Athens Trip Overview
Ride to Mystras & Sparta from Athens or Nafplio with this fully private tour & knowledgeable driver, then explore on your own .
Your visit will be very rewarding & will provide a view of Greece that many people miss out on and without the crowds! During this 9-hour private experience, up to 7 people can relax on the private car ride to Mystras. This private tour is operated with related people only in the vehicle (families, couples, friends). A tour for any season of the year!
After drop-off, stroll around the Byzantine ruins which are an UNESCO world heritage site. You can view a Byzantine church and fortress as well as do a lot of hiking around the area. Wander through the Olive Oil Museum or small archeological site. Let your guide treat you to an authentic Greek lunch (“meze”).
Let your driver know of any special interests you have that could determine extra stops (mountain village for lunch – a cliff hanging monastery – coastline return).
Additional Info
Duration: 8 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Ride to Mystras & Sparta from Athens or Nafplio with this fully private tour & knowledgeable driver, then explore on your own .
Your visit will be very rewarding & will provide a view of Greece that many people miss out on and without the crowds! During this 9-hour private experience, up to 7 people can relax on the private car ride to Mystras. This private tour is operated with related people only in the vehicle (families, couples, friends). A tour for any season of the year!
After drop-off, stroll around the Byzantine ruins which are an UNESCO world heritage site. You can view a Byzantine church and fortress as well as do a lot of hiking around the area. Wander through the Olive Oil Museum or small archeological site. Let your guide treat you to an authentic Greek lunch (“meze”).
Let your driver know of any special interests you have that could determine extra stops (mountain village for lunch – a cliff hanging monastery – coastline return).
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Mystras, Mystras, Sparta Municipality, Laconia Region, Peloponnese
The famous Byzantine Castle town. Amazing for exploring and hicking with great views of Sparta.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Museum of the Olive and Greek Olive Oil, 129 Othonos Amalias Street, Sparta, Sparta Municipality 231 00 Greece
A modern museum with the history of Olive Oil and Olive trees in Greece
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Leonidas Monument, Sparta, Sparta Municipality Greece
The great statue of King Leonidas with the famous phrase “Monon Lave”
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Plateia Kosma, Kosmas Greece
This is the optional return route through the mountains and coastline of the East Peloponnese.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tyros, Tyros, Arkadia Region, Peloponnese
This is part of the optional return route from mount Parnon and the East Peloponnese coastline
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Monastery Panagias Elonis, Leonidio Greece
OPTIONAL: The cliff-hanging monastery at mount Parnon
Duration: 30 minutes
