Athens Trip Overview
Explore Athens in this full-day tour with a private driver and see the majestic ruins of the Acropolis, Temple of Zeus and more. Watch the Changing of the Guards, taste traditional Greek cuisine at its best and stroll through the vibrant Plaka district.
This tour is a great opportunity to explore the world’s most glorious heritage, a city loved by gods and people alike.
Greece’s charming capital has long been regarded as a cradle of civilization. Take the chance to combine our premium services with one of your finest life experiences. Our expert driver will pick you up from your preferred place and will drop you off at the end of the day.
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Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Explore Athens in this full-day tour with a private driver and see the majestic ruins of the Acropolis, Temple of Zeus and more. Watch the Changing of the Guards, taste traditional Greek cuisine at its best and stroll through the vibrant Plaka district.
This tour is a great opportunity to explore the world’s most glorious heritage, a city loved by gods and people alike.
Greece’s charming capital has long been regarded as a cradle of civilization. Take the chance to combine our premium services with one of your finest life experiences. Our expert driver will pick you up from your preferred place and will drop you off at the end of the day.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 105 58 Greece
The Acropolis,which dominates the center of modern Athens,was the ancient city’s most important and majestic sanctuary,dedicated primarily to its patron goddess,Athena.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Pass By: Theater of Dionysus, Mitseon 25, Athens 105 58 Greece
Dionysus’ Theater or Dionysus’ Theater
Elefthereos is the most important known open-air theater in ancient Athens and is regarded as the world’s first theater.It was about 3 meters above the temple and was part of Elefthereos’ sanctuary.Dionysos was the main venue for Attic drama because it hosted the Great Dionysia,Athens’ largest theatrical festival.
Pass By: Herod Atticus Odeon, Dionissiou Areopagitou, Athens Greece
The magnificent Odeon of Herodes Atticus was the final great structure constructed in antiquity in the Acropolis area.It was a typical Roman amphitheater from imperial times,with a capacity of at least 5,000 people.The monument was renovated in the 1950s and has since hosted cultural events, mostly in the context of the Athens Festival.
Pass By: Propylaea, Acropolis, Dionysiou Areopagitou, Athina 105 58, Greece
A particular main entrance going into the inside is a common feature to religious locations.It was customary in ancient Greek architecture for any significant religious site to have a primary gate.This major gateway,the Propylaia,has taken on a unique significance in Acropolis.It is neither only a gate going into the sacred area,nor is it only an architectural appendage to the main temple complex.The Propylaia play an exquisite and one-of-a-kind role.They represent the magnanimous nature of the Athenian Acropolis.This is why,rather of being a simple gate,the Propylaia is magnificently built as a complex and harmonious public monument.
Pass By: Parthenon, Acropolis Top of Dionyssiou Areopagitou, Athens 105 58 Greece
Parthenon is known as one of the most significant cultural places in the world as a permanent icon of ancient Greece,democracy and Western civilization.It began in 447 BC and work on building in just nine-year period (the season record) and in 438 BC,was finished.
The task of embellishment began in 438 and finished in 432 BC.
Pass By: Temple of Athena Nike, Acropolis, Dionysiou Areopagitou Acropolis, Athens 10558 Greece
A temple dedicated to Goddess Athena and Nike on the sacred rock.
It was built approximately 420 BC and is the first full ionic temple in the Acropolis.
Pass By: Erechtheion, Acropolis, Athens 10558 Greece
An exquisite edifice with special attributes and architectural form on the north side of the Acropolis rock.According to legend,it was here that Poseidon and Goddess Athena battled for the city’s name.
Pass By: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece
It’s also called the Olympeion or Temple of Olympian Zeus and builted in honor of the father of gods, Zeus who was living at the Mt Olympus summit.
Pass By: Arch of Hadrian (Pili tou Adrianou), Leoforos Amalias, Athens Greece
The Hadrian’s Gate in Athens is a Roman arch.It was created in honor of him during his stay in 131 AD and provides entrance to the Temple of Olympian Zeus.
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 116 35 Greece
One of the most important cultural monuments in Athens and in Greece in general is the Panathinaiko Stadium.It is otherwise known as Kallimarmaro and survives to this day in very good condition.As it is mentioned in its name,at this stage the goddess Athena was worshiped and for this reason competitions were organized in her honor every year.As a project it was completed before the 6th century BC,but in its final form with the precious marble it arrived after a long time.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Changing of the Guard Ceremony, Syntagma Square Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens 10557 Greece
The Evzones execute the renowned “changing of guard” on Syntagma,in front of the Unknown Soldier monument,every hour.Two Evzones come in front of the monument of the Unknown Soldier to take the place of their colleagues.The Evzones who until then stood motionless guarding the monument,start an impressive gait by stretching their limbs which is a great spectacle.The same steps are followed by the Evzones who are going to replace them.When the show,which lasts about 15 minutes,is over,the Evzones stand still to guard the monument while their tired colleagues return to their barracks to rest.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Leoforos Vasilissis Amalias Syntagma Square, Athens 100 28 Greece
The monument of the Unknown Soldier is used as a reference point and tribute to the dead Greek soldiers on the two national celebrations of Greece of 25/3/1821 & 28/8/1940
Duration: 30 minutes
Pass By: Hellenic Parliament, Parliament Mansion, Athens GR-10021 Greece
The Greek Parliament is a timeless icon that is part of greek cultural memory today.The structure has evolved,altered,and updated through the years.
Pass By: Syntagma, Athens 105 63, Greece
Syntagma Square is one of Athens’ most central squares,and possibly the largest in the city center.
Pass By: National History Museum (Old Parliament), 13 Stadiou Street, Athens 10561 Greece
This building intimately connected with Greek history and served as the Greek National Assembly’s first permanent place.
Pass By: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
The country’s most prestigious research institute was created in 1926 and is supervised by the Ministry of Education.The main building of the Academy is a notable landmark in Athens.
Pass By: National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 30 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 157 72 Greece
Established in 1837,it is not only Greece’s first university,but also the Balkan peninsula as well as an eastern Mediterranean.
Pass By: National Library of Greece, 32 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 106 79 Greece
It was created by the Danish architect Theophil Hansen as part of his famed Trilogy of neo-classical structures,which also included the Academy and the University building of Athens.
Stop At: Mount Lycabettus, Athens Greece
The hill was a rock that the goddess Athena was carrying in her hands and it fell to her in Athens when she heard the bad news that a crow carried to her.At the top of Lycabettus,adorned with the church of Agios Georgios,you will see Athens and the Saronic Gulf.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, Athens 105 55 Greece
Ancient Agora was the focal point of public life.On several times,the wide open area drew the attention of the Athenians.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Museum of the Ancient Agora, 24 Adrianou, Athens 105 55 Greece
The Museum of the Ancient Agora exhibits a selection of discoveries among the hundreds that have been discovered over the previous 80 years and are related to the functioning of the institutions of the Athenian Republic.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plaka, Athens 10556 Greece
Plaka is Athens’ oldest and most scenic neighborhood,having been inhabited since antiquity and continuing to this day.The gods’ district,as it is known,is reminiscent of old Athens,complete with antiques,and Byzantine churches.It is a venue where you may enjoy authentic flavors from Greece.Have a nice meal!
Duration: 2 hours
Pass By: Monastiraki, Athens Greece
Monastiraki means “small monastery” in Greek,as a major monastery originally existed in the neighborhood’s main square.
Stop At: Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 117 42 Greece
The Acropolis Museum,one of the most important in the world,houses finds exclusively from the Athenian Acropolis and its slopes.The collection spans the Archaic and Roman epochs.
Duration: 1 hour
