Athens Trip Overview
Experience our classic private luxury city tour in Athens. Enjoy panoramic view of the historic center in private on our Mercedes Vito customized for 4 people.
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Duration: 3 to 7 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Experience our classic private luxury city tour in Athens. Enjoy panoramic view of the historic center in private on our Mercedes Vito customized for 4 people.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Athens, Athens, Attica
We begin our tour with a panoramic drive around Syntagma square, passing by National Garden, Hadrian’s Arch, St. Paul’s Church, Parliament, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Catholic Cathedral,and Schliemann’s House, University of Athens, the Academy of Athens, and the National Library.
We will continue with a photo stop at Panathinaiko Stadium where the first Olympic Games took place in 1896. It is the only stadium built out of white marble. Proceed, passing by Zappeion and Temple of Olympian Zeus.
We will end to the archaeological site of Acropolis an UNESCO’S world heritage monument and visit Propylae the monumental entrance to the Acropolis which blends Doric and Ionic building principles, and the small temple Athena Nike, which stands on a protruding mass of rock, protecting the gate to the citade and of course the Parthenon, and Erechtheion with its porch of Maidens.
Extension 1: Visit of Acropolis museum
Extension 2: Walk the oldest quarter of Athens. Plaka is characterized by monuments of all time showing that here beats the heart of the city from ancient times to today: Many small Byzantine churches, a mosque, a hamam and the first university of Greece, the Roman Forum, the ancient agora, all in the shadow of the Acropolis, constitute the cultural mosaic of the district.
Duration: 4 hours
