was undertaken by the American School of Classical Studies, thanks to a donation of Ada Small Moore.
The building was designed by Stuart Thompson, following the architectural model of the “Chicago school”. The west wing was added later, in 1951. Museum spaces were organized around two atrium, which give a unique character to the building.
During 2007-2008, works were undertaken in order to upgrade the Museum, through funds of the 3rd CSF. The two galleries containing the prehistoric collections and the finds from the Sanctuary of Asklepios were renovated at this time.
In 2015, large-scale works were completed in the east and south wing. These areas now host a new exhibition on ancient Corinth, from the Geometric Period until its destruction by the Romans, in 146 B.C
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Acrocorinth, Corinth 200 07, Greece
Biggest castle in Peloponnese with architectural evidence of numerous invasions plus splendid views of the Corinthian & Saronic Gulfs. The Acrocorinth castle close at 4.00 pm
Duration: 1 hour
