Athens Trip Overview
This tour covers almost all the major Athens sights and the historical place of Marathon (famous for the “Marathon Race” and for the “Marathon Battle” between the Greeks and the Persians)
This tour has a personalize character. The car will be only for you. The driver will try to face all your needs during the tour. You may easily customize the suggested itinerary in accordance to your wish.
JG Athens Tours gives specific attention to the quality than to the quantity.
Our clients’ safety is of our outmost priorities.
Due to recent pandemia of Covid 19, increased precautionary measures of personal hygiene have been taken.
Additional Info
Duration: 9 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Shore Excursions >> Ports of Call Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
This tour covers almost all the major Athens sights and the historical place of Marathon (famous for the “Marathon Race” and for the “Marathon Battle” between the Greeks and the Persians)
This tour has a personalize character. The car will be only for you. The driver will try to face all your needs during the tour. You may easily customize the suggested itinerary in accordance to your wish.
JG Athens Tours gives specific attention to the quality than to the quantity.
Our clients’ safety is of our outmost priorities.
Due to recent pandemia of Covid 19, increased precautionary measures of personal hygiene have been taken.
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Marathon Lake, Marathon Greece
Our private tour starts with driving towards the northern side of Attica prefecture to Marathon. First stop is at Lake of Marathon, a technical lake which was created from the construction of the homonymous dam. The Marathon lake, until 60’s, was the main water supply for Athens. The Marathon Dam, which is a gravity dam, is an impressive and unique construction due to the reason that its external cladding was made with the famous white “Pentelikon marble” (the same marble was used for Acropolis of Athens).
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Marathon Tomb, Marathon 190 07 Greece
Our next stop is at the plain of Marathon where the famous battle between Greeks and Persians took place in 490 B.C. You will see the start point of the famous Marathon Race (race in honored of the Greek messenger Pheidipides who ran the distance from Marathon to Athens without any stop in order to announce the victory to Athenians). You will visit the “Tymvos” (Tomb – a burial mound that houses the ashes of the 192 Athenians who fell during the Battle of Marathon) and the Archaeological Museum.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Artemis, Vravrona 19003 Greece
Last stop of the first part of our tour is at the Sanctuary of Goddness Artemis in Vraurona. Amongst others you will see the Artemis Temple, the “Π” Shared Stoa, and the Stone Bridge. You will also visit the Archaeological Museum with findings from Goddness Artemis Sanctuary. Time for the second part of the tour and we drive back to Athens.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 105 58 Greece
We start with the visit of the naturally fortified hill of the Acropolis, the cornerstone of Athens existence. You will travel back in ancient times walking among the Propylaea, the Temple of Athena Nike, the unique Parthenon & the Erechteion. From the top, you will have a panoramic view of the ancient theater of Dionisos & of the Herodion (Odeion of Herodes Atticus).
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece
We continue with the Olympeion. You will visit the Temple of Zeus and the Hadrian’s Arch.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 116 35 Greece
Next stop is to the famous Panathenaic Stadium (also known as Kallimarmaron) where the first modern Olympic Games were revived on 1896.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Presidential Mansion, Herodou Attikou Street, Athens 106 74 Greece
Next attraction is the Presidential Mansion (ex-Royal Palace) where you will monitor the traditional Change of the Guard.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Lykavittos (Mount Lycabettus), Lykavittos (Mount Lycabettus), Athens, Attica
Our car will then climb you to Lycabettus Hill with the best panoramic view of Athens (ideal place for taking photos). We continue with driving via Athens main roads with important historic buldings.
Duration: 20 minutes
Pass By: National Library of Greece, 32 Panepistimiou Street, Athens 106 79 Greece
Important historical building
Pass By: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
Important historical building
Pass By: The Academy of Athens, 28 Panepistimiou Avenue, Athens 106 79 Greece
Important historical building
Pass By: National History Museum (Old Parliament), 13 Stadiou Street, Athens 10561 Greece
Important historical building
Stop At: Syntagma, Syntagma, Athens, Attica
Syntagma Square with Parliament Building & Tomb of Unknown Soldier
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, Athens 105 55 Greece
Our next stop is at the Ancient Agora. You will visit the Hellenic Agora (Aeropagus) & the Roman Agora
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Plaka, Athens 10556 Greece
Last stop is at the famous Plaka where you will be lost in narrow streets where the spirit of old Athens exists. We conclude our tour with the return to the starting point.
Duration: 30 minutes
