Jewish & Athens highlights Private tour from Athens Piraeus (8h )

Why choose this Athens tour ?

We visit Athens/ Jewish sites as travelers, not as tourists. If you want to see the Jewish & Athens highlights, we recommend a 8 hour private day tour.

The tour starts with a convenient pickup from your location ( Athens – Piraeus) and then takes you to the Acropolis Museum & Hill, Zeus Temple, Olympic stadium, Jewish Museum, Synagogue, Monastiraki/ Flea Market – Giousouroum, the ancient & modern Agora, Lycavetus hill with a panoramic view of Athens and many more…

Schedule is flexible, but most importantly we can drive on small roads and you will see Athens from all different angles. We are content to show you the Athens we know and love, as travelers and not as tourists and for this reason we will avoid the tourist traps.

Jewish & Athens highlights Private tour from Athens Piraeus (8h )

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What makes Jewish & Athens highlights Private tour from Athens Piraeus (8h ) a unique experience ?

Kalimarmaro Stadium (fine Marble stadio) which held the first modern Olympic games in 1896, now hosting ceremonial events & live music concerts. Stop for photography

Visit the ancient temple on the site of an ancient outdoor sanctuary dedicated to Olympic Zeus. Largest temple in Greece with Corinthian Columns. Visit Optional.
Ticket cost 3€ Nov 1st / Mar 31st) and 6€ (Apr 1st/Oct 31st)

Ultramodern glass & steel museum housing ancient artifacts from the Acropolis archaeological site. Visit (optional) or have a drink in its veranda with a great view of the Acropolis Hill and Parthenon.
Veranda cafe restaurant its free entrance. Museum ticket is 5€

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 includes all the sites above. Cost 10€ (Nov1st / Mar31st) and 20€ (Apr1st/Oct31st) Visit Optional

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.

Honoring Athena & Poseidon, this famous, ancient Greek temple features a porch with 6 caryatids (female columns).

The Museum was founded in 1977 to collect, preserve, research and exhibit the material evidence of 2,300 years of Jewish life in Greece.

The collection contains more than ten thousand artifacts (some of which are unique) pertaining to the domestic and religious life, as well as the history of the Greek Jews.

The new building of the Museum houses its rich collection and visitor services in an area of 800 m2, organized in permanent exhibition areas with thematic modular exhibits, an art gallery, a periodic exhibition space.
Monday to Friday 9.00-14.30 / Sundays 10.00-14.00
Admission fees: Adults 6 euros, students 3 euros

The Metropolitan Cathedral of the Annunciation popularly known as the “Metrópolis”, is the cathedral church of the Archbishopric of Athens and all Greece.

Construction of the Cathedral began on Christmas Day, 1842 with the laying of the cornerstone by King Otto and Queen Amalia.

Workers used marble from 72 demolished churches to build the Cathedral’s immense walls. On May 21 1862, the completed Cathedral was dedicated to the Annunciation of the Mother of God (Ευαγγελισμός της Θεοτόκου) by the King and Queen. The Cathedral is a three- aisled, domed basilica that measures 130 feet (40 m) long, 65 feet (20 m) wide, and 80 feet (24 m) high. Inside are the tombs of two saints killed by the Ottoman Turks during the Ottoman period: Saint Philothei and Patriarch Gregory V.
In the Square in front of the Cathedral stand two statues. The first is that of Saint Constantine XI the Ethnomartyr, the last Roman/ Byzantine emperor. The second is a statue of Archbishop Damaskinos who was Archbishop of Athens during World War II

Famous landmark featuring, the ancient temple of Hephaestus, the ruins of an ancient Greek gathering place & a museum with artifacts. Ancient Greek Agora is known as the birthplace of democracy, philosophy and free speech.

During an excavation in the summer of 1977, a piece of Pentelic marble apparently once part of a frieze over a doorway was discovered a few meters from the northeast corner of the Metroon. The marble fragment is incised with the images of a seven-branched Menorah and a Lulav, or palm branch. The synagogue is thought to date from the period between 267 and 396 CE

Ticket includes Agora Museum & Hephestus Temple

Stoa (Portico) of Attalos. Rebuilt ancient structure once a gathering place & market, now a museum housing Athenian artifacts.

The Temple of Hephaestus in central Athens, Greece, is the best-preserved ancient Greek temple in the world, but is far less well-known than its illustrious neighbor, the Parthenon. The temple is also known as the Hephaesteum and the Theseum, due to a belief current in Byzantine times that the bones of the legendary Greek hero Theseus were buried there.
It was built in about 449 BC on what was then the western edge of the city of Athens, in a district which contained many foundries and metalwork shops. It was therefore dedicated to Hephaestos, the god of blacksmiths and metallurgy. It was designed by Ictinus, one of the architects who worked on the Parthenon. It stands on a slight rise and in ancient times commanded a fine view of the Agora.

Beth Shalom Synagogue is the principal synagogue of Athens, Greece. It was built in 1935[3] of white Pentelic marble, the architecture is an austere Greek Revival style. Τhe building was renovated in 1975

The memorial, which was designed by Greek American artist DeAnna Maganias, was erected in 2010. Located in a small park overlooking the Keramikos archaeological site, the memorial features pieces of a broken marble Magen David, each representing a lost Greek Jewish community. The names of the communities are engraved in the marble piece pointing in the direction where they once existed.

A visit to the Monastiraki flea market in Athens is a must. Situated over a large area from Monastiraki square and metro station down to the end of Ermou street, the flea market is open every day, but on Sundays it is even more interesting to visit, as even more objects are on sale, especially on busy Abyssinias square. The flea market actually consists of shops which are open every day and on Sundays there is the extra bonus of open air improvised stalls. Things to buy range from clothes to old books, stamps, coins, furniture, bric a brac, postcards, memorabilia, decorative objects and more. The prices can vary and bargaining is always necessary. Even just browsing the shops and vendors is great fun.

Fish, meat & produce are sold at this central market, also featuring restaurants.

Tour Description & Additional Info:

Specialized infant seats are available
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Have with you your passports, in order to enter in the Synagogue. Please dress appropriately
You Have the options of 3 different Vehicles types: Sedan (up to 2 adults + 2 kids – up to 10 years old free) – Minivan ( from 1 to 7 persons – 2 kids/ up to 10 years old free ) – Minibus ( from 1 to 14 persons – 2 kids/ up to 10 years old free). Price varies by Group Size or Vehicle type.
Your tour is private, flexible & available from Athens or Piraeus port. (luggage 10€extra) This is a private & flexible tour available from Athens. However we only request to have in mind the agreement hours. But if you like to extend it, please make a fair arrangement with your tour driver/ leader. Additional charge per hour is 30€ (Sedan) – 45€ (Minivan) – 60€ (Minibus).
The driver is not a licensed tour guide to accompany you on your walk to the top of the Acropolis or inside any other site or museum. If you require an archaeologist guide to tour the sites with you, you need to hire one additionally. If you have any questions you can contact us on the phone number provided by Viator.

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This is private tour/ activity: Only your group will participate. Your driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel .
Our A’class service offers: Non – smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team .
Duration: 8 hours: Jewish & Athens highlights private tour. If you wish to extend trip, additional charge per hour 60€ (with Minibus) .
Our private tour offers : Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
Minibus air-conditioned : Jewish & Athens highlights private tour with a luxury Minibus. Up to 14 persons (2 children up to 10 years old free)
Pickup included
Sedan private tour up to 4 per
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This is private tour/ activity: Only your group will participate. Your driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel .
Our A’class service offers : Non – smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team .
Duration: 8 hours: Jewish & Athens highlights private tour. If you wish to extend trip, additional time/ per hour: 30€ (with Sedan)
Our private tour offers : Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
Sedan Air-conditioned : Jewish & Athens tour with a luxury Sedan. Up to 2 adults or a family of 4 persons (2 adults + 2 kids – up to 10 years free)
Pickup included
Minivan private tour up to 7p.
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This is private tour/ activity: Only your group will participate. Your driver provides informative documentary & historical details as you travel .
Our A’class service offers : Non – smoking driver and vehicle, with a high level of cleanliness. The vehicle is exclusive to your team .
Duration: 8 hours: Jewish & Athens highlights private tour. If you wish to extend trip, additional time/ per hour: 45€ (with Minivan) .
Our private tour offers : Drop off to your Hotel/ Apartment or other location (up to prior request), at the arranged time of your tour return .
Minivan air-conditioned : Jewish/ Athens private tour with a luxury Minivan. From 1 to 7 persons (2 children/ up to 10 year old free)
Pickup included