Athens Trip Overview
Why this tour: We avoid the crowds, it is totally private & personalized, flexible and it includes real Greek food with no “fixed menu”.
A really PRIVATE day journey -just for you and your partner or group- to all the Athens essentials & the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.
We explore as much as we can in the available time (full day) depending on your pace!
Explore the city: Olympic stadium, the Acropolis, Hadrian’s Arch & the Temple of Zeus, Ancient Agora, Lycabettus hill. Watch the changing of the guards.
Then, take a ride along the coastal road with a magnificent Mediterranean view to visit & explore one of the most impressive and picturesque ancient sites in Greece, the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. Enjoy this non-touristy, flexible, customized tour and a great lunch which is a special treat of your driver/guide.
More than 8 people? please contact us!
Additional Info
Duration: 8 to 9 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Private & Custom Tours >> Private Sightseeing Tours
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Why this tour: We avoid the crowds, it is totally private & personalized, flexible and it includes real Greek food with no “fixed menu”.
A really PRIVATE day journey -just for you and your partner or group- to all the Athens essentials & the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion.
We explore as much as we can in the available time (full day) depending on your pace!
Explore the city: Olympic stadium, the Acropolis, Hadrian’s Arch & the Temple of Zeus, Ancient Agora, Lycabettus hill. Watch the changing of the guards.
Then, take a ride along the coastal road with a magnificent Mediterranean view to visit & explore one of the most impressive and picturesque ancient sites in Greece, the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion. Enjoy this non-touristy, flexible, customized tour and a great lunch which is a special treat of your driver/guide.
More than 8 people? please contact us!
Itinerary
This is a typical itinerary for this product
Stop At: Ancient Agora of Athens, Adrianou 24, Athens 105 55 Greece
OPTIONAL depending on the start time of the tour: The Agora was the heart of ancient Athens, the focus of political, commercial, administrative, and social activity, the religious and cultural center, and the seat of justice.
Admire the temple of Hephaestus, broadly known as “Thisio”. It is one of the best-preserved ancient temples, partly because it was transformed into a Christian church.
Duration: 45 minutes
Stop At: Acropolis, Via Dionysiou Areopagitou Str., Athens 105 58 Greece
Wonder around the famous “rock” with its Parthenon, Temple of Nike, and Temple of Erechtheion plus a stop at Herodes Atticus Theatre.
Duration: 1 hour 30 minutes
Stop At: Acropolis Museum, Dionysiou Areopagitou 15, Athens 117 42 Greece
The Acropolis Museum, one of the most important museums in the world, houses the findings of only one archaeological site, the Athenian Acropolis.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Changing of the Guard Ceremony, Syntagma Square Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Athens 10557 Greece
At the main square of Athens with the Parliament building, you will attend the changing of the guards next to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Maximos Mansion, Irodou Attikou 19, Athens 10674 Greece
A quick stop at the Neoclassical Maximos Mansion which is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Greece since 1982.
Duration: 5 minutes
Stop At: Panathenaic Stadium, Vassileos Konstantinou Avenue opposite the statue of Myron Discobolus, Athens 116 35 Greece
The only stadium in the world built entirely of marble. Greeks know it as ‘Kallimarmaro’ stadium which means “beautiful marble”. This is where the classic Marathon ends.
Duration: 15 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Olympian Zeus, Leoforos Vasilissis Olgas Leoforos Amalias, Athens 105 57 Greece
Here stands one of the greatest ancient temples dedicated to the God Zeus. It was once home to one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.
Duration: 20 minutes
Stop At: Piraeus, Piraeus, Piraeus Region, Attica
In between all the exploring, we will enjoy a real Greek lunch away from the tourist traps surrounding the above sites! Both lunch and drinks are included!
Duration: 1 hour 10 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Poseidon, Cape Sounio, Sounio 195 00 Greece
At the end of the Sounio Peninsula at the southernmost point of Attica, lies the Temple of Poseidon within a fort that protects the coast of Attica. Made entirely of white marble, it was erected in the middle of the 5th century BC and built to honor Poseidon, god of the sea. Ideal to visit at sunset and finish a great tour!
Duration: 40 minutes
